SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ? Eighteen defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri after law enforcement officers seized approximately 29 pounds of methamphetamine, approximately $57,000, and...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? A Kansas City, Mo., man who attempted to rob an Independence, Mo., restaurant with a fake gun, but was thwarted when employees fought back, pleaded guilty in federal court today to the robbery. Bryan C. Byers, 23, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. ? Ian N. Merideth, 38, of Centralia, Illinois, was sentenced today in federal?court to 20 years in prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm and being a Felon in Possession of a? Firearm. Merideth received a $500 fine and was ordered to pay $200 in special assessment...