Posted 4:52 AM 3/8/2014 by The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Wal-Mart is seeking to intervene in a dispute about electric rates between Ameren Missouri and its largest electric customer.

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. has sought about a 25 percent reduction in the rate Ameren charges at its aluminum smelter in the southeastern (More)

Posted 10:13 PM 3/7/2014 by The Associated Press

CAPE GIRARDEAU (AP) - Police in Cape Girardeau say no one was injured when a bullet pierced the window of a home day care business.

The Southeast Missourian reports police believe the bullet was a stray shot fired by an unknown person around 1 p.m. (More)

Posted 8:55 PM 3/7/2014 by The Associated Press

GRAY SUMMIT (AP) - The Missouri Botanical Garden hopes Franklin County zoning officials will think twice about allowing a concrete plant to be built near its nature preserve.

The Shaw Nature Reserve covers 2,400 acres and is a haven for hikers and bird watchers. (More)

Posted 8:46 PM 3/7/2014 by The Associated Press

WARRENSBURG (AP) - The discovery of an infant's body in a cave has led to arrests and charges against two residents of Warrensburg in west-central Missouri.

Police and the Johnson County prosecutor announced Friday night that 19-year-old Latasha Wilson is charged with abandoning a corpse (More)

Posted 8:22 PM 3/7/2014 by The Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -Vietnamese air force planes have spotted two large oil slicks that authorities suspect are from a Malaysian jetliner that went missing early Saturday.

A Vietnamese government statement says the slicks were spotted off the southern tip of Vietnam. The slicks (More)

Posted 8:15 PM 3/7/2014 by Tyler Greever, KOMU 8 Reporter

CAMDEN COUNTY - Cynthia Broyles was trying to get health insurance. She never expected it to go like this.

"I freaked, I did, I freaked out," Broyles said. "I came home and said honey what is this, I don't know what they're talking about."

Broyles applied for health insurance (More)

Posted 7:31 PM 3/7/2014 by Lee Anne Denyer, KOMU 8 Reporter

MOBERLY - The Randolph County Coroner has ruled out drowning as the causes of death for a father and son who died near Moberly earlier this week.

Coroner Gerald Luntsford told KOMU 8 News he completed autopsies on 31-year-old John Clardy and 2-year-old Caeden Clardy late Friday afternoon. (More)

Posted 6:22 PM 3/7/2014 by Lee Anne Denyer, KOMU 8 Digital Producer

JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon announced Friday emergency and domestic violence shelters will receive additional funding under a new plan.

The governor said the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) will provide $1.3 million (More)

Posted 6:19 PM 3/7/2014 by Kasper Soegaard Alstrup, KOMU 8 Reporter

COLUMBIA - Musicians and dancers from Missouri Contemporary Ballet and the Odyssey Chamber Music Series (OCMS) will perform together for the first time ever in a joint show this weekend.

The show is called "Music In Motion" and will take place at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. (More)

Posted 6:08 PM 3/7/2014 by Alyssa Strickland, KOMU 8 Reporter

COLUMBIA - A Columbia company is making green changes that could improve the city's overall energy efficiency. It could mean savings for Columbia and its cost of electricity.EnergyLink provides energy solutions and installations for commercial and residential businesses. After (More)

Posted 5:12 PM 3/7/2014 by Annie Hammock, KOMU Interactive Director

COLUMBIA - Bolivar police confirm they have cancelled the Amber Alert for Jaden Hanson.

A spokeswoman told KOMU 8 News the 3-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother.

NBC affiliate KY3 reported the boy's father, Jamil Hanson, remained inside a home in Springfield for about an (More)

Posted 5:03 PM 3/7/2014 by Brynne Whittaker, KOMU 8 Reporter

COLUMBIA - Ameren Missouri began increasing natural gas prices by an average of $39.64 a year per household on Friday. The changes affect customers in Columbia, Jefferson City, Mexico, Wentzville, Cape Girardeau and Marble Hill.

On top of that rate increase, Missouri received nearly $3 (More)

Posted 3:59 PM 3/7/2014 by Colleen Menadier, KOMU 8 Reporter

JEFFERSON CITY - A bill awaiting Gov. Jay Nixon's approval would protect cell phone companies when they provide location services to law enforcement.

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