(CARL JUNCTION, Mo., AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a 14-year-old southwest Missouri boy who killed himself after being bullied at school has been settled for… Read more »

(SALEM, Mo., AP) — A Missouri county commission has voted to lower the flags at the county courthouse and the judicial building to “mourn” the legalization of same-sex marriage. The… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Lee’s Summit police detective who was diagnosed in April with a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection has left the hospital. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1RvTdv7)… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A new Missouri measure soon will waive fees for certain veterans who want specialty Purple Heart license plates. Legislation signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Jay… Read more »

By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A veto by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon of legislation aimed at preventing local governments from raising minimum wages has left Missouri cities… Read more »

(MARSHALL, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old Missouri boy has died after a sport utility vehicle tumbled into a flooded creek. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Carl Girard’s… Read more »

(WEST PLAINS, Mo., AP) — Authorities have identified the man struck and killed by a freight train in southern Missouri as a 28-year-old Kentucky man. The West Plains Daily (http://bit.ly/1MoqYIf)… Read more »

(SMITHVILLE, Mo., AP) — Two beaches at Smithville lake have been closed because of an outbreak of blue-green algae. WDAF-TV (http://bit.ly/1JdI3S6) reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and health… Read more »

Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A group of Missouri taxpayers and former lawmakers on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections over lethal injection policies… Read more »