(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — An auction at the iconic Benjamin Ranch in south Kansas City drew people looking for a chance to buy a memory, or some bargain horsing… Read more »

(BELLEVILLE, Ill., AP) — Authorities say a southern Illinois freeway crash involving a busload of federal prisoners has sent roughly a dozen of the occupants to hospitals. Illinois State Police… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The most recent edition of Missouri’s official manual now is available online. Commonly known as the “Blue Book,” the manual was printed every two years… Read more »

(VERSAILLES, Mo., AP) — A central Missouri man was sentenced to six years in prison for the shooting death of another man in July 2010. Sixty-one-year-old James Wager of Stover… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Farmers in 27 Missouri counties will be eligible for federal aid because of drought conditions. Gov. Jay Nixon says the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued… Read more »

By JIM SALTER (BONNE TERRE, Mo., AP) — Allen Nicklasson once recalled the “euphoria” he felt after fatally shooting a kindly businessman who stopped to help when he saw Nicklasson’s… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon and several Missouri lawmakers are calling for ethics legislation that includes limits on campaign donations. Nixon had called for reinstating campaign contribution… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Sens. Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt are taking different approaches to buying health care policies through new online marketplaces. The federal health care law… Read more »