Sheryl Crow will take her guitar to Washington

Missouri native Sheryl Crow, a politically active Grammy-award winning artist, will be part of the entertainment line-up to celebrate the swearing-in of Barack Obama next week, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today.

Crow, who was…

Bush

President George W. Bush has already begun the tradition of granting pardons on the way out of Washington.

Today, the Justice Department announced the first batch, including a Southeast Missouri farmer who admitted causing the death of several bald eagles.

Leslie Owen Collier of…

More Missouri voters participated in Tuesday’s election than any other in the state’s history, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan reports today.

There were 2.9 million ballots cast in this week’s election. The previous record — 2.7 million — was set four years…

Arnold Mayor Mark Powell offered hearty congratulations today to Florissant State Rep. Clint Zweifel, who defeated him in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for treasurer.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to encourage you to give your full support to Clint in his efforts to…

Never one to tip-toe around sticky subjects, Sen. Claire McCaskill told Bootheel Democrats in Dexter last night that turning out rural Missouri for Barack Obama would be a challenge.

“I’m willing to bet that every single one of you has talked…