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The Cardinals, after winning 12 of their final 16 regular-season games, clinched the second National League wild card spot Tuesday and will face the Braves on Friday in Atlanta.

The conference that has won six straight national titles, largely on the backs of powerful defenses, had two teams combine for 1,000 yards Saturday afternoon. Some SEC teams, and plenty of games, are bucking the conference's defensive tradition.

Not surprisingly, they're just a one-point favorite to beat the St. Louis Rams. On Thursday night against the Rams, the Cardinals will have a shot at being the NFL's first team to go 5-0 in 2012.

The Chiefs have 15 turnovers, their eight fumbles lost are double the next-worst team in the AFC and their minus-13 differential is a big reason they've been blown out in three of the four games they've played and needed a late rally to win the other.

By combining faster gene-analyzing machinery with new computer software that, at the push of a few buttons, uses a baby's symptoms to zero in on the most suspicious mutations, the researchers hope to start treatment earlier or avoid futile care for lethal illnesses.

The Missouri congressman's remarks in a 2008 speech on the House floor that equated abortion providers to terrorists were being recirculated Wednesday.

An Ohio county rebounding from years of unemployment is growing because of crude oil and natural gas, but that community could see possible fees and taxes on the oil and gas to help state budgets.

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet in a debate airing at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The Detroit Tigers' 1-0 victory Wednesday night over the Kansas City Royals took a backseat to seeing Miguel Cabrera win baseball's Triple Crown.

A law passed by the Missouri General Assembly eliminating the February primary and June elections is causing Jefferson City officials to rework the city's election process.

The Rams coach is among 15 finalists for the Robert Goulet Mustached American of the Year award.

A study by an MU economist assumes a higher state tax will decrease sales of tobacco products, thus decreasing sales tax revenues for cities and counties.

Lt. Scott Umbarger said a priest called police about 9 p.m. Tuesday to say someone was destroying property inside the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

The court on Tuesday threw out a $1.5 million punitive judgment the company was ordered to pay to the family of Barbara Smith.

Twenty-year-old Todd B. Fonville was sentenced Tuesday for the April 2011 deaths of Jose Morales and Debeney Kreiling.

In the first presidential debate, both President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney are stretching the truth.

The Columbia Terminal railroad line dates back almost 150 years, but it celebrated its 25th year under the control of Columbia Water and Light on Tuesday.

Candidates for one of Missouri's state senatorial races spoke about several key campaign issues Tuesday night during a forum at MU's Allen Auditorium. 

The Columbia Terminal railway Tuesday celebrated 25 years of operation by the city of Columbia.

The city has released an application designed to let FastCAT Express riders track the buses' location.