(SHARON SPRINGS, Kan., AP) — If Colorado’s new marijuana law holds up, western Kansas Sheriff Larry Townsend is pretty sure people from all over the region will descend on the… Read more »

By BOB CHRISTIE (PHOENIX, AP) — A billionaire business owner who died along with four others in a 2010 helicopter crash apparently allowed his 5-year-old daughter to sit on his… Read more »

By KRISTEN WYATT (DENVER, AP) — Hit the slopes — and then a bong? Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don’t just set up an epic… Read more »

By JIM KUHNHENN and JULIE PACE (CHICAGO, AP) — President Barack Obama’s campaign was relishing a hard-fought victory for the presidency, capping a re-election bid that hinged heavily on aggressive… Read more »

By DAVE SKRETTA (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill retained her seat in the Senate while Mitt Romney captured the state’s 10 electoral votes in his failed… Read more »

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Two years’ of legislative gridlock in Washington didn’t keep Missouri voters from again selecting each of the state’s seven incumbent members… Read more »

By TOM HAYS (NEW YORK, AP) — Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is flying around Missouri while Republican challenger Todd Akin is focusing on the St. Louis area as they make a final… Read more »

By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY and MEGHAN BARR (NEW YORK, AP) — Motorists increasingly desperate for a fill-up fumed in long lines at gas stations and screamed at each other Friday… Read more »

By DAVID A. LIEB (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Former presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich says Missouri voters can send a powerful signal to “the moneyed Republican establishment” by electing congressman… Read more »