Destiny Crockett is the first graduate of St. Louis' Clyde C. Miller Career Academy to ascend to the Ivy League. A love for debate helped get her there.
Destiny Crockett is the first graduate of St. Louis' Clyde C. Miller Career Academy to ascend to the Ivy League. A love for debate helped get her there.
A St. Louis-area developer who lost control of the now shuttered Pea Ridge Mine is plotting its comeback.
Never mind the lawsuits, regulatory hurdles and competing against the Chinese. Jim Kennedy is plotting a comeback for the mine he used to own in eastern Missouri.
Missouri's Republican legislative leaders are declaring success in their recently concluded session.
Success. That desirable word can have different meanings to different people.
The city of Marshall has its Sister of Liberty statue back where it belongs.
The city of Marshall has its Sister of Liberty statue back where it belongs.
A judge acquitted an auxiliary police officer in a St. Louis County village of charges that he was not licensed to act as a police officer when he chased a speeding car that caused a fatal accident.
A judge acquitted an auxiliary police officer from a St. Louis County village of charges that he was not licensed to act as a police officer when he chased a speeding car that caused a fatal accident.
Missouri Southern State University has approved a budget for the next fiscal year that will require it to dip into reserves.
Missouri Southern State University has approved a budget for the next fiscal year that will require it to dip into reserves.
A central Missouri woman whose son died in a car accident while she was talking on a cellphone has been sentenced to one year in a county jail.
A central Missouri woman whose son died in a car accident while she was talking on a cellphone has been sentenced to one year in a county jail.
A north St. Louis County man admits that he stole money from his 4-year-old nephew's piggy bank to use for drugs and prostitutes.
A north St. Louis County man admits that he stole money from his 4-year-old nephew's piggy bank to use for drugs and prostitutes.
Numerous Missouri lawmakers wanted to seek voter approval to boost funding for Missouri's transportation system and pay for improvements at colleges and state facilities. Neither measure made it that far.
Numerous Missouri lawmakers wanted to seek voter approval to boost funding for Missouri's transportation system and pay for improvements at colleges and state facilities. Neither measure made it that far.
Gov. Jay Nixon began the year with ambitious priorities to start of his second term but ran into a wall of opposition from the Republican Legislature.
Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon began his second term with ambitions to expand Medicaid coverage, cap campaign contributions and lengthen the school year. But those priorities ran into a wall of opposition from the largest...
"Connie" may take to the skies once again.
The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight...
For the fourth straight year, Missouri lawmakers were entering the final day of their annual session with a proposal to overhaul the state's numerous tax credit programs still lingering as a remote possibility.
Missouri lawmakers revamped four of the state's main business incentives on the final day of their legislative session, but failed Friday to pass a broader measure that would have scaled back costly tax credits for...
The Jackson County prosecutor says DNA evidence led to charges against a former Kansas City man in the 1986 rape and robbery of a deaf woman.
The Jackson County prosecutor says DNA evidence led to charges against a former Kansas City man in the 1986 rape and robbery of a deaf woman.
Gov. Jay Nixon is giving a mixed review to Missouri's 2013 legislative session.
Gov. Jay Nixon is giving a mixed review to Missouri's 2013 legislative session.
Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation that could patch a hole in the state budget for early childhood programs and health care for the blind.
Legislation passed in the closing hours of Missouri's annual session Friday could patch a hole in the state budget for early childhood programs and some health care initiatives.
By The Associated Press The Missouri Legislature concluded work Friday on its 2013 session. Here's a look at what passed and what failed.
By The Associated Press The Missouri Legislature concluded work Friday on its 2013 session. Here's a look at what passed and what failed.
Missouri's 2013 legislative session has come to an end.
Missouri's 2013 legislative session has come to an end.
Authorities in Southern Oregon say a man out in the woods for some target shooting wounded himself as he twirled his gun in one hand and used the other for a celebratory fist bump with his nephew.
