SPRINGFIELD (AP) — The Missouri State Public Defender's Office in Springfield says it's too busy to handle several cases, including a recent homicide at a mobile home park southwest of the Springfield ...

SPRINGFIELD — In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that every person has a constitutional right to free legal representation in criminal cases, including poor people who are ...

Springfield defender Lucy Ambrose, left, and Triad forward Emma Correale leap for a header. Triad lost on penalty kicks to Springfield in the Class 2A girls soccer super-sectional at Triad High School ...