(BRIDGETON, Mo., AP) — Four school districts in suburban St. Louis now have a plan in place in case of an emergency at a troubled landfill. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Federal teams are expected in Kansas City to help investigate a building fire that killed two firefighters. Veteran firefighters, 43-year-old Larry J. Leggio and 39-year-old… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The latest on the collapse of a burning apartment building in Kansas City that killed two firefighters (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Two firefighters who were killed… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — St. Louis County police departments are backing off traffic enforcement, and municipal court revenue has dropped considerably, according to state court data. The data analyzed by the St…. Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit over a parent’s claims that a pedophile priest took obscene photos… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Authorities have identified a 59-year-old man who was fatally shot in St. Louis near Fairground Park. Police say Gregory Smith was found on the front porch of a… Read more »

(FENTON, Mo., AP) — Police have a suspected car parts thief in custody, thanks largely, they say, to evidence left behind by the thief himself. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1N8WRWD ) reports… Read more »

(LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo., AP) — Authorities say an argument led to a stabbing outside of a bar in Lee’s Summit. According to police, a man was stabbed in the neck around 9… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — At least 16 children in the Kansas City metropolitan area have been killed in homicides in the past 12 months, leaving families with a sense… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The president of the Olive Garden restaurant chain has apologized to a Kansas City police officer after a restaurant employee asked the officer to leave… Read more »