State & Regional
KC officer fatally shoots theft suspect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Kansas City police say an officer shot and killed a theft suspect who pointed a gun at him during a foot chase....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Kansas City police say an officer shot and killed a theft suspect who pointed a gun at him during a foot chase....
New class gives students hands-on announcing experience
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- Tim Pendergraft has loved baseball since he played the sport in elementary school....
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- Tim Pendergraft has loved baseball since he played the sport in elementary school....
Missouri family helps father adjust to life in wheelchair
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The unconditional bond of love and trust has come full circle for the family of an Independence man who suffered devastating injuries in an accident more than two years ago....
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The unconditional bond of love and trust has come full circle for the family of an Independence man who suffered devastating injuries in an accident more than two years ago....
Mississippi River shaped with human progress in mind
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- In his nostalgic look back at his career as a steamboat pilot in "Life on the Mississippi," Mark Twain described the difficult task of navigating the river in the pre-Civil War era....
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- In his nostalgic look back at his career as a steamboat pilot in "Life on the Mississippi," Mark Twain described the difficult task of navigating the river in the pre-Civil War era....
Doctor shows extreme commitment to end-of-life care
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- Dorothy Blakesley doesn't look like she's dying....
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- Dorothy Blakesley doesn't look like she's dying....
Lyons will return for senior season
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri forward Leo Lyons, who led the Big 12 Conference in field goal percentage, on Thursday withdrew his name from the NBA draft and announced he would return for his senior season....
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri forward Leo Lyons, who led the Big 12 Conference in field goal percentage, on Thursday withdrew his name from the NBA draft and announced he would return for his senior season....
Markakis homer keys Baltimore past KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- This was the guy who led the American League in losses last year?...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- This was the guy who led the American League in losses last year?...
Family of sisters killed in wreck sue trooper, Ill.
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- The mother of two sisters killed when their car collided with an Illinois State Police trooper has filed a $24 million lawsuit against the state, police department and trooper....
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- The mother of two sisters killed when their car collided with an Illinois State Police trooper has filed a $24 million lawsuit against the state, police department and trooper....
Mo. lawmakers target meth, grant nurses new powers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- With a single bill, Missouri lawmakers have boosted the state's ability to track down illegal methamphetamine makers while expanding the power of specially trained nurses to write prescription drugs....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- With a single bill, Missouri lawmakers have boosted the state's ability to track down illegal methamphetamine makers while expanding the power of specially trained nurses to write prescription drugs....
Mo. lawmakers OK bill designed to spur organ donation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Lawmakers have approved legislation intended to increase organ donations....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Lawmakers have approved legislation intended to increase organ donations....
Missouri Lottery results
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday in the Missouri Lottery:...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday in the Missouri Lottery:...
Rockies' De La Rosa goes 5 2-3 innings to pick up win
DENVER (AP) -- Rockies manager Clint Hurdle has been pleading with his team to play more relaxed. With the losses piling up, though, relaxed was the last thing the players felt....
DENVER (AP) -- Rockies manager Clint Hurdle has been pleading with his team to play more relaxed. With the losses piling up, though, relaxed was the last thing the players felt....
Mo. lawmakers create panel to study autism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The state would create a 24-member panel to study autism and recommend a state plan for how to deliver services under legislation heading to the governor....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The state would create a 24-member panel to study autism and recommend a state plan for how to deliver services under legislation heading to the governor....
Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced Thursday....
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced Thursday....
House vote breakdown on aid to struggling homeowners
Here's how the Missouri delegation voted in the 266-154 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a housing plan to aid struggling homeowners....
Here's how the Missouri delegation voted in the 266-154 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a housing plan to aid struggling homeowners....
Mo. Senate vote on bill protecting Aquila power plant
The 26-5 roll call by which the Missouri Senate voted Thursday to pass legislation allowing state utility regulators to retroactively approve an Aquila power plant built without local zoning approval....
The 26-5 roll call by which the Missouri Senate voted Thursday to pass legislation allowing state utility regulators to retroactively approve an Aquila power plant built without local zoning approval....
Senators vote to spare Aquila from tearing down power plant
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Senators intervened Thursday in a long-running court battle in an attempt to spare Aquila Inc. from having to tear down an unauthorized power plant....
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Senators intervened Thursday in a long-running court battle in an attempt to spare Aquila Inc. from having to tear down an unauthorized power plant....
Grass roots anti-crime campaign announced
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Saying "enough is enough," black leaders on Thursday announced an initiative to reduce crime and violence and reclaim struggling neighborhoods in St. Louis and its suburbs....
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Saying "enough is enough," black leaders on Thursday announced an initiative to reduce crime and violence and reclaim struggling neighborhoods in St. Louis and its suburbs....


