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Tuesday, January 10, 2012  A Hannibal man has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to three felony counts of dog fighting in Ralls County.

Monday, September 13, 2010  Problems with pit bulls seem to make the news often...giving them a reputation as an aggressive breed.

Friday, July 31, 2009  The hundreds of dogs rescued in one of the largest dog-fighting rings in the U.S. are doing fine.That's the word from an animal behavior specialist working with the animals, which are mostly pit bulls. You'll recall about 500 dogs were seized from Missouri, Illinois and five other states earlier this month.

Monday, January 28, 2008  Springfield police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old woman mauled to death by her pet pit bulls.