Mo. man injured when personal watercraft explodes

A Lee's Summit suffered serious injuries after his Sea-Doo's motor exploded at the Lake of the Ozarks.

May 28, 2012 | 4:42 pm

Effort to relax marijuana laws could spread in Mo.

A group that successfully worked to have penalties for marijuana use relaxed in Columbia is considering expanding its campaign to Kansas City and Springfield. Opponents are already gearing up to fight back.

May 28, 2012 | 3:02 pm

Florissant police officer shot during search

A suburban St. Louis police officer is in critical condition after being shot while helping to search for two burglary suspects.

May 28, 2012 | 1:18 pm

Woman who survived brain tumor runs for veterans

By ANDRA BRYAN STEFANONI

She thought, at first, that the headaches _ bad headaches that wouldn't go away _ were just from stress, or maybe allergies.

May 28, 2012 | 1:00 pm

New religion news site to launch in Columbia

Officials with a religion news website plan to start a new service in Columbia this summer.

May 28, 2012 | 12:37 pm

Springfield woman dies after being hit by car

Springfield police say a 20-year-old woman died after being hit by a car as she crossed a city street.

May 28, 2012 | 11:38 am

Mo. man has brother buried at Arlington

By SHAY ALDERMAN

Maj. Emerson York Barker was 24 years old in 1944 and had just finished a tour of duty with the U.S. Air Force over Guadalcanal when he was given a choice: Go home or train fighter pilots to lead battleships into Tokyo Bay.

May 28, 2012 | 11:30 am

MU starting new online degree in coaching

The University of Missouri is starting a new online master's degree program aimed at taking the bullying out of coaching.

May 27, 2012 | 3:52 pm

Mo Transportation Department trims mowing budget

Missouri drivers may notice a change in the landscape along roadways and medians later this summer _ more grass.

May 27, 2012 | 2:22 pm

Missouri man chronicles life with Asperger's

Aaron Likens says living with a form of autism "is like running hurdles and not jumping."

May 27, 2012 | 12:51 pm

Mizzou grads begin careers by staying on campus

Some new University of Missouri graduates have been starting their careers on campus.

May 27, 2012 | 12:15 pm

Analysis: Mo. preschool grants run past end date

By DAVID A. LIEB

When written in the late 1990s, the guidelines for the new Missouri Preschool Project declared on their first page that grant applications would be funded for three years.

May 27, 2012 | 10:50 am

No injuries after train derails near St. Louis

No injuries were reported after a section of a passenger train from Chicago came off the tracks near downtown St. Louis.

May 26, 2012 | 6:51 pm

Ill. growers: Mild winter means earlier peaches

By JIM SUHR

When it comes to southwestern Illinois orchards' peach crops this year, Chris Eckert and other growers have every reason to feel a bit warm and fuzzy.

May 26, 2012 | 5:39 pm

Mo. man charged with defrauding Joplin victims

A Nixa contractor faces federal charges for allegedly stealing from elderly victims of last year's Joplin tornado.

May 26, 2012 | 5:33 pm

KC man pleads guilty to packing gun in luggage

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from having a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at Kansas City International Airport.

May 26, 2012 | 4:38 pm

MU alumni group gets more members

Membership in the University of Missouri's official alumni group has been growing this year as the university heads toward a centennial Homecoming celebration.

May 26, 2012 | 3:53 pm

Overland Park soldier killed in Afghanistan

A 23-year-old soldier from suburban Kansas City has died of wounds suffered in Afghanistan.

May 26, 2012 | 3:19 pm

Kansas City Catholic diocese proposes dorm

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has proposed building a five-story dormitory geared toward Catholic students at Rockhurst University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, but the city has yet to approve the plan.

May 26, 2012 | 2:39 pm