By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — Some suburban St. Louis gun dealers have been doing brisk business, particularly among first-time buyers, as fearful residents await a grand jury’s… Read more »

(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Married same-sex couples will be eligible for health benefits from the Springfield school district, starting Dec. 1. The school board on Tuesday approved an amendment to… Read more »

(RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo., AP) — A St. Louis-area doctor has been indicted on a felony charge of possessing child pornography. A federal grand jury indicted 30-year-old Shoichi Okada of Richmond… Read more »

(THAYER, Mo., AP) — Missouri officials say a 600-pound black bear has been struck and killed by a semitrailer near the Arkansas border. Paul Veatch with the Missouri Department of… Read more »

By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A private forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Michael Brown will testify before the grand jury deciding whether to charge the Ferguson… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Republicans and Democrats in the Missouri Senate have elected leaders for the 2015 session. Majority Republicans on Thursday nominated Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey… Read more »

By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to limit Missouri teacher-tenure protections and tie educator evaluations to student performance data…. Read more »

By ERIC TUCKER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that there was an obvious need for “wholesale change” in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department. The statement at… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A teachers’ union has poured an additional $500,000 into a campaign to defeat a Missouri ballot measure that seeks to link teachers’ jobs to student… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Several religious leaders from across Missouri are asking Gov. Jay Nixon to grant clemency for a man scheduled to be put to death this week. Mark… Read more »