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Some provisions of Missouri's dog-breeding law passed by voters in November will be revised or eliminated by Missouri lawmakers in a new bill that has yet to be passed by Gov. Jay Nixon.

The Citizens Police Review Board considered the case after several people appealed Police Chief Ken Burton's decision that officers acted appropriately.

The Columbia College softball team swept a doubleheader from William Woods 6-0 and 7-2 on Wednesday in Fulton.

The House Budget Committee on Wednesday rejected an attempt to insert $1 billion for high-speed rail into a state budget bill.

Deputies also found four handguns and ammunition, according to a Boone County Sheriff's Department news release.

Robert J. DuPont Jr., 66, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge in Springfield. His 75-year-old wife, LaVerne DuPont, was sentenced to five years' probation.

Obama's opposition is pushing the question of whether the president was born in the U.S.

The "Great Central U.S. ShakeOut" will take place on April 28 and involve participants dropping to the ground, taking cover under under a desk or table and waiting for a minute.

Women's basketball is a purer version of basketball than the way men play.

The bill would require fired employees filing discrimination suits to prove the discrimination was the motivating factor in their dismissal. It would also limit the amount of punitive damages they can receive.

Until 1957, General Hospital No. 2 operated as a black-only hospital and General Hospital No. 1 served whites. Kevin Willmott captured the story in his upcoming documentary, "From Separate to Equal: The Creation of Truman Medical Centers."

Prosecutors have requested the medical records of Jared Lee Loughner to see if he is mentally competent to stand trial for shooting Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and five others in January.

Discussion topics include insurance reform, job training, building support networks and trends in autism research.

The trimming makes up a small portion of the overall budget and mostly won't affect the services people expect from government.