Authorities in Southern Oregon say a man out in the woods for some target shooting wounded himself as he twirled his gun in one hand and used the other for a celebratory fist bump with his nephew.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill clarifying the way a vacancy is filled in the office of lieutenant governor.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill clarifying the way a vacancy is filled in the office of lieutenant governor.
Missouri lawmakers have Gov. Jay Nixon legislation closing a loophole in the state's mandatory child abuse reporting law.
Missouri lawmakers have Gov. Jay Nixon legislation closing a loophole in the state's mandatory child abuse reporting law.
People convicted of committing sexual crimes when they're 17 or younger would not appear on Missouri's public website of sex offenders under legislation heading to Gov. Jay Nixon.
People convicted of committing sexual crimes when they're 17 or younger would not appear on Missouri's public website of sex offenders under legislation heading to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation consolidating four of the state's business incentives.
Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation consolidating four of the state's business incentives.
Missouri lawmakers have sent Gov. Jay Nixon a measure restoring expired exemptions to the state's open-records law.
Security plans for public buildings would be shielded from requests made under the state's open records law under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday.
Missouri voters will be asked to amend the state Constitution to give prosecutors another implement in child sex abuse cases.
Prosecutors in Missouri could use evidence of past criminal behavior in child sex abuse prosecutions under a proposed state constitutional amendment approved Friday by the state Legislature.
A man is dead after what police are calling a road rage incident in St. Louis.
A man is dead after what police are calling a road rage incident in St. Louis.
State employees in Missouri could keep firearms in their vehicles on state property under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
State employees in Missouri could keep firearms in their vehicles on state property under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Parents could give up their babies without legal consequences up to 45 days after birth under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Parents could give up their babies without legal consequences up to 45 days after birth under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
A major bridge project in suburban St. Louis may now be complete two months ahead of schedule.
A major bridge project in suburban St. Louis may now be complete two months ahead of schedule.
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation that would require education officials to seek grants and donations to help children with special needs such as autism.
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation that would require education officials to seek grants and donations to help children with special needs such as autism.
A suburban St. Louis cable TV repairman faces sentencing Friday after being convicted for sexually assaulting a customer.
A suburban St. Louis jury has recommended a 75-year prison sentence for a cable TV repairman convicted of sexually assaulting a customer.
Missouri lawmakers have passed a measure that would allow county sheriffs to divert income tax refunds and lottery winnings to pay jail debts.
Missouri lawmakers have passed a measure that would allow county sheriffs to divert income tax refunds and lottery winnings to pay jail debts.
A proposed 1-cent sales tax for transportation has stalled in the Missouri Legislature.
A proposed 1-cent sales tax for transportation has stalled in the Missouri Legislature.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would require scrap metal dealers to collect more information from the people who sell them metal.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would require scrap metal dealers to collect more information from the people who sell them metal.
The former St. Louis County police lieutenant fired over allegations of racial profiling says his accusers lied, and he wants his job back.
The former St. Louis County police lieutenant fired over allegations of racial profiling says his accusers lied, and he wants his job back.
A 92-year-old northeast Missouri woman is dead after falling into a small pond at her home.
A 92-year-old northeast Missouri woman is dead after falling into a small pond at her home.
The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But that isn't going over well with everyone in Congress.
The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand.
Missouri State University President Clif Smart says the university should consider using some of its additional state revenue to improve salaries for faculty and staff.
An increase in state revenue for the next fiscal year would be used to improve the salaries of faculty and staff at Missouri State University under a proposal from President Clif Smart.
Police in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau are investigating after a massive brawl broke out after closing time at downtown bars.
Police in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau are investigating after a massive brawl broke out after closing time at downtown bars.
Missouri State University says actor John Goodman will not receive an honorary degree from the Springfield school on Friday as scheduled.
Missouri State University says actor John Goodman will not receive an honorary degree from the Springfield school on Friday as scheduled.
