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Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday morning, November 2nd at 2AM. Move your clocks back one hour. This means it will be darker an hour earlier in the evening. PLAN NOW for this fall-back time transition. Firefighters also advise you also take the time to check up on your smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and alarm systems...

Chris Young is packing his bags (and passport!) in preparation to head overseas. The singer has announced his A.M. World Tour, which kicks off in March in Australia.

Haiti is one of those countries you see every now and then on the news and think: "Oh, those poor people.  I should do something to help them", and then promptly forget about it.  After all, your life is busy, and you have your own affairs to look after.  But the Strong Tower group is asking for your help with the young children of Haiti.

Update 10:00 am 10/16: Pettis County Deputies reported that they were looking for Crystal Gayle Thomas of Sedalia. She has been found alive and well, according to Sgt. Tolbert Roe. The Pettis County Sheriff's Office appreciates your assistance and tips...

Breast cancer will be the focus of the Bothwell Regional Health Center Foundation’s biannual Benefit to be held Saturday, Nov. 8. The event, which will be held at Missouri Electric Cooperative Building on the Fairgrounds, will include a cocktail hour, dinner, program and dance with music by the band MDock...

Doctors at Bishkek Hospital in Kyrgyzstan who examined a teen girl in gastric distress were shocked to discover she had a hairball in her stomach that was bigger than most newborns.  The 18-year-old had a habit of chewing her own hair and eating hair she found around her home...

There have been a lot of USO Tours that have gone overseas in the last few months to entertain our men and women overseas. Our Midday host, Kaleb Filis, is one of those guys that is proudly serving.  He has been impressed by the artists that do come overseas and last week, Rodney Atkins, visited Afghanistan...

The Fireball Run is off and running on their opening weekend. The race started on Sept. 26 in Frisco, Texas and will make it's way to Independence, Missouri on Saturday, October 4, 2014. The Sedalia Trailblazers are having a great time so far and photographer, Kevin Walker is also riding along with the Fireball Run Crew...

The U.S. began "intense" operations in Syria against the terror group ISIS early Tuesday, sending bombers, fighters, and Tomahawk missiles into ISIS-dominated territory in the northern part of the country.