(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — This is the last year high school dropouts will be able to earn their Missouri High School Equivalency Certificate before a tougher, more expensive version… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers are kicking off the state’s annual budgeting process this week. The Senate Appropriations Committee will take public testimony on education and health care… Read more »

(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — Missouri sheriffs say the state isn’t paying them enough to cover the cost of housing state prisoners. Currently, the state pays counties $19.58 a day for… Read more »

(MINER, Mo., AP) — Two police officers in a small southeast Missouri town are being credited with a big assist — helping a woman deliver her baby. KFVS-TV (http://bit.ly/WzBKB8) reports… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The sponsor of a bill to require real estate agents to warn others when they have a client who is a sex offender says he… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A northwest Missouri man who stole about $3.5 million from friends and neighbors in an investment fraud scheme will spend 11 years in prison with… Read more »

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — A new study says the St. Joseph Police Department needs 22 more employees to handle its current case load. Police officials told the St. Joseph… Read more »

(FULTON, Mo., AP) — A Fulton homeless shelter that nearly closed last year because of financial difficulties has a brighter future. Brad Sheppard, manager of the Wiley House, says increased… Read more »

By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A part-time student shot a longtime administrator in the chest at a downtown St. Louis business school before turning the gun on himself… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City police say a man died in a shootout with police after a low-speed chase along an interstate. Police say the chase began early… Read more »