A former deputy sheriff in Bollinger County has settled his lawsuit against the county prosecutor, sheriff's department of former sheriff.
A former deputy sheriff in Bollinger County has settled his lawsuit against the county prosecutor, sheriff's department of former sheriff.
A Catholic parish in Joplin broke ground on a $13.5 million project that will replace buildings destroyed by the May 2011 tornado.
A Catholic parish in Joplin broke ground on a $13.5 million project that will replace buildings destroyed by the May 2011 tornado.
Police say they arrested a northwest Missouri woman after she allegedly threatened to hit a school principal and made death threats during a dispute at a school.
Police say they arrested a northwest Missouri woman after she allegedly threatened to hit a school principal and made death threats during a dispute at a school.
A suburban St. Louis man is facing federal charges that he stole $500,000 in investors' money and spending much of it on personal and business expenses.
A suburban St. Louis man is facing federal charges that he stole $500,000 in investors' money and spent much of it on personal and business expenses.
A national animal welfare group has donated $50,000 to a University of Missouri training academy to help rural law enforcement investigators attend anti-cruelty workshops.
A national animal welfare group has donated $50,000 to a University of Missouri training academy to help rural law enforcement investigators attend anti-cruelty workshops.
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation allowing expansion of special courts to handle cases involving current and former military personnel with mental health or substance abuse issues.
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation allowing expansion of special courts to handle cases involving current and former military personnel with mental health or substance abuse issues.
A group of Kansas City residents hope to get an initiative on a local ballot requiring voter approval before any terminals at Kansas City International Airport can be torn down or replaced.
A group of Kansas City residents hope to get an initiative on a local ballot requiring voter approval before any terminals at Kansas City International Airport can be torn down or replaced.
An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
Police on college campuses would gain state authority to write traffic tickets under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Police on college campuses would gain state authority to write traffic tickets under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Missouri welfare recipients would be barred from spending their cash benefits at casinos, liquor stores or strip clubs under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Missouri welfare recipients could not spend their cash benefits at casinos, liquor stores or adult-entertainment establishments under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday.
Missouri lawmakers want county sheriffs rather than the state Revenue Department to print concealed weapons permits.
Missouri's county sheriffs would become responsible for printing concealed weapons permits instead of the state Revenue Department under legislation sent to the governor Thursday.
The Missouri House has made a final offer to senators on a plan authorizing new business incentives and trimming some existing tax credits.
The Missouri House has made a final offer to senators on a plan authorizing new business incentives and trimming some existing tax credits.
A Kansas City charter school that's about to lose state funding is closing at the end of the month.
A low-performing Kansas City charter school that's about to lose state funding plans to close at the end of the month.
Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev says it no longer has plans to acquire Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar, with whom it has been fighting a long legal battle over the use of the "Budweiser" brand.
Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev says it no longer has plans to acquire Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar, with whom it has been fighting a long legal battle over the use of the "Budweiser" brand.
Missouri prosecutors want a judge to let them keep closer tabs on the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly.
Missouri prosecutors want a judge to let them keep closer tabs on the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly.
One of five people charged in the abduction and killings of a southwest Missouri couple has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
One of five people charged in the abduction and killings of a southwest Missouri couple has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
A measure limiting damages people can receive in lawsuits over lead contamination has gained final legislative approval.
A Missouri-based lead mining company could be shielded from punitive damages in state lead contamination lawsuits under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation replenishing an insolvent state fund for disabled workers and changing the way people get compensation for job-related illnesses.
Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a measure that would double the fees charged to businesses in order to replenish an insolvent fund for disabled workers who suffer serious job-related injuries or illnesses.
Two St. Louis officials are facing federal charges that they stole nearly a half million dollars in city funds over the past eight years.
Two top St. Louis parks officials have been charged with stealing nearly half a million dollars from the city since 2005, leading the bewildered mayor to question how the alleged graft could go on for so long without being...
A northwest Missouri man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing his 3-week-old daughter's death.
