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The Missouri Department of Transportation is conducting studies and seeking input on adding lanes to I-70 even though there is no money for the project.

Questions have been raised about Angel Food Ministries, a non-denominational Christian charity that sells low-cost food boxes, after an FBI raid on the group's headquarters. The charity is also facing a lawsuit filed by two of its board members.

These are bad times for the economy, so Columbians are turning to churches to get help managing their money.

Columbia College junior Rachel Oswald scored her 1,000th-career point in the 74-61 loss to McKendree on Friday at The Arena of Southwell Complex.

The economic crisis in the U.S. has spread to Europe, hitting the poorer  countries of Central and Eastern Europe especially hard. The balance of the EU is strained as it faces the first real economic strain since the introduction of the euro in 1999. Still, Europe's economy seems to be doing better than the U.S.

Stacy Delaney pitched a six-inning one-hitter for the Tigers. Missouri will play three more games this weekend in the All-Missouri Breast Cancer Awareness tournament in Springfield.

Larry Covington, a former superintendent of streets, now faces a charge of felony stealing, in addition to an earlier charge of stealing by deceit.

Units from the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a natural cover fire at 11:45 a.m. today. The fire came within about four feet of a residence on Chesley Drive.

The Missouri Army National Guard is retiring its last flying UH-1 helicopter. The chopper was built in 1974 and has spent its entire service with the Missouri Guard.

The Windor Board of Education unanimously voted this week to place Superintendent Rudy Duran on immediate paid leave.

Two foals, Cooper and Rachel, were born at the  branch of the Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale farm located near Boonville. Cooper was named after Cooper County.

U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is renewing a bill to allow U.S.-licensed pharmacies and wholesalers to import FDA-approved medications from Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Some residents of Vandalia say they plan to file a formal complaint with the city, alleging that police are shooting their pet dogs without provocation. Vandalia's police chief said he stands behind his officers and that citizens need to be more responsible.

St. Louis firefighters rescued a 46-year-old man after he fell through a manhole sewer  after the firefighters had practiced a similar drill Thursday morning.