Posted 9:28 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

FERGUSON (AP) - A 3-year-old St. Louis County boy is expected to recover after being accidentally shot by his 4-year-old brother.

The shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the family's home in north St. Louis County. Police say the boys' 27-year-old father was taken into custody. Formal (More)

Posted 9:25 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

CRESTWOOD (AP) - It was once a go-to place for St. Louis area shoppers. Now, the old Crestwood Mall is on the auction block.

KTVI-TV reports that the vacant mall in southwest St. Louis County is being auctioned online starting Monday. The (More)

Posted 9:23 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

PORTAGEVILLE (AP) - Three southeast Missouri men charged with first-degree murder in the April death of a 60-year-old Portageville man are expected to make their first court appearance on Monday.

The Southeast Missourian reports that Gunner Lee (More)

Posted 9:20 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

HANNIBAL (AP) - The city of Hannibal says it has found a dozen homes with sewer systems connected to municipal storm drains.

The Quincy Herald-Whig reports that that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources alerted (More)

Posted 9:18 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A student sit-in over Washington University's ties to coal company Peabody Energy is approaching its third week at the St. Louis campus.

The student protesters want the school to remove Peabody CEO Greg Boyce from the university's board of trustees. They also want the (More)

Posted 7:37 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Industry and special interest groups have spent more than $200,000 in the last three years on trips for Missouri lawmakers.

Records reviewed by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch showed the travel-related spending in many cases (More)

Posted 5:07 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Missouri utility regulators plan to hear evidence in June on a pair of cases challenging the electricity rates charged by Ameren Missouri.

The Missouri Public Service Commission scheduled a hearing to begin June 4 on a request by Noranda Aluminum for a 25 percent (More)

Posted 5:06 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Missouri House members plan to advance legislation that seeks to address a student transfer law requiring unaccredited school systems to pay for students who want to attend better-performing schools in nearby districts.

A House committee could vote on a measure this (More)

Posted 5:05 AM 4/21/2014 by The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Missouri lawmakers are poised to send Gov. Jay Nixon legislation to overhaul the state's criminal laws.

House Majority Leader John Diehl says the chamber will vote on a measure that passed the Senate earlier this year. An affirmative House vote would send the bill to (More)

Posted 3:49 AM 4/21/2014 by Morgan Uber, KOMU 8 Reporter

COLUMBIA - The Columbia City Council will vote Monday on a proposal to allow citizens to access detailed utility data online.

If the council approves the policy, Columbia residents would soon be able to see water and electrical use for a particular property in Columbia on the (More)

Posted 3:05 AM 4/21/2014 by Tatiana Darie, KOMU 8 Reporter

COLUMBIA - Road work will continue on some of the bridges on Highway 63 in Columbia this week and it could cause delays for area drivers. 

On Highway 63 over Stadium Boulevard, the southbound passing lane will reopen Monday at 7 p.m. and work will switch to the southbound driving lane (More)

Posted 8:19 PM 4/20/2014 by The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) - Families celebrating Easter contrasted with tight security checks as Boston welcomed tens of thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators for the annual marathon.

Diners gathered at sidewalk cafes and runners in their official jackets picked up last-minute (More)

Posted 7:50 PM 4/20/2014 by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Kraft Foods is recalling 96,000 pounds of its Oscar Mayer wieners because they may mistakenly contain cheese.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Sunday that Kraft's "Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners" may instead contain the company's (More)