A northwest Missouri man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing his 3-week-old daughter's death.
By The Associated Press The Missouri House voted 135-23 Thursday to give final approval to legislation that would replenish a fund for disabled workers and change the way people are compensated...
By The Associated Press The Missouri House voted 135-23 Thursday to give final approval to legislation that would replenish a fund for disabled workers and change the way people are compensated for...
Students from a suburban Kansas City school district will be nearly 600 pounds lighter when they return Friday from the spring semester at a weight-loss boarding school in South Carolina.
Students from a suburban Kansas City school district will be nearly 600 pounds lighter when they return Friday from the spring semester at a weight-loss boarding school in South Carolina.
The grand reopening of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum in Springfield has been delayed again as work continues on a multi-million dollar renovation.
The grand reopening of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum after a multi-million dollar renovation has been delayed again, but the owners of the Springfield operation are promising it will be worth the wait.
State officials say up to 2,500 animal carcasses are buried in a trench near a closed cattle rendering plant in southwest Missouri.
State officials say up to 2,500 animal carcasses are buried in a trench near a closed cattle rendering plant in southwest Missouri.
Authorities say a southeastern Missouri woman accused of gunning down her husband did so after something told her to "end him."
Authorities say a southeastern Missouri woman accused of gunning down her husband did so after something told her to "end him."
Children's Mercy researchers have come up with a new way to estimate the weight of young patients in time-sensitive situations.
Children's Mercy researchers have come up with a new way to estimate the weight of young patients in time-sensitive situations.
Three men are charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of a southeast Missouri man.
Three men are charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of a southeast Missouri man.
The city council of a St. Louis County town deadlocked over a proposal to reinstate the former mayor, who was ousted last month for violating the city charter.
The city council of a St. Louis County town deadlocked over a proposal to reinstate the former mayor, who was ousted last month for violating the city charter.
With time running out on the legislative session, The Missouri Bar and state lawmakers are acknowledging that an overhaul of the state's criminal laws won't cross the finish line.
With time running out on the legislative session, The Missouri Bar and state lawmakers are acknowledging that an overhaul of the state's criminal laws won't cross the finish line.
Missouri's official state manual has been banished to the Internet for the past few years. But it could make a return to print.
Missouri's official state manual has been banished to the Internet for the past few years. But it could make a return to print.
A suburban St. Louis high school student is among the select few from across the country chosen as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
A suburban St. Louis high school student is among the select few from across the country chosen as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
A University of Missouri journalism researcher says that social-media saturated teenagers aren't necessarily savvier consumers of news.
A University of Missouri journalism researcher says that social-media saturated teenagers aren't necessarily savvier consumers of news.
A federal judge has dismissed one of two civil counts facing the Kansas City diocese and its bishop in a lawsuit filed by victim of sexual exploitation by a former diocese priest.
A lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn by a girl who was 2 years old when Kansas City priest Shawn Ratigan took pornographic photos of her has tentatively been settled for...
A Kansas City man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping an 84-year-old woman during a break-in at the home she shared with her 93-year-old husband.
A Kansas City man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping an 84-year-old woman during a break-in at the home she shared with her 93-year-old husband.
Missouri lawmakers have sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill that would force the state Revenue Department to stop scanning driving applicants' documents into a state computer system.
Less than six months after the state Revenue Department began scanning driving applicants' personal documents into a state computer system, Missouri lawmakers sent the governor legislation Wednesday that would force the...
A Kansas City couple has been charged with keeping a 9-year-old girl in a filthy basement and allowing her to go to the bathroom only outdoors.
A Kansas City couple was taken into custody Wednesday on charges that they confined a 9-year-old girl in a basement with a sewage leak, failed to seek treatment for her severe infections and only allowed her to go to the...
Lawyer: Settlement reached in suit against Mo. diocese, bishop over priest's child porn case.
