Jon Patterson, who faced state Rep. Justin Sparks of Wildwood in the race, easily won the speakership on a 152-10 vote.

This week’s second installment of the Year In Review features the top stories for the months of May through August.

Lee's Summit, won over the vast majority of Republicans and Democrats for the top leadership role in the Missouri House. Conservative state Rep. Justin Sparks only got 10 votes in his long-shot bid.

The traditional carnival-like "Ragoutsaria" celebration is wrapping up today, January 8, in the city of Kastoria, northern Greece, seeing locals donning colorful costumes and dancing in the streets of ...