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Missouri bicyclist killed in hit-and-run
A fatal hit-and-run accident involving a bicyclist led to a partial closure of Interstate 35 in Kansas City early this morning.
Parents of teen cancer patient agree to chemo
The teen had balked after one round of chemotherapy in February, and he and his mother had fled the state last week to seek alternative treatment. However, his tumor has grown larger and is causing him greater pain.
States demand details from Craigslist on screening adult services section
The Missouri attorney general, along with six other attorneys general, demand details for how Craigslist will keep pornography and prostitution off its new "adult services" section, which has replaced the previous "erotic services" section.
UPDATE: Teen pleads not guilty in Missouri stabbing deaths
Seventeen-year-old Garrett Matthew Mason pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of the murder of two young women. He remains in custody at the Vernon County jail on a $2 million bond.
Mom charged with suffocating her baby in 2008
Police suspect the Pine Lawn resident also tried to suffocate another of her children, born in January
Missouri Supreme Court upholds child enticement law
A Maryland Heights man convicted under a 2006 law challenged its inclusion of an emergency clause.
Missouri man gets probation, in part for killing dog
As part of his five-year sentence, Danny Contello of Doe Run may not have any new pets.
Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser faces possible recall election
Election officials are verifying the signatures collected by Funkhouser's opponents, who are trying to force a recall election.