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A mother has been left with a broken nose, two black eyes and a concussion after she stepped in when a gang of teen girls turned up at her home looking to fight her daughter. Michelle Audo, 48, confronted the group of 14-year-olds when they arrived at her house at night in Blue Springs, Missouri, on May 14. They had allegedly been there to attack her 16-year-old girl but she stepped in before they got the chance. Audo revealed how she was repeatedly punched during the assault, suffering a broken nose, two black eyes and a concussion. The brutal onslaught...

WESTON, MO. — People in Weston, Missouri banded together on Saturday. They wanted to protect loved ones who were saying goodbye to a fallen soldier and stood up to members of the Westboro Baptist Church who planned to protest at Sgt. First Class C.J. Sadell's funeral. Sadell died October 24 from injuries he suffered in a surprise attack in Afghanistan. On Saturday, there was quite a turnout of people who wanted to keep the protesters away from the funeral. "I'd say probably half the people in Weston are here," said Eric Moser, Marine Corp veteran. Weston has less than 2,000...