Video: Fight breaks about among Cape Girardeau Wal-Mart shoppers

No wonder they call it Black Friday. And all of this over a $49 DVD player.

Webb City football team makes it three straight

Joplin Globe video of trophy presentation

Lamar Tigers win second straight state football championship

Joplin Globe videos

5:41, Spirit of Hope available in Carl Junction

Signed copies of 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado and Spirit of Hope are available at Ozark Hearth and Home Candles in Carl Junction.

Thanks to owner Gary Stubblefield for giving readers in Carl Junction an opportunity to buy our books. I was able to stop by the store Wednesday and sign the books, all of which already had the signature of co-author John Hacker.

The books are now available at retail outlets in Joplin, Carthage, Carl Junction, Lamar, Mount Vernon, Reed's Spring, and Monett.

5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado remains atop Amazon Joplin tornado book rankings

5:41: Stories From the Joplin Tornado by John Hacker and me remains atop the Amazon.com rankings for Joplin Tornado books for a second straight week, with Michael Smith's When the Sirens Were Silent and the Kansas City Star's Joplin 5:41 coming in second and third. The rankings are provided below:

1. 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado- Randy Turner, John Hacker, 108,102
2. When the Sirens Were Silent- Michael Smith, 211,537
3. Joplin 5:41- Kansas City Star, 294,745
4. 32 Minutes in May- Joplin Globe, 648,254
5. Spirit of Hope, Randy Turner, John Hacker, 786,648
6. Miracle of the Human Spirit, Mark Rohr, 1,189,250
7. 5:22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith, Scott Hettinger 1,263,739
8. Singing Over Me- Danielle Stammer 1,427,059
9. When the Storm Passes- Julie Jett 1,450,527
10. Joplin Tornado House of Hope- 2,408,087
11. EF5 at 5:35- Kathryn Sandlin, 3,060,159
12. Mayday in Joplin, 3,388,355

No cause provided yet for fire that killed five in Wheaton

KOAM TV 7 Joplin and Pittsburg

Sarah Steelman: Republicans lost Senate because they didn't listen to Sarah Palin

In her latest Steel Resolve broadcast for Sarah Palin's radio network, former U. S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman says the Republican Party blew it when it did not pay attention to the former Alaska governor and follow her wishes (including, of course, her endorsement of Mrs. Steelman).

Mr Food, longtime KODE staple, dead at 81

Mother who turned in son for plotting Breaking Dawn massacre: My son needs help

ABC News coverage of Tricia Lammers' press conference, in which she told the events that led her to turn in her son Blaec Lammers, 20, for allegedly plotting a mass murder at a screening of "Breaking Dawn" in Bolivar.

Five killed in Wheaton apartment fire

A tragic Thanksgiving in Wheaton- An apartment fire this morning claimed the lives of four adults and one child:

Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly tells KOLR10 News the fire at the Blue Ridge Apartments on S. Hill Street in Wheaton, Missouri, was reported about 4:30 a.m. today.  The bodies of 4 adults and 1 child have been recovered.  Names of those killed have not been identified yet.
Fire units from Wheaton and Monett fought the fire for about two hours, said Monett Fire Lt. Jerry Marvin. 
A Barry County Sheriff's investigator, Wheaton police and state fire marshal investigator are on the scene, but there is no word yet on the cause.