By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back… Read more »
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Mo. Senate mulls voter ID laws again
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri Senate panel heard legislation Monday that would require voters to show photo identification at polling places amid warnings from the… Read more »
Mo. attorney general investigating propane prices
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Monday that his office will launch an investigation into rising propane prices following calls from a… Read more »
Brutal cold returns to Midwest for extended stay
By DON BABWIN (CHICAGO, AP) — A persistent weather pattern driving bitterly cold air south out of the Arctic will cause temperatures from Minnesota to Kentucky to plummet Monday, turning… Read more »
KC museum lauds ties to real Monuments Men
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City employed several of the people portrayed in the new movie, “The Monuments Men,” which tells how they… Read more »

Electrical pole snaps, causes fire
Story by Andy Lyons Muleskinner Managing Editor Photos by Andrew Mather and Taz Hall Editor’s Note: This story has been updated as more information has come available. Firefighters from the… Read more »
Farming ballot measure campaign heats up
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The campaign to enshrine a “right to farm” in the Missouri Constitution is starting to heat up with fundraising kicking off and… Read more »
Execution set in Kansas City abduction, killing
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court set a Feb. 26 execution date for a man who pleaded guilty in the 1989 abduction, rape and… Read more »
Mo. senators want investigation into propane price
By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Rising propane prices led some Missouri senators to call for an investigation into why the typically abundant gas was running out and… Read more »
Mo. man pleads guilty in death of highway worker
(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — A suburban Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to the drunken driving death of a Missouri Department of Transportation worker on Interstate 70. KMBC-TV reports 36-year-old… Read more »