Stories from Sunday, August 12, 2012

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - A Dexter woman is behind bars on Friday for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner said in a Friday press release that officers received information of drug activity at a residence. As part of the investigation, Deputy Keith Haynes applied for and received a search warrant for the residence...

Charles and Amanda Long of Dexter were thrilled just over 17 years ago to be told they would be having twins -- even more thrilled to find out that their girls were to be identical. But as the pregnancy progressed, doctors told Amanda there was a problem. The developing babies were being affected by something called Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, or TTTS...