Police say missing Alabama teen could be with escapee

Authorities in north Alabama say a missing 16-year-old girl may be with a registered sex offender who escaped from a county jail.

Missouri police officers pool money, buy costumes for students' Halloween party

Missouri police officers pooled their money together and bought costumes for children in need on Tuesday after finding out some students at a local elementary school couldn’t afford to get one for the school’s Halloween party.

$8K reward offered for information in ‘heinous’ case of beagle found skinned alive

An $8,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest in what the Humane Society of the U.S. called a “heinous” case involving a female beagle being skinned alive in southwest Missouri. 

Woman charged in road rage killing pleads mental illness

A Missouri woman charged with murder in the road rage death of another motorist now plans to plead not guilty for mental health reasons.