By LEAH WANKUM (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — A Kansas City man took Warrensburg police on a high-speed chase through town on Aug. 25. Christopher D. Haggins, 22, crashed in Oak… Read more »

By JIM SALTER (STEELVILLE, Mo., AP) — James Crocker had grown weary of the partying canoeists and rafters who encroached on his neatly kept property along Missouri’s Meramec River. When… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A new report says the recent spate of hot, dry weather has hurt some Missouri crops and slowed their progress. The Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service said… Read more »

UPDATE: A reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible. Anyone who has information about the vandalism incidents is asked to call the… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Crews are working to restore power to thousands in the Kansas City area after strong storms hit the area. Kansas City Power & Light spokesman Courtney Hughley says the outages affected… Read more »

(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — Some of the state’s smallest counties aren’t prepared to issue concealed-carry permits even though a law giving them that responsibility took effect last week. Bollinger… Read more »

By DAVID A. LIEB   (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — From a taxpayers’ viewpoint, it’s a boon. From the governor’s, a boondoggle. As Gov. Jay Nixon tells it, a clause… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, Mo., AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry warned Thursday that unless Missouri lawmakers override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of an income tax cut, he won’t be the… Read more »

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Doyle Oxley, current battalion chief for the city, will begin his new duties as assistant fire chief\fire marshal on Sept. 3, according to a press release. A… Read more »

By CHRIS BLANK   (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Speeding, passing or intentionally hitting a barrel while in an emergency zone on Missouri highways could lead to new penalties for… Read more »