Lawyer: Settlement reached in suit against Mo. diocese, bishop over priest's child porn case.
The U.S. Ambassador to Russia was summoned by the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday over Moscow's claim it caught a U.S. diplomat disguised in a blond wig trying to recruit a counterintelligence officer.
A Russian security services operative - his features bathed in shadows - went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ordered out of the country was the second American expelled this year over...
The Missouri Senate has approved legislation to replenish an insolvent fund for disabled workers and limit lawsuits seeking money for work-related illnesses.
More than a thousand disabled workers could finally begin receiving payments for their job-related injuries if the Missouri House gives final approval to legislation intended to replenish an insolvent state fund.
A St. Louis County woman has been found guilty of federal charges for illegally claiming more than $3 million in tax refunds.
A St. Louis County woman has been found guilty of federal charges for illegally claiming more than $3 million in tax refunds.
A former state senator from St. Louis has been fined more than $270,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission for violating numerous campaign finance laws.
Former state Sen. Robin Wright-Jones has been fined more than $270,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission for violating numerous campaign finance laws, including using campaign money for personal expenses such as food and...
A man is dead after being electrocuted at a manufacturing plant in St. Louis County.
A worker is dead after being electrocuted at a manufacturing plant in St. Louis County.
Powerful explosives have been stolen from an eastern Missouri business, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward in the effort to find the culprits.
Powerful explosives have been stolen from an eastern Missouri business, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward in the effort to find the culprits.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that could allow quicker state intervention in failing school districts.
State education officials would be able to intervene sooner to turn around struggling Missouri school districts under a measure that cleared the Legislature Wednesday and now heads to Gov. Jay Nixon.
The United Way of Greater St. Louis will have a new leader effective July 1.
The United Way of Greater St. Louis will have a new leader effective July 1.
Marshall-born jazz musician Bob James plans to interrupt his world travels to be in his hometown for a jazz festival that bears his name.
Marshall-born jazz musician Bob James has been busy since he last came to town a year ago for the second annual Jazz Festival that bears his name.
The U.S. diplomat caught up in a spying investigation in Russia has family in suburban St. Louis and graduated from high school there.
The U.S. diplomat caught up in a spying investigation in Russia has family in suburban St. Louis and graduated from high school there.
A man charged in the deaths of a central Missouri couple will undergo a mental exam before any more court hearings are held in the case.
A man charged in the deaths of a central Missouri couple will undergo a mental exam before any more court hearings are held in the case.
A southeast Missouri woman is facing murder charges in the death of her husband.
A southeast Missouri woman is facing murder charges in the death of her husband.
A showboat that has been part of the St. Louis riverfront for decades in St. Louis and St. Charles could soon be headed for the scrap heap.
A showboat that has been part of the St. Louis riverfront for decades in St. Louis and St. Charles could soon be headed for the scrap heap.
Police are searching for the car thief who got more than he expected when he took an idling car - a toddler in the backseat.
Police are searching for the car thief who got more than he expected when he took an idling car - a toddler in the backseat.
A northwest Missouri man who is a convicted sex offender faces new charges after allegedly coaching a youth basketball team.
A northwest Missouri man who is a convicted sex offender faces new charges after allegedly coaching a youth basketball team.
Northwest Missouri State University says a graduate will donate $500,000 to benefit art students at the Maryville school.
Northwest Missouri State University says a graduate will donate $500,000 to benefit art students at the Maryville school.
Missouri foster children would be required to receive a college visit under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Missouri foster children would be required to receive a college visit under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
A St. Louis artist is receiving a lifetime achievement from the Greeting Card Association.
A St. Louis artist is receiving a lifetime achievement from the Greeting Card Association.
Legislation has stalled in the Missouri Senate dealing with the business agreements between alcohol producers and those that distribute the products to restaurants, stores and other retailers.
Legislation has stalled in the Missouri Senate dealing with the business agreements between alcohol producers and those that distribute the products to restaurants, stores and other retailers.
Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber.
Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber.
Missouri House members have endorsed a 1-cent sales tax that would be dedicated to paying for state and local transportation projects.
A penny sales tax that would be dedicated to state and local transportation projects cleared the Missouri House on Tuesday but ran into opposition in the Senate.
Losing political candidates could find it harder to get a recount under legislation sent to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.
Losing political candidates could find it harder to get a recount under legislation sent to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.
Missouri House members have approved legislation that could speed state intervention in failing school districts.
The Missouri House approved legislation Tuesday that could allow state education officials to intervene more quickly in struggling districts while expanding the menu of actions to possibly take.
The director of Missouri's Medicaid health care program is out of a job.
The director of Missouri's Medicaid health care program was out of a job Tuesday with no public explanation for why he was replaced after serving through two administrations.
Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that would have repealed a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled residents who live in rental housing.
Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have repealed a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled residents who live in rental housing.
A southeast Missouri woman is in jail, accused of killing her husband in Stoddard County.
A southeast Missouri woman is in jail, accused of killing her husband in Stoddard County.
The founder of a Kansas City company whose leaders told investors it was worth $280 billion blames big government for the problems Petro America is facing.
Despite the best efforts by federal prosecutors to portray the company he founded in 2007 as worthless, Isreal Owen Hawkins told jurors Tuesday that Petro America Corp. is real, has real assets, and is in trouble only...
The Missouri House has approved legislation barring the state Revenue Department from scanning the personal documents of drivers' license applicants into a state computer system.
The Missouri House has approved legislation barring the state Revenue Department from scanning the personal documents of drivers' license applicants into a state computer system.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says underground smoldering at a suburban St. Louis landfill is being watched closely amid concerns about its proximity to buried nuclear waste.
Underground smoldering at a suburban St. Louis landfill is being watched closely amid concerns about its proximity to buried nuclear waste, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Tuesday.
Chess grandmaster Gata Kamsky (GAH'-tuh KAHM'-skee) has won a national chess championship in St. Louis.
Chess grandmaster Gata Kamsky (GAH'-tuh KAHM'-skee) has won a national chess championship in St. Louis.
Missouri lawmakers are asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would protect the rights of farmers.
Missouri voters next year will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that supporters argue would protect farmers against potentially unfair regulations.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol would need to ask lawmakers for permission to purchase vehicles that cost more than $100,000 under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol would need to ask lawmakers for permission to purchase vehicles that cost more than $100,000 under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
The 100-57 roll call Tuesday by which the Missouri House gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would levy a 1-cent sales tax for transportation projects.
The 100-57 roll call Tuesday by which the Missouri House gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would levy a 1-cent sales tax for transportation projects.
Missouri officials say the state's unemployment rate edged one-tenth of a point lower to 6.6 percent in April while payrolls increased by roughly 12,000 jobs.
Missouri officials say the state's unemployment rate edged one-tenth of a point lower to 6.6 percent in April while payrolls increased by roughly 12,000 jobs.
More than 11 years after Mitchell Osburn was arrested in the stabbing deaths of three Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District workers, the case is finally resolved.
More than 11 years after Mitchell Osburn was arrested in the stabbing deaths of three Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District workers, the case was finally resolved Tuesday.
The founder of a Kansas City company whose leaders told investors it was worth $280 billion blames big government for the problems Petro America is facing.
The founder of a Kansas City company whose leaders told investors it was worth $280 billion blames big government for the problems Petro America is facing.
The uncle of a Democratic Missouri lawmaker has pleaded guilty to voter fraud in an election that his nephew won by a single vote.
The uncle of a Democratic Missouri lawmaker has pleaded guilty to voter fraud in an election that his nephew won by a single vote - a circumstance that the lawmaker described Tuesday as "an unfortunate situation."
A St. Louis County police lieutenant has been fired, nearly six months after accusations that he ordered officers to target black people.
