By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule Wednesday on two petitions regarding Missouri death row inmate Herbert Smulls, The Missouri Attorney General’s… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Swimmer’s death casts light on campus sex assaults
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — The case of a former University of Missouri swimmer claimed she was raped in an episode that her parents say led to… Read more »
Mo. Senate adopts gun law nullification bill
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A state Senate committee dismissed warnings from a Missouri doctor that nullifying federal gun laws would lead to greater firearms access and,… Read more »
States consider reviving old-fashioned executions
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back… Read more »
Mo. Senate mulls voter ID laws again
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri Senate panel heard legislation Monday that would require voters to show photo identification at polling places amid warnings from the… Read more »
Mo. attorney general investigating propane prices
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Monday that his office will launch an investigation into rising propane prices following calls from a… Read more »
Brutal cold returns to Midwest for extended stay
By DON BABWIN (CHICAGO, AP) — A persistent weather pattern driving bitterly cold air south out of the Arctic will cause temperatures from Minnesota to Kentucky to plummet Monday, turning… Read more »
KC museum lauds ties to real Monuments Men
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City employed several of the people portrayed in the new movie, “The Monuments Men,” which tells how they… Read more »

Electrical pole snaps, causes fire
Story by Andy Lyons Muleskinner Managing Editor Photos by Andrew Mather and Taz Hall Editor’s Note: This story has been updated as more information has come available. Firefighters from the… Read more »
Farming ballot measure campaign heats up
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The campaign to enshrine a “right to farm” in the Missouri Constitution is starting to heat up with fundraising kicking off and… Read more »