SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP)--A 26-year-old Springfield man is accused of setting a house fire that killed his fiance's three children and seriously injured their grandfather.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)--Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury investigating him on a bribery allegation and denied any connection between political contributions and his handling of legislation.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)--Kansas City police are seeking information on three people who were inside a convenience store when the clerk was fatally shot during a robbery.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)--A former air traffic controller at Whiteman Air Force Base has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP)--A man who turned in his grandson for the killing of a 3-year-old girl known as "Precious Doe" has died.

HAZELWOOD, Mo. -- Police say a UCM student stole a Lexus from a car dealership, then sped off, triggering a five-car crash Wednesday, injuring five people.

Dawite T. Derjew, 21, of Florissant, a UCM student who resides in Nickerson Hall, was charged with stealing a motor vehicle, first-degree property damage and resisting arrest. Bond has been set at $10,000.

SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP)--Only Ohio and Native American tribes in Washington and Oregon have so far met the deadline to comply with a federal law passed nearly three years ago to coordinate and expand sex offender registration nationwide, a U.S. Justice Department official said Wednesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)--Ohio State University said Wednesday a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors before killing himself didn't reveal that he had a criminal record, raising more questions about how his past prison sentence was missed.