A St. Louis County police lieutenant has been fired, nearly six months after accusations that he ordered officers to target black people.
Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the shooting death of a southeast Missouri man.
Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the shooting death of a southeast Missouri man.
A southeast Missouri man is dead after fire broke out inside his mobile home.
A southeast Missouri man is dead after fire broke out inside his mobile home.
By The Associated Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By The Associated Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A road with a name some residents of the St. Louis County town of Wildwood find offensive will stay the same.
A road with a name some residents of the St. Louis County town of Wildwood find offensive will stay the same.
Investigators say they uncovered one of the largest indoor marijuana growing operations ever found in a southwest Missouri county.
Investigators say they uncovered one of the largest indoor marijuana growing operations ever found in a southwest Missouri county.
Proposals for smoking bans in both St. Charles and St. Charles County are getting opposition from county Republicans.
Proposals for smoking bans in both St. Charles and St. Charles County are getting opposition from county Republicans.
The Missouri Legislature has voted to create an online database allowing businesses to check whether job applicants have a history of filing workers' compensation claims.
The Missouri Legislature has voted to create an online database allowing businesses to check whether job applicants have a history of filing workers' compensation claims.
Missouri lawmakers are pressing to renew a program that provides Medicaid coverage to disabled workers who otherwise would earn too much to qualify for government-funded health care.
Missouri lawmakers are pressing to renew a program that provides Medicaid coverage to disabled workers who otherwise would earn too much to qualify for government-funded health care.
The top lawmaker in the Missouri Senate says there will be no vote this year on a revision of the state's criminal laws or a $1.2 billion bonding program.
The top lawmaker in the Missouri Senate says there will be no vote this year on a revision of the state's criminal laws or a $1.2 billion bonding program.
The state Conservation Department says biologists have found invasive zebra mussels in a west-central Missouri lake.
The state Conservation Department says biologists have found invasive zebra mussels in a west-central Missouri lake.
Missouri Senate Democrats are blocking a vote on legislation that would change which projects fall under the state's wage requirement for public construction projects.
Missouri Senate Democrats blocked a vote on legislation that would change which projects fall under the state's wage requirement for public construction projects.
Missouri lawmakers have voted for a third time to reinstate local taxes on cars, trucks and boats bought from out-of-state dealers or in private transactions.
Missouri lawmakers are hoping the third time will be the charm in their quest to reinstate local taxes on cars, trucks and boats purchased from out-of-state dealers or in private transactions.
Missouri lawmakers have approved a bill creating a $15 million fund to repair infrastructure in areas where the president has issued a disaster declaration.
Missouri lawmakers have approved a bill creating a $15 million fund to repair infrastructure in areas where the president has issued a disaster declaration.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would require doctors to be present for the initial dose of an abortion-inducing drug.
Doctors in Missouri would need to be in the room for the initial dose of the drug used in medical abortions under a measure given final legislative approval Monday.
Missouri lawmakers have sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill that would require public employee unions to get annual consent from their members to deduct fees automatically from paychecks.
A measure that would significantly change how unions representing Missouri's public employees can collect and spend members' fees was sent to the governor Monday.
Exactly how much the soggy spring has slowed farmers' efforts to plant their corn will become a bit clearer.
U.S. farmers are making the most of break in the seemingly unceasing spring rains to plant corn, though the pace still remains well behind schedule, the latest federal figures showed Monday.
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation allowing veterans to qualify for lower, in-state tuition rates at public universities immediately after leaving the military.
Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation allowing veterans to qualify for lower, in-state tuition rates at public universities immediately after leaving the military.
The Missouri Senate has given final approval to legislation limiting the money that multi-vehicle accident victims could win in lawsuits if their own vehicles are uninsured.
The Missouri Senate has given final approval to legislation limiting the money that multi-vehicle accident victims could win in lawsuits if their own vehicles are uninsured.
A 47-year-old man charged with a 1999 dormitory rape at the University of Missouri in Columbia has pleaded guilty.
