The Associated Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 23 Time to pass prescription database bill, fight opioid addiction: Missouri state senators need to do a gut-check, right now. It’s time to… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Senate has tabled a sales tax proposal after a senator filibustered it by reading a book about 50 Cent. Democratic Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal… Read more »

(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — A southwest Missouri prosecutor has ruled that an officer was justified in fatally shooting a bail bondwoman who fired at other bonding employees and police. The Springfield News-Leader… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A judge is considering whether a 15-year-old should be tried as an adult in the killing of another teenager in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/213D69i… Read more »

(MISSOURI CITY, Mo., AP) — A 56-year-old man has drowned while attempting to swim to a rock dike in the Missouri River. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the man as Shannon… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Missouri fans will get a chance to screen a documentary on former men’s basketball coach Norm Stewart before it debuts on the SEC Network. The Kansas City Star… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City leaders called Thursday for $27.6 million in public funds to help complete revitalization of the historic 18th and Vine jazz district. City Manager Troy Schulte… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A bill nearing a final vote in the Missouri Legislature would restrict how political campaign committees invest their funds and limit what happens to the money after… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Legislation that would legalize medical marijuana cultivation with tight restrictions on who could use the drug has won initial approval in the Missouri House. The House adopted… Read more »