(FAYETTE, Mo., AP) — Central Methodist University has received the largest donation in the 160-year history of the school in Fayette. School officials announced the$3.6 million gift from Jay and… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A conservative group has spent an estimated $670,000 so far on TV ads encouraging Missouri voters to back a proposed constitutional amendment limiting the governor’s… Read more »

(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — The Jackson County Courthouse Annex in Independence will be undergoing a $6.8 million renovation and expansion. The county Legislature this week approved a contract for the… Read more »

(DIXON, Mo., AP) — A Missouri strip club owner is facing 10 misdemeanor charges accusing him of allowing dancers to perform topless, allowing alcohol to be consumed at the club… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Attorneys for Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson say they are not responsible for recent leaks of information related to investigations into the shooting death of Michael… Read more »

By ROB CURRY (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — A 29-year-old man suffered third- and fourth-degree burns to over 50 percent of his body after someone set him on fire Monday night…. Read more »

(FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be in Ferguson Tuesday to announce an effort that seeks to address issues raised in the wake of the death of… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City police are vowing to find those responsible for the shooting death of a 6-year-old girl who had stopped at a convenience store with… Read more »

(GERALD, Mo., AP) — Police in an eastern Missouri town say they spotted a mountain lion earlier this week. The Washington Missourian reports (http://bit.ly/1tyva2Y) Gerald Police Chief Steve Goodwin followed… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A company that manages several low-income apartment buildings in Kansas City is accusing city officials of trying to force black residents to move out of… Read more »