(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Some additional Missouri employees could face furloughs if the federal government doesn’t resolve a budget stalemate this week. State budget director Linda Luebbering says Missouri… Read more »
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GOP leaders want Koster to act in alleged assault
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Some of Missouri’s top-ranking Republican officials are calling on Attorney General Chris Koster to get involved in an alleged sexual assault case in northwest Missouri…. Read more »
Maryville cautious after uproar over sex case
(MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — Maryville city and school officials say they are on heightened alert in response to negative attention the city is receiving over a sexual abuse case. City,… Read more »
Mo. looks at other states’ death penalty methods
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — In deciding to not be the first in the nation to use the anesthetic propofol for capital punishment, Gov. Jay Nixon left Missouri… Read more »
2 killed in collision with school bus near Warrensburg
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Two people have died after their SUV collided with a school bus near Skyhaven Airport west of Warrensburg on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway… Read more »
Mo. candidates to file campaign finance reports
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Candidates are facing a deadline to file reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission detailing fundraising during the past three months. Campaign finance reports listing money… Read more »
Sedalia council upholds new smoking ban
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — A new law banning smoking in public places in Sedalia has survived an attempt to revise it or repeal it altogether. The Sedalia Democrat reports the City… Read more »
A guide to the 2013 Nobel prizes
(STOCKHOLM, AP) — Here’s a look at the achievements honored by this year’s Nobelprizes, the $1.2 million awards handed out since 1901 by committees in Stockholm and Oslo: ECONOMICS Three Americans… Read more »
Legal system slowed as shutdown hits courts
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and MATT VOLZ (HELENA, Mont., AP) — The government shutdown is slowing the wheels of justice in federal courts by delaying civil cases, forcing prosecutors to operate with… Read more »
Monsanto HQ target of weekend protest
(CREVE COEUR, Mo., AP) — The world headquarters of agriculture company Monsanto was the site of a weekend demonstration organized by opponents of genetically modified food. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch… Read more »