State News

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning barge operators about the old tank, which rests firmly against the river bottom and sticks 10 to 15 feet above the water near Cape Girardeau.

But they agreed that better training for the state's work force will be a big part of their plans to expand the economy.

The nation's fourth-largest traditional telephone company said it was making those cuts and more to cope with the loss of business as more people drop landline phones for wireless and Internet phone services.

Officials say the adults lived with their children in filthy conditions among more than 300 ill-kept animals on a Polk County property.

Soil samples showed elevated levels of arsenic and lead, but not at hazardous levels, officials told residents of Cameron.

The rapes took place in the Westport area in the 1980s.

Gov. Matt Blunt now has 60 days to choose one of the three or the nominating commission will make the the final choice.

The secretary of state's office said Thursday that Ralph Nader supporters submitted more than the required numbed of signatures to get him and vice presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez on the ballot.

Several complaints about Chris Koster's fundraising have yet to be handled by the state Ethics Commission. These were filed by a Lee's Summit resident in June.

The woman, who is embroiled in a custody battle, is accused of lying to a Cole County grand jury called to investigate the abduction of the 11-year-old girl from her father's Jefferson City home.

But state officials disagree with the Justice Department's assessment of the Northwest Habilitation Center.

The lawyer of the woman accused of having a role in the hoax that allegedly led 13-year-old Megan Meier to hang herself says the records may show that it was a medication switch that caused her to kill herself.

The Missouri Supreme Court delayed the Aug. 27 execution of Dennis Skillicorn by at least 30 days.

The officials who are drafting fire rules for the state's long-term care facilities probably won't require smoke detectors in every room.

A fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles stopped in Missouri to promote the alternative fuel at one of the nation’s few fueling stations to power the cars.

A second attempt will be made to find a developer for the $500 million weapons plant after the first round of proposals were considered too expensive. It's considered a second chance to keep the plant and its 2,1oo jobs in Kansas City.

The lawyer of the woman accused of having a role in the hoax that allegedly led 13-year-old Megan Meier to hang herself says the records may show that it was a medication switch that caused her to kill herself.

Two new laws require St. Joseph pet owners to obtain a breeder's permit for $20 or a litter permit for $100 when their pets reproduce.