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Sneak peek: 4.4-Liter Diesel Expedition (Detroit News): The Ford Expedition goes green with a new 4.4-liter V-8 diesel powerplant. Expect about 340-horsepower with this V-8, something that will be seen in a variety of Ford vehicles, including the F150, Navigator, E- Series Vans and Super Duty trucks.

Wonder Lake woman rolls truck near NIMC (Northwest Herald): McHENRY – Police believe that a medical condition, possibly a seizure, caused a Wonder Lake woman to hit the gas and roll her truck in front of Northern Illinois Medical Center about 12:01 p.m. Monday.

Passing the $4 mark: Gas prices forcing consumers to make changes (Kane County Chronicle): Sue Hennelly leaves her small SUV parked in her driveway a lot more these days.

Two men facing drug felonies after car stops (The Joplin Globe): Felony drug charges have been filed in separate cases involving vehicle stops by Joplin police in recent days. Richard L. Suckley, 31, 729 S. Picher Ave., was charged Tuesday by the Jasper County prosecutor’s office with felony possession of cocaine.

Wet grounds force postponements in playoffs at Carthage, Frontenac (The Joplin Globe): A baseball district championship game and softball regional tournament final were postponed Thursday and rescheduled for today.

No. 1 Santa Fe ousts Norse (The Joplin Globe): PLANT CITY, Fla. — No. 1-ranked Santa Fe, Fla., struck in the bottom of the 12th inning and eliminated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M from the NJCAA Softball World Series on Thursday.

Purdy captures baseball district (The Joplin Globe): SARCOXIE, Mo. — Purdy seized control with a four-run second inning and rolled past McAuley Catholic 10-2 Thursday night in the championship game of the Class 2 District 10 baseball tournament at Sarcoxie High School.

County proposing buyout after Kendricktown flooding (The Joplin Globe): CARTHAGE, Mo. — Jasper County will file paperwork today as the first formal step in an effort aimed at buying out homes in the Kendricktown area that are subject to flooding.

Family thankful for opportunity to start over (The Joplin Globe): In a moment, Bill Lant’s appetite was gone. Lant had just seen what was left of his feed store and bridal shop at Iris Road and Highway 43 on the television news as officials announced it would become the emergency command center and temporary morgue for the tornado-recovery effort.

Neosho man pleads guilty to federal weapons charge (The Joplin Globe): A Neosho man who is accused of shooting and wounding two Neosho police officers in March 2007 pleaded guilty Thursday to a separate but related federal charge of illegal possession of firearms, according the office of the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri.