By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Ameren Missouri is recommending federal regulators allow 215 non-conforming decks, patios, gazebos and boathouses to remain standing at the Lake of the… Read more »

(WASHINGTON, AP) — Jason Smith, a 32-year-old Missouri state lawmaker, livestock farm owner and attorney, has taken the oath to become the newest member of the House. Smith on Tuesday… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has created an interim committee to study the state’s election process. The committee is tasked with developing proposals for removing… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Heavy rain kept Missouri farmers out of their fields most of last week, pushing corn planting nearly a month behind last year’s pace and nine… Read more »

(WEST ALTON, Mo., AP) — Residents in the small northeast Missouri town of West Alton were advised to evacuate after a levee breach raised concerns about possible flooding. However, West… Read more »

(WALDRON, Ark., AP) — Forecasters warned that large hail and more tornadoes could strafe parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri on Friday, a day after powerful storms and floods killed… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City no-kill pet shelter plans to offer adoptions for 24 hours straight next weekend as part of its entry in the 2013 ASPCA… Read more »

MEXICO, Mo. (AP) — Home Depot officials say an employee died in an accident at a distribution center in central Missouri. Company spokeswoman Paula Drake says a man died after… Read more »

(CHAFFEE, Mo., AP) — A Missouri highway overpass that partially collapsed when rail cars smashed into one of its support pillars after a cargo train collision was about 15 years… Read more »