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Prosecutors allege the men stole vehicles, shot two other people, assaulted others and committed several thefts on the day of Carmelita Kaser's death.

Roughtly 300 gallons, the equivalent to seven barrels, of crude oil spilled early Friday into the Mississippi River near St. Louis.

A caseworker and police officer found the then-10-year-old in the closet amid her own urine and feces and weighing just 32 pounds.

The program would be targeted at students and faculty who are considered at a "high-risk" for contracting tuberculosis.

The Illinois House voted that the Interstate 70 crossing should be dubbed the Veterans Memorial Bridge. Missouri lawmakers and members of Congress insist it should bear the name of late St. Louis Cardinals icon Stan Musial.

Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, blocked the Senate vote Thursday. He said the legislature should spend more time studying the effects of the proposed higher education funding formula before voting.

A favorable financial report released by Gov. Jay Nixon's administration Thursday  showed state revenues through April were 11.2 percent higher than at this point last year.

Sponsoring Republican Sen. John Lamping of St. Louis pulled his bill from the Senate floor after Senate Democrats offered an amendment to restore the contribution caps.

The bill would allow fees to be raised on businesses and would narrow the type of future injuries covered by the Second Injury Fund.

The bill would allow school employees to voluntarily become "protection officers" if they have a valid concealed weapons permit and undergo training for the position.

Lawmakers have passed two measures during the past two years that have sought to reverse the court ruling. Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed both, including the most recent one last month.

The legislation would now add the prosecutor in the location where the offender was committed for treatment to be alerted.

Gov. Jay Nixon  visited Rock Bridge Memorial State Park to praise the program, which is accepting applications for summer jobs.

The State Highway Patrol revealed last month that it had obtained a list of concealed weapons permit holders.

Organizers of a workshop held in Columbia on Tuesday said that hospitality workers are particularly valuable in recognizing possible warning signs of abuse.

Senators discussed the legislation for about eight hours and worked into the night but did not reach a vote.

A federal Social Security fraud investigator is to testify Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Committee about why he sought a list of Missouri's concealed gun permit holders.

The measure given first-round approval Tuesday would allow riders over the age of 21 to not wear a helmet when traveling.

With the opening of the new buildings, the fort is able to offer improved housing to 48 soldiers.

Missouri weather is so unpredictable that different weather models could show different projections, and city governments don't know which ones to use.