A 47-year-old man charged with a 1999 dormitory rape at the University of Missouri in Columbia has pleaded guilty.
The Missouri Senate has rejected a proposal to study the costs of the state's death penalty.
The Missouri Senate has rejected a proposal to study the costs of the state's death penalty.
Children leaving Missouri's foster care system after their 18th birthday would be able to return to state custody under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
Children leaving Missouri's foster care system after their 18th birthday would be able to return to state custody under a bill sent to Gov. Jay Nixon.
By The Associated Press The 85-69 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Monday to give final approval to a measure that would require unions to get annual consent to automatically deduct fees...
By The Associated Press The 85-69 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Monday to give final approval to a measure that would require unions to get annual consent to automatically deduct fees out of...
It's still eight years away, but Missouri lawmakers want the planning to begin for the bicentennial celebration of Missouri's statehood.
It's still eight years away, but Missouri lawmakers want the planning to begin for the bicentennial celebration of Missouri's statehood.
Missouri lawmakers plan to come up with a new funding source this week for a program that serves developmentally disabled children.
A Missouri Senate panel had endorsed a new funding source for a program that serves developmentally disabled children.
An environmental group is urging Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to get more input from Bridgeton area residents before seeking to settle his lawsuit against operators of a landfill in the St. Louis County...
An environmental group on Monday urged Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to get more input from Bridgeton area residents before settling his lawsuit against the operators of a local landfill has caused a stink because...
The Nixa school district is refusing to allow students to wear T-shirts emblazoned with the Confederate flag to memorialize a classmate's death.
The Nixa school district is refusing to allow students to wear T-shirts emblazoned with the Confederate flag to memorialize a classmate's death.
An 8-year-old southwest Missouri girl who was disappointed that her mutt couldn't compete in the Westminster Dog Show came up with an alternative.
An 8-year-old southwest Missouri girl who was disappointed that her mutt couldn't compete in the Westminster Dog Show came up with an alternative.
Police in the southeast Missouri town of Caruthersville are investigating after it was discovered that a man who crashed into a tree had been shot.
Police in the southeast Missouri town of Caruthersville are investigating after it was discovered that a man who crashed into a tree had been shot.
A former high school counselor in southwest Missouri has pleaded guilty to assault in a deal that also requires her to surrender her state teaching certificate.
A former high school counselor in southwest Missouri has pleaded guilty to assault in a deal that also requires her to surrender her state teaching certificate.
House Speaker Tim Jones has named additional members to a newly created House commission reviewing driver's license policies and the sharing of gun data.
House Speaker Tim Jones has named additional members to a newly created House commission reviewing driver's license policies and the sharing of gun data.
A St. Louis County mother saved the day on Mother's Day after finding relatives unresponsive in their beds.
A St. Louis County mother saved the day on Mother's Day after finding relatives unresponsive in their beds, authorities said.
Olympic marathon bronze medalist Deena Kastor is sharing some of her experiences this week in southwest Missouri.
Olympic marathon bronze medalist Deena Kastor is sharing some of her experiences this week in southwest Missouri.
A 21-year-old St. Louis County woman faces sentencing in July after pleading guilty to child endangerment for placing her newborn baby under a tree in a stranger's yard.
A 21-year-old St. Louis County woman faces sentencing in July after pleading guilty to child endangerment for placing her newborn baby under a tree in a stranger's yard.
Trial is under way this week for one of three men accused of the homophobic kidnapping and abuse of two teenagers in St. Louis County.
Trial is under way this week for one of three men accused of the homophobic kidnapping and abuse of two teenagers in St. Louis County.
A film created by a team from Evangel University in Springfield has nabbed the top prize in a southwest Missouri film festival.
A film created by a team from Evangel University in Springfield has nabbed the top prize in a southwest Missouri film festival.
More than 5,000 diplomas are expected to be handed out this weekend at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
More than 5,000 diplomas are expected to be handed out this weekend at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
