Obama says ’America’s possibilities are limitless’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Asserting “America’s possibilities are limitless,” President Barack Obama declared on Monday that a decade of war is ending and the nation’s economy is recovering as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall.
Snow falls in Southeast; 1 death linked to storm
A winter storm made its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping snow in states recovering from days of rain, playing a role in at least one fatality, and leaving thousands without power.
Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
Mo. lawmakers open 2013 with plans for tax cuts
The Missouri Legislature convened its 2013 session Wednesday with the largest contingent of Republican lawmakers since the Civil War era pledging to cut taxes for residents and revamp the state’s business incentives to boost the economy.
Man kills mother, then 26 at Conn. grade school
A shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday left 28 people dead.
High court upholds key part of Obama health law
The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
Ameren files plan to resolve shoreline issue
Ameren Missouri has filed a shoreline management plan that the utility says will ensure that most of the 1,600 homes along the Lake of the Ozarks shoreline are not threatened with removal.
Pujols to the Angels
Pujols to the Angles
Mo. lottery director targeted by apparent scam
The organizers of an apparent lottery scam committed a major blunder.
Mo. hunter gets shot of white deer
A Missouri hunter recently found an albino deer while hunting near Lake of the Ozarks.
Tilley launches Mo. lieutenant governor’s bid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley formally launched a campaign for lieutenant governor Thursday while reporting a hefty campaign account containing more than $1 million.
MU medical school hit with new sanctions
The largest physician residency program at the University of Missouri has been put on probation by a national accreditation group. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Thursday that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education put the university’s internal medicine department on one year of probation.
13 meth labs found at Missouri home
SCOTT CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Three people in southeast Missouri face charges after 13 methamphetamine labs were discovered at their home.
Missouri's cold medicine database to go online
Consumers wanting to buy certain cold and allergy medicines in Missouri soon will be checked in a statewide database intended to catch people involved in making the illegal drug methamphetamine.