Union News

UNION, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri man could face the death penalty after being found guilty of killing his girlfriend and chopping up her body, then putting the remains in a trash bin.

Fixing the Washington Avenue bridge may prove to be trickier than previously thought, as Sedalia City Council members all had differing opinions on the best course of action to take during Monday's work session.

Patience Fleer, orchestra director at Eureka High School , was named Outstanding Music Educator of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Music Association .

This photo provided Jan. 10, 2012, by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department shows firefighters battling a blaze from a shake-and-bake meth lab explosion Jan.

She plans to use the money to help her daughter care for her grandson, and to visit her mother in North Carolina.