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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Exactly how do desperate parents know when it's best to leave their children in a presumably safe place or race into the face of danger?

Friday, May 03, 2013  A young man who was a passenger in a distracted driving car accident brings his message of no texting and driving to Liberty High School students

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Friendship with bomb suspect, complex chain of events leads to 3 being charged

Friday, April 26, 2013  And the winner of the 2013 Chevy Spark is ... Patty Hudnall from Canton, Mo.!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  In Associate Professor Dean Alexander's classroom, students look into the past. Only their search is narrowed to the history of terrorist attacks.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Tine Meier brought her message to parents and students at Highland.

Monday, February 04, 2013  It seems teenagers find new ways to communicate just about every week. And now there's a new app that might be on your teen's phone. It's called Snapchat.

Friday, January 25, 2013  On Friday, family and friends will gather at the church to mourn the deaths — a tragedy that just doesn't make sense to surviving family members or the church community that has watched the accused teen grow up.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  You've heard a lot about the dangers of texting and driving, but what happens if you're caught?

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  After his family, the boy's plan was to randomly shoot people at a Wal-Mart on Saturday, which happened to be "Guns Across America" day, until he could be killed in a shootout with law enforcement.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Missouri drivers now have a new way to find out road conditions.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Two courts make differing decisions on audio and video recordings in the courtroom.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Liberty teens Brooke Wiewel and Olivia Hanzel are headed to Washington D.C. to attend the Teen Distracted Driving Prevention Summit.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Using your cell phone in a school zone is against the law in Illinois, and now you have one more way to remember that.