(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri lawmaker says budget officials are forecasting continued growth in state revenues for the next fiscal year. State Rep. Tom Flanigan said Tuesday that… Read more »

(AVA, Mo., AP) — Once the bane of pot-luck parties, the fruitcake has been turned into a sought-after treat by Trappist monks secluded in the Missouri Ozarks who some say… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The drama is long over, but Missouri’s official vote for president is ready to be cast. Ten people chosen by their fellow Republicans are gathering… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Barge traffic along a key stretch of Mississippi River is about to be restricted as crews prepare to blast large rock formations that have threatened shipping… Read more »

(MINERAL POINT, Mo., AP) — Dozens of law enforcement officers were searching a heavily wooded area in eastern Missouri on Saturday for a 30-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Supporters of Missouri proposals to reform laws on the use eminent domain can begin working to get their measures on the 2014 state ballot. The… Read more »

(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., AP) — Electing a replacement for retiring Missouri U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson won’t come cheap. Weeks after winning re-election to a 10th term, the Cape Girardeau… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City Zoo’s lone polar bear, a male named Nikita, is about to get some company. Zoo officials said Wednesday they had decided to… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Downtown Kansas City is on track to get a two-mile $100 million streetcar system. City officials said Wednesday that voters who live in the streetcar… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a resolution to make the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City the official “National World War I Museum and… Read more »