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The court on Monday questioned efforts by consumers' lawyers to limit the amount of money sought in class-action lawsuits so they are heard in state courts rather than more business-friendly federal court.

Andy Reid was introduced on Monday at a packed news conference at Arrowhead Stadium, taking over a once-proud franchise that went 2-14 last season and hasn't won a playoff game since 1993.

It's the first reliable tally of the number of worlds outside the solar system that are the size of Earth, but the hunt for Earth's twin is far from over.

The Mercy Hospital system says the 63,000-square-foot facility will be located in southeastern Springfield.

Written code of conduct for iPhone use places mommy blogger at the center of the debate over how parents should handle technology in the hands of their teens.

People who lived in the two states that saw the most deadly U.S. mass shootings in 2012 were less enthusiastic about buying new guns at the end of the year than those in most other states, according to FBI data.

Bad diets, lack of physical activity and obesity together wield "incredible forces against this decline in mortality," said Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society.

The child, identified by relatives as 3-month-old Donovan Prom, was found at 5 a.m. Friday at the Hickory Trace apartment complex. The child's mother  left Oklahoma on Wednesday to visit relatives in the St. Louis area but hasn't been heard from since Thursday.

Saline County Historic Preservation Commission has endorsed a nomination for the Arrow Rock Ferry Landing, a privately owned property along the Missouri River.

The road work Missouri motorists encounter regularly and announced projects might seem unimpressive until grouped in an annual progress report.

Keisha McReynolds, 37, will be released on probation if she successfully completes the 120 days of shock time she received at her sentencing Monday.

There are two very substantial economic development proposals on the agenda for the upcoming legislative session that already have at least some bipartisan support and would do more for the economy than any bill in recent memory.

Paul R. Potter, 49, was charged Monday with second-degree murder, arson and tampering with a motor vehicle.