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Officials said Joshua A. Vaughn knew one of the defendants from when he worked at the state Division of Youth Services.

Sales soared to nearly $13 million across Missouri in the first weekend of legal recreational pot.

Missouri on Tuesday executed Leonard Taylor, 58, who was convicted killing his girlfriend and her three children at their home in Jennings.

In their second-to-last meeting before a break that effectively ends their session, aldermen advanced plans to make streets safer, strengthen police oversight and overhaul development policy.

Residents petitioned to remove J. Toni Burrow last fall.

A former Jefferson County municipal prosecutor was sentenced to 18 months in prison Tuesday in a case that included video evidence of him coercing a woman he was prosecuting into sex acts using money and reminders of her pending charges.

Charges accuse a 23-year-old Florissant man of shooting a pizza delivery driver in December.

Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, called for the raises last month, citing a severe recruitment and retention problem. “We must do better,” he said.

People would only get eight weeks of unemployment benefits when the unemployment rate is low.

St. Louis County Council will consider changing its rules Tuesday night for public speakers after years of listening to topics largely unrelated to county business.

Police said they don't suspect foul play.

Mario Pintor is accused of breaking windows with an axe or hammer, then burglarizing the businesses.

Request for Proposals for new lead agency creates underlying conflict, as well as opportunity, for those providing homeless services in city.

Democrat Nikki Budzinski is bring a young union electrician as her special guest, while Republican Mary Miller is skipping speech because of president’s “lies.”

Sen. Mike Moon’s bill goes further than Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation signed into law last ear.

Ferguson will hold a recall election on a city council member Tuesday, while Maplewood will fill a vacancy on its council. St. Charles voters will reduce the field of mayoral candidates to three