(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City Council has agreed to settle the seventh of eight discrimination lawsuits stemming from the reorganization of the city prosecutor’s office. The council… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri regulators are again considering whether to stop payday lenders from collecting utility bill payments from their customers. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1kCBY6i) critics… Read more »

(MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A former Northwest Missouri State University professor who came to the attention of law enforcement authorities after a Facebook posting has won a victory on court…. Read more »

(LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo., AP) — A bat that bit a suburban Kansas City man has tested positive for rabies. Police say the Lee’s Summit man was bitten on the foot… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — St. Louis County health officials say they will hire researchers to study illness rates among residents near a creek that was contaminated decades ago by nuclear… Read more »

(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Road work is scheduled to begin Tuesday on several community streets, according to a news release. The roads will receive an asphalt surface overlay, and the project is scheduled… Read more »

By JIM SALTER (BONNE TERRE, Mo., AP) — A last-minute stay from a federal judge has put a Missouri inmate’s execution temporarily on hold. John Middleton was scheduled to die… Read more »

(SEDALIA, Mo.) – The Missouri State Fair is hosting its fourth annual food drive where canned food donations mean discounted gate admissions. “Last year the Missouri State Fair collected 32,800 pounds of food,” said… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Two bills that Gov. Jay Nixon declined to sign but also chose not to veto have now become laws. The Democratic governor vetoed a record… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Mississippi River floodwaters continue to recede, but it will be sometime before the river is fully within its banks. The river rose sharply in late June… Read more »