(ST. LOUIS, AP) — St. Louis police are investigating two homicides that occurred about a mile apart. KMOV-TV (http://bit.ly/1XBumt4 ) reports that both killings happened Thursday morning on the city’s north side…. Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Kan., AP) — A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for an armed bank robbery in suburban Kansas City. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1NsfTJi ) reports… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A federal agency has announced that it plans to study radiological contamination at a north St. Louis County creek that some residents are concerned may be linked to… Read more »

By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press (NEW YORK, AP) — Michael Flatley’s ailing legs will apparently be healthy enough for one last American tour. The trailblazing former “Riverdance” star said Thursday he and… Read more »

(BLACKWELL, Okla., AP) — A Charlotte, North Carolina-based company is announcing plans to build a wind power project in northern Oklahoma. Duke Energy Renewables said Thursday that it will build a 2,000… Read more »

(CLAYTON, Mo., AP) — Officers in all 57 St. Louis County police departments will be required to meet certain minimum standard requirements following action by the county council that is… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Five Missouri school districts are now fully accredited, while the St. Louis-area Riverview Gardens district, which made gains on performance reports, will stay unaccredited for… Read more »

By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers questioned agency officials Monday on how at least $4.3 million in federal funding funneled through the state is used to… Read more »

(VALLEY PARK, Mo., AP) — A 6-year-old child has been found unharmed in a Valley Park home where detectives suspect a murder-suicide occurred. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1lV5fjL) that… Read more »