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Candidate files suit against St. Louis treasurer
, may be liable to pay restitution for entering into an illegal contract, Wessels said. Neither Duncan nor Williams' office immediately returned calls seeking comment. Wessels'...


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Man hit, killed as he tries to retrieve item that fell from truck on interstate
St. Louis police investigate after a man was struck and killed on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, near the junction of Interstates 44 and 55 in St. Louis. Photo by J.B. Forbes,...
Tweetup round-up: 'Birdday' party and the symphony
A tweetup is an event where people on Twitter (and Facebook and Tumblr and any other social media platform) get together to meet in person. It's an opportunity to match names with faces, and...
Former St. Louis paramedic pleads guilty to sex charges
A former St. Louis Fire Department paramedic pleaded guilty to charges of persuading three minors to have sex with him between June 2010 and March 2011, officials said Monday. Noah Seth Bledsoe,...
Francis Howell board debates plan for athletic complex
Discussion of a planned athletic complex turned into a long debate on safety versus practicality Thursday night during a Francis Howell Board of Education workshop. The school district is planning...
15-year-old wrote that killing was 'pretty enjoyable'
- A Missouri teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and...
St. Charles County men admit buying, selling steroids and HGH
Two St. Charles County men have admitted illegally importing human growth hormone and steroids from China and selling it to other bodybuilders in local gyms, the U.S. Attorney's office said. ...
Romney aiming at Santorum on eve of Missouri matchup
Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the First National Bank Exhibition Hall in Loveland, Colo., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris ...
Santorum hosts primary night party in St. Charles
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will be in St. Charles Tuesday night after the polls close for the Missouri presidential primary. Senator Santorum plans to hold a celebration in the...
Cardinals sign infielder Alex Cora
The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a terms with veteran infielder Alex Cora on a minor league contract for the upcoming 2012 season. The deal includes a non-roster invite to the Cardinals Major...
Pedestrian killed on I-55 in South City
- St. Louis police said the man who was killed on Interstate 55 near downtown this morning had stopped his truck to retrieve an item which had fallen out. The as-yet unidentified man was driving...
15-year-old girl escapes kidnapper
A 26-year-old man accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl was taken into police custody. St. Louis Metropolitan Police said the victim was forced into a car in the 7500 block of Pennsylvania around...
Body builder pleads guilty to use, sale of HGH
- A St. Charles County man admitted in federal court Monday to owning and selling human growth hormone drugs, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Monday. Keith Ashabranner, a 32-year-old body...
Counter-protesters outnumber Westboro protesters
A church known for protesting military funerals was expected to protest at two St. Louis-area schools Monday morning, but only showed up at one. Dozens of counter-protestes were at Fort Zumwalt East...
Chiefs Name Brian Daboll Offensive Coordinator
. - The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that the team has hired Brian Daboll to serve as the club's offensive coordinator. "Brian is a fine football coach and offensive mind,"...
New historic sites include motel, college hall
The foyer in Missouri Hall at Columbia College was built in 1920 and still has paintings, a piano and a stair railing original to the building. The college was awarded a Leadership in Energy and...
Boyfriend arrested for alleged assault
Gardner The incident happened around 9:15 a.m. at Gatehouse Apartments, 2401 W. Broadway, Officer Latisha Stroer said. Dorian C. Gardner of 4511 Waterloo Drive, Apt. B, was arguing with his...
Lawmakers cautious about sales tax idea
Overhauling Missouri's tax system would create uncertainty in troubled economic times, two Columbia lawmakers said today to the man pushing conversion to a sales tax-only...
High-tech parking meters hit Ninth Street
Downtown motorists parking on some parts of Ninth Street soon will have a chance to test new ways to pay for their spaces. On Ninth Street between Broadway and Locust Street, the city has installed...
Panel values Hallsville farm at $1.25 million
A 148-acre farm property the city of Hallsville is trying to acquire via eminent domain to resolve sewer system permit violations has been valued at $1.25 million, more than double the amount the...
150 YEARS AGO: Ironclads make assault at Fort Henry
FORT HENRY, Tenn. -- A Union thrust up the Tennessee River cracked the Confederate defense line in the west when ironclad gunboats and a Union army of 15,000 took Fort Henry while the infantry...
Clerk expects low turnout
Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren expects 15,000 to 17,000 Boone County residents to cast ballots in tomorrow's presidential primary. "That would be on the high end, I think," Noren...
Animal farm makes fixes, awaits USDA visit
Russell Boyt greets Savanah at D&D Farm Animal Rescue in north Columbia during a visit Friday to help the sanctuary fix problems identified in a U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Seth Davis: Kansas-Missouri demonstrates pitfalls of conference realignment
Getty Images Kansas-Missouri, the so-called "Border War," has been one of the truly special rivalries in college basketball. That's why the Tigers' 74-71 victory on Saturday...
Man accused of trying to abduct 15-year-old
http://on.ksdk.com/xX9drK ) reports that the girl was forced into a car around 6 a.m. Monday. The man allegedly demanded items from the girl and tried to remove her...
