(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Proposed Missouri legislation would ban the use of spanking or paddling by educators in public schools. Democratic state Sen. Joe Keaveny of St. Louis this… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri House committee is suggesting lawmakers reject a pay increase for statewide elected officials in 2017. The House Rules Committee on Wednesday approved a… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Kan., AP) — Construction crews will use explosives this week to remove parts of Fairfax Bridge connecting Missouri and Kansas to make way for a new replacement bridge…. Read more »

(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Melissa Gower, county services director for the Care Connection service agency, received the 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award during the monthly Greater Warrensburg… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — An eastern Missouri businessman says he’s running as an independent candidate for Missouri governor in 2016. Les Turulli Jr. says he’s an evangelical Christian who… Read more »

(INDEPENDENCE, Mo. AP) — Independence police say a shooting on an interstate that injured a 7-year-old girl was not a random act. The girl remains hospitalized in stable condition after… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Some county courthouses in Missouri could soon host visits from the state Supreme Court’s chief justice — but good luck figuring out the anonymous visitor’s… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Opponents of a large mid-Missouri hog farm are launching a new effort to stop the operation. The Friends of Responsible Agriculture is awaiting state approval for… Read more »

(TROY, Mo., AP) — The family of a man who committed suicide in an eastern Missouri county jail has will receive a $260,000 settlement. A judge on Thursday approved the… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kauffman Foundation has awarded $2.5 million in grants for programs designed to improve Kansas City-area schools. The foundation announced Thursday that it would invest… Read more »