Authorities say a Missouri woman charged with killing her mother may also have fooled her community into believing she was disabled so that she could collect donations.
A judge is recusing himself from the case of a former school superintendent accused of killing a Springfield couple who police say refused to lend the man $250,000 to cover gambling debts.
A southwest Missouri sheriff says he will reopen an investigation into a 1997 Springfield girl's death that is linked to a man who was executed Thursday in Texas.