Missouri News

Lindbergh High School senior Tiffany Lee is one of two Missouri high school students to be honored by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Communications.

The Blanchette Bridge project is progressing ahead of schedule. On Friday morning Missouri Department of Transportation District Engineer Ed Hassinger and St.

One of the tickets sold in Florida for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: The player matching all five numbers and the Powerball won the $600 million jackpot.

As the days leading up to the 8th annual 2013 Columbia Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic seemed to be stuck in a never ending rain and high wind pattern, my attention focused on a decision I had to make, to fish or not to fish.

A massive earthquake along the New Madrid fault kills or injures 60,000 people in Tennessee.

Missouri lawmakers revamped four of the state's main business incentives on the final day of their legislative session, but failed Friday to pass a broader measure that would have scaled back costly tax credits for developers.

The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.

Discover the lure of Missouri outdoors with the Missouri Department of Conservation's Free Fishing Days June 8 and 9. During Free Fishing Days, anyone can fish in the Show-Me-State without having to buy a fishing permit, trout stamp or trout park daily tag.

Governor Jay Nixon is threatening to lay off state workers unless Republican lawmakers fully fund the Missouri Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicles Division for a full fiscal year.

Missouri American Water's capital budget for 2013 is $90.5 million, and it's setting aside $40 million of that to replace aging water pipes in St.

A former deputy sheriff in Bollinger County has settled his lawsuit against the county prosecutor, sheriff's department of former sheriff.

Last fall, researchers in Missouri caught the attention of public health experts and advocates across North America.

A proposal to decriminalize marijuana across the state will have a hearing this morning at the Missouri House of Representatives -- which appears to be the farthest this effort has ever gone in the legislature.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro , where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions.

What becomes of the broken-hearted? Often, they turn to music. Charles Nevin ponders whether the remedy is best found in cheery tunes or soothing sad songs.

May 15, 2013 11:53 p.m. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Legislation approved by the Missouri House late Wednesday evening would remove the Missouri Department of Revenue from the process of issuing concealed carry weapon permits.

A proposed penny sales tax hike would most likely go toward rebuilding Interstate 70 from Independence, seen here at the Noland Road exit Wednesday, to Wentzville.

An anti-bullying bill at the Missouri legislature has died -- and Representative Sue Allen, the sponsor of the proposal, is now casting blame on openly gay lawmakers.

Thieves made off with 11 pedestrian signal poles, bases and heads along Interstate 70 at The Paseo on Monday, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

A jury on Wednesday convicted the founder of a Kansas City company and four associates of cheating investors by selling them millions of dollars of worthless stock and spending the money on themselves.