Joplin, MO (Channel 6 News) – Monday night’s graduation ceremony was personal, despite the eye of the national media for the students of Joplin High School. After the city was torn to shreds by deadly tornadoes nearly a year ago, Obama returned once again to give the High School commencement address. Obama called the students an [...]

The massive anti-war protests directed against the Afghanistan NATO committee got out of hand Sunday

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Students of ages 11-17 presented their inventions of the future to President Obama at the White House. (Read For More)

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WASHINGTON D.C. (Channel 6 News) — Mitt Romney hit the jackpot in Las Vegas Saturday, bringing home 48% of the votes in Nevada’s Caucus. Though Romney’s win wasn’t exactly unexpected, Nevada is known to be one of the “more conservative” states, because it holds such a high percentage of conservatives, tea partiers, and evangelicals. As [...]

Washington, DC (Channel 6 News) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who was severely wounded just over one year ago in a shooting rampage, announced Sunday that she is resigning from Congress. “I have more work to do on my recovery so to do what is best for Arizona, I will step down this week,” she [...]

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won what was a ‘critical’ primary Saturday in South Carolina.

Des Moines, IA (Channel 6 News) — After a disappointing loss in last night’s Iowa Caucus, Republican Presidential Candidate Michele Bachman announced this morning that she would be ending her campaign to seek the office of the President. “I have no regrets” Bachman told reporters in a news conference, adding that voters must unite to [...]