Parents charged wkeeping boy in cage
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An eastern Missouri couple is facing charges for allegedly keeping their autistic son in a makeshift cage. St. Charles County prosecutor Tim Lohmar filed charges of endangering the...
View ArticleMarch Madness for Star Wars fans
Starting Monday, it's a true showdown between good and evil, and you can decide who wins! The "This is Madness" Star Wars character tournament on StarWars.com pits light side characters against dark...
View ArticleAnother death at Calif. living facility
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Another death at a California independent living facility has raised more questions about the emergency care a patient was given while waiting for emergency medical service. On...
View ArticleLitter index ranks KC neighborhoods
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - How clean is your neighborhood? There's a tool called the "litter index" that goes street by street to find out. Jon and Nancy Harrel love walking their dogs through the parks in Old...
View ArticleMississippi tops Missouri 64-62 with frantic rally
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Derrick Millinghaus made a driving basket with 1.1 seconds left Friday as No. 3 seed Mississippi rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat No. 6 seed Missouri 64-62 in the...
View ArticleCaviar trafficking ring busted in Missouri
The American paddlefish, also known as the "spoonbill." (US Fish and Wildlife Service photo) KANSAS CITY, MO. - Conservation officials in Missouri on Friday welcomed the federal charges filed this week...
View Article2013 fishing outlook for Missouri and Kansas lakes
Mississippi’s Henderson takes it to the Tigers Key play: An Alex Oriakhi putback keyed a 12-2 run that eventually put Missouri ahead 22-13 with a little under seven minutes ...
View ArticleMissouri Coalition for the Environment urges more attention to Bridgeton...
We are proud of our photo staff that placed well in the 2012 Missouri APME contest. But what about the pictures that didn't win. Here are 10 ...
View ArticleKansas K-State to decide Big 12 championship
The longtime rivals, separated by about 80 miles of interstate, finished the regular-season tied atop the Big 12 standings. But they'll get to settle their differences Saturday night when the...
View ArticleChiefs CB Dunta Robinson Winning is the Ultimate Goal
The Kansas City Chiefs made a whirlwind of moves this week, beginning Tuesday, when the 2013 league year opened. Among the many moves this week, (eight new players, if you're counting at home), was the...
View ArticleAre we over-diagnosing mental illness
Protesters such as Montgomery contend diagnoses of serious psychological and psychiatric disorders have also needlessly skyrocketed alongside the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'...
View ArticleEarly voting proposal gets bipartisan push in Missouri
We are proud of our photo staff that placed well in the 2012 Missouri APME contest. But what about the pictures that didn't win. Here are 10 ...
View ArticleMissouri House considers tuition proposal for National Guard
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A plan being considered in the Missouri House aims to use state funds to help members of the Missouri National Guard who would lose their federal tuition assistance as a result of...
View ArticleGardner woman charged in wounding of Kan. deputy
Crosser is one of two suspects in the shooting of a 33-year-old deputy who chased their vehicle Monday into Butler County. The deputy was struck by shotgun pellets in one eye and the upper body. He was...
View ArticlePa. college teams bus crashes 2 killed
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) - A tour bus carrying a college's women's lacrosse team to a game went off a freeway Saturday in central Pennsylvania and crashed into a tree, killing the driver and one passenger...
View ArticleA Look Back • Former slave rallies Missouris newest voters in 1870
On April 2, voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County will be asked to approve a 3/16-cent sales tax (less than 2 cents on a $10 purchase) to ...
View ArticleRain snow chances on increase this weekend
Highs are expected in the upper 40s for Saturday. "Better chances for rain move in late tonight. Rain will change to a snowfall mix for Sunday," Little ...
View ArticleRaytown standoff ends 1 taken into custody
Police surrounded the store at Highway 350 and Lane Avenue about 9 p.m. after a violent robbery. Investigators said a worker at the store was hurt. Police believed the robber was still inside the store...
View ArticleRoad work slows traffic on I-435 I-35 in Johnson County
The Kansas Department of Transportation said that crews will be doing concrete repair work through the weekend until 5 a.m. on Monday. Eastbound and westbound I-435 to southbound I-35 ramps were closed...
View ArticleLawmakers seek to renew Missouri Sunshine Law exemption
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Legislative efforts to exempt security-related documents from public disclosure also could aid attempts to strengthen Missouri's open-records law on the 40th anniversary of its ...
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