State News
Hunters checked more than 98,000 deer during opening weekend
That number is down 2 percent from last year's opening weekend.
Special session still option for Gov. Blunt
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder urged the governor to call a special session after the Nov. 4 election to help Missourians struggling to pay their utility bills.
Man gets 27 years in Webster Groves teacher killing
Derrick Luster was sentenced Wednesday, two days after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. He was originally charged with first-degree murder.
St. Louis pilot program aimed at financial literacy
The project will involve 19 financial institutions, local government and nonprofit organizations.
McCain still leads in Missouri as official results deadline passes
But the Missouri secretary of state waits to receive official election results from some of the state's most populous jurisdictions.
St. Louis bids farewell to local brewer ownership
St. Louis locals are being gripped by the Anheuser-Busch brewery takeover. The $52 billion Belgium-based InBev buyout of the firm closed Tuesday.
UPDATE: Jury selection begins in Internet suicide case
The 49-year-old Missouri woman is being charged with Myspace taking part in an online hoax that allegedly caused the suicide of a teenage neighbor, Megan Meier.
Big trouble for small casinos, industry head says
Casino companies are all grappling with the rough economy, but smaller operators might be less likely to survive, the American Gaming Association's leader said Tuesday at a conference.
K.C. woman convicted of reduced charge in shooting death
A Kansas City woman who was briefly on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list was found guilty of reduced charges in a fatal shooting.
Mo. businessman pleads guilty to evading up to $7M in taxes
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2 plead guilty to felonies in southeast Missouri boy's death
A report states that the mother and stepfather of a 4-year-old southeast Missouri boy who died from infection in 2005 will plead guilty to three felonies.
UPDATE: Safety chief says terrorists may wrongly target Missouri
Postings on jihadist Web sites show followers of a terrorist leader who served part of his life sentence in a Springfield prison are calling for "offensive action" on his behalf.
St. Louis area sergeant's story told in documentary
New online documentary tells the story of a St. Louis County Army sergeant and victim of rape who returns home and deals with her trauma.
Wrongly convicted St. Louis man sues
A St. Louis man who spent 23 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has filed suit against St. Louis County and the officers who arrested him.
UPDATE: High school wrestler dies in practice
A sophomore wrestler for Hazelwood West High School collapsed while running in practice.
Actor Will Smith to make a stop in St. Louis
Smith is promoting his new movie, "Seven Pounds," and participating in a charitable event for a local food bank.
InBev takes over Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion
InBev closed its $52 billion takeover deal of Anheuser-Busch Cos. on Tuesday. The new company will be named Anheuser-Busch InBev, and InBev promises to keep Anheuser-Busch's St. Louis base as the company's North American headquarters. InBev will now be the world's largest brewer.
Mo. health dept. study shows most Mo. smokers want to quit
A Missouri health department study shows that nearly two-thirds of smokers want to quit in the next six months, with nearly 80 percent believing that they can stop at some point.
67-year-old Mo. man pleads guilty to killing daughter's boyfriend
An eastern Mo. man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The 67-year-old man was accused of shooting to death his daughter's boyfriend in December 2005.
Mo. Gov.-elect Nixon makes first cabinet appointment
Kelvin Simmons will become the Commissioner of Administration, a post in which he will coordinate the seven divisions of the Office of Administration.