Mo. teen describes killing as amazing, enjoyable
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an...
Missouri man pleads guilty in HGH case
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A second eastern Missouri bodybuilder has pleaded guilty to federal charges for conspiring to possess and distribute human growth hormone...
Mo. teen's journal details how she killed girl
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A journal entry written by the mid-Missouri teen convicted of killing her 9-year-old neighbor offers a chilling look at the killer's thoughts after the...
Missouri teen describes killing as 'pretty enjoyable'
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A U.S. teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an...
Missouri teen describes killing as 'pretty enjoyable' experience
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A U.S. teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an...
Illegal parking in KC will get you ticketed
Kansas City-area police agencies have isued 80 tickets and 28 warnings to people parked in handicap- accessible parking spaces who shouldn’t be there. The sweep involved officers checking...
Denmon makes Oscar Robinson watch list
Marcus Denmon celebrates Missouri's win over Kansas with Laurence Bowers. UPI/Bill Greenblatt Mizzou senior guard Marcus Denmon has been named to the Oscar Robertson Award Midseason Watch List,...
Bustamante sentencing hearing is underway
The state has brought seven witnesses forward during the first day of the sentencing hearing of Alyssa Bustamante, the 17 year-old charged with killing 9 year-old Elizabeth Olten two years ago near...
SEC Quick Hits for 2/6–wish comes true for Kim English
Missourinet checks the headlines and follows twitter and put together the top stories from Mizzou and the SEC in one easy to use format. Kimmie’s wish is granted...
Missouri remains fourth in coaches poll
The Missouri Tigers remain fourth in the polls after their 74-71 win over Kansas on Saturday. The top four remain the same with Kentucky, Syracuse and Ohio State ahead of Mizzou. Kansas dropped two...
Costs more to lose in Powerball
So far, the new higher-priced Powerball game has proven that it costs twice as much as it used to…to lose. Tickets are two-dollars now. Nobody has won the jackpot since the price increase...
One man acquitted in 2010 football weekend murder
A Columbia jury has acquitted one of the men charged in a football weekend murder in 2010. A jury from Platte County has found Tony Lewis NOT guilty. Lewis is the last of eight people charged with...
Senator McCaskill announces plans to keep rural post offices open
Senator McCaskillwill announce her plans today for keeping rural post offices open, and for retaining six-day delivery for the next four years. She’ll make her announcement in Kansas City. But...
Hiring discrimination against convicted felons in Springfield
The chairman of Springfield’s Human Rights Commission says the commission will talk about discrimination against convicted felons when it meets next week. Chairman George Davis tells the...
City of Kinloch hires parolee as new administrator
The troubled city of Kinloch has hired a man on parole for writing bad checks as its new city administrator—just two months after former mayor Keith Conway was sentenced to prison for using...
Reuters: FTC will oppose Express Scripts purchase of Medco
Follow this company "believe it should be stopped but want to ensure they have adequate evidence to win a court fight to stop it." A decision on whether or not to file a lawsuit...
Ralcorp completes Post spinoff
said today that the company completed its spinoff of Post Holdings Inc. to Ralcorp shareholders on Friday. Ralcorp shareholders received one share of Post common stock for every two shares of...
St. Louis No. 20 in private-sector job growth
St. Louis Business Journal by Matthew Hibbard, Reporter Date: Monday, February 6, 2012, 12:13pm CST - Last Modified: Monday, February 6, 2012, 12:57pm...
Rams London tickets on sale now
Follow this company and the CVC are nearing an agreement that would allow home games to be played abroad, officials from the NFL said in a statement. The Rams are scheduled to play three...
Express Scripts issues debt in preparation of Medco deal
Express Scripts Inc. (NYSE: ESRX) announced today it will be issuing debt through its wholly owned subsidiary, Aristotle Holding Inc., to fund the acquisition of Medco Health Solutions Inc. Express...
TradeWind Energy seeks approval for $500M Kansas wind farm
Follow this company is seeking county-level approval for a proposed wind farm in southeast Kansas that could cost more than $500 million. The Buffalo Dunes project could support the...
Kansas City Chiefs pick Daboll as offensive coordinator
Follow this company , which had a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver for the first time in franchise history. "Brian is a fine football coach and offensive mind," Chiefs...
Kansas City admen play Monday morning quarterback
For advertising professionals, the game within the Super Bowl game is all about brands and big ideas. Four Kansas City admen cut through the fog of cute dogs and talking babies to look back at a few...
H&R Block gets caught up in phishing scam
Follow this company are sending text messages in an attempt to get their hands on personal information, and H&R Block is trying to short-circuit the scam in the midst of its busy tax...
The man behind Der Schmutzige: Scott Beskow
Follow this company . But now, as bar manager of Grnauer's Wunderbar, Beskow has the freedom to mix up the bar's craft cocktail menu every couple of weeks. Wunderbar is one of...