(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte says the city should consider tearing down abandoned properties in blighted areas to help reduce crime. Forte mentioned the idea Tuesday… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Fewer freshmen are applying to enroll at the University of Missouri this fall than last fall after race protests roiled the Columbia campus, according to an internal email… Read more »

(PLATTE CITY, Mo., AP) — A man who escaped from prison and then shot at law enforcement officers who were chasing him has been sentenced to 128 years in prison…. Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A St. Louis technical college is flush with money to help students from poor areas get a post-secondary education, but it’s having a hard time finding… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Work is scheduled to begin this month on a $7.5 million project at Kansas City’s Union Station that will expand Science City and add a… Read more »

By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A Ferguson city council member and former mayor who was the driving force behind the “I Love Ferguson” campaign amid the turmoil that… Read more »

(WICKLIFFE, Ky., AP) — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says a western Kentucky bridge over the Ohio River that was closed last week due to high water remains shut down. The cabinet says… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — An audit of the Missouri secretary of state’s office shows $120,000 went to the wrong fund and there wasn’t adequate oversight of raises. The audit released Thursday… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Ameren Missouri customers soon likely will pay about $7 less on their monthly bill. The Missouri Public Services Commission has approved a move by the largest electric… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — After two years of declining numbers, Missouri recorded more than 800 traffic fatalities in 2015. The Missouri Department of Transportation reports the state recorded 853 traffic fatalities… Read more »