A 33-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Missouri.
Authorities say a 10-year-old southwest Missouri girl who was fatally shot died after a boy found a hidden handgun and "unintentionally" mishandled it.
Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Carthage, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — Police have arrested two people in the death of a girl in Carthage. A woman and a man were arrested Saturday. Carthage police say officers responded to a call about an unresponsive child at the home. Officials say police will recommend the two suspects be charged with child abuse and child endangerment...