Four people are dead and seven others were seriously injured after a car crossed the center line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles. The accident happened Saturday afternoon on a state …
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6/4/23
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The case of a Missouri doctor whose body was found in an Arkansas lake more than a week after he was reported missing remains shrouded in mystery. Forty-nine-year-old Dr. John Forsyth, an emergency …
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By MARGARET STAFFORD and JOHN HANNA
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6/2/23
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A former history professor at Missouri State University who was charged in the stabbing death of a colleague has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. The Springfield News-Leader reports that …
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6/2/23
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Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Missouri stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Missouri and the rest of the world, …
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6/2/23
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The families of two transgender teenagers are suing Idaho officials to block enforcement of a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Idaho is one of at least 20 states in recent years to …
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6/1/23
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A federal appeals court has put on hold an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing air pollution in Missouri, drawing criticism from environmentalists but praise from the …
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By JIM SALTER
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6/1/23
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A federal judge has halted next week’s scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing two Missouri jailers in a botched jail break scheme. U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough on Wednesday ruled …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/31/23
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Authorities in a small Missouri town continue to search for an emergency room physician, a week-and-a-half after his mysterious disappearance. Dr. John Forsyth was last heard from on May 21. He was …
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5/30/23
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Kansas City Star. May 24, 2023.
Editorial: If Missouri public schools teach Bible classes, whose version of religion rules?
Missouri legislators have adopted yet another solution in search …
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By The Associated Press
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5/30/23
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Hundreds of people visited a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it’s a sign of Catholic holiness, while others say …
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By TRISHA AHMED
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5/29/23
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For many teens, roaming shopping malls, hanging out at amusement parks, and watching a movie at a local theater with their peers have been long considered the rites of passage to adulthood. But in …
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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
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5/28/23
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order designed to make transgender people feel welcome in the city. The order signed Thursday instructs city government agencies to reduce the …
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5/25/23
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is urging Kansas City police to enforce a state law that bans transgender health care for minors after the city's police chief said earlier this week that the …
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By MARGARET STAFFORD
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5/24/23
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A disgraced former Missouri House speaker has been fined $47,000 for allegedly breaking campaign finance laws. The consent order against Republican John Diehl was released Tuesday by the Missouri …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/24/23
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies are investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections linked to Papa Murphy's cookie dough. The CDC said Tuesday that interviews with …
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5/23/23
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A jury is recommending a sentence of more than 50 years in prison for a Missouri mother whose two young daughters died when she left them in a hot car and then fell asleep. A Clay County jury on …
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5/23/23
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Kansas City Star. May 17, 2023.
Editorial: Kansas and Missouri US senators’ debt ceiling threat is destructive and hypocritical
If America defaults on its debts sometime in the next few …
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By The Associated Press
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5/23/23
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Kansas City Star. May 17, 2023.
Editorial: Kansas and Missouri US senators’ debt ceiling threat is destructive and hypocritical
If America defaults on its debts sometime in the next few …
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By The Associated Press
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5/23/23
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The driver of a semi has died after his vehicle was struck by a train in rural northeastern Missouri. The accident happened Sunday afternoon near the town of Madison in Monroe County. The Missouri …
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5/22/23
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Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is scheduled to sign a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19. The abortion …
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By MARGERY A. BECK
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5/22/23
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