(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A life insurance company accused of charging premiums after policyholders died has settled with Missouri insurance regulators. The Missouri Department of Insurance says an investigation… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri audit says less money from the state has meant students and families are shouldering more costs for public higher education. Auditor Nicole Galloway… Read more »

(CARTHAGE, Mo., AP) — A southwest Missouri man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for failing to prevent the deadly abuse of his 2-year-old daughter. The Joplin Globe… Read more »

(BRIDGETON, Mo., AP) — A St. Louis County man is facing charges after allegedly leaving his 4-year-old son in a hot car for an hour and 40 minutes while he… Read more »

(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Defense attorneys are seeking a psychological exam for a Missouri State University instructor who is charged with fatally stabbing a former colleague. The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/2bxm30M… Read more »

By JIM SALTER Associated Press (ST. LOUIS, AP) — A transgender inmate is suing the Missouri prison system for refusing to provide hormone therapy as she transitions to a woman, adding… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — St. Louis police are searching for suspects after a Molotov cocktail was tossed into the SUV of a 70-year-old woman as she was heading to church…. Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A St. Louis man is charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of his son. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2bynzu8 ) reports that 22-year-old Deveontay… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri auditor says the Republican-led House and Senate should be more transparent and should stop asking lobbyists for contributions. Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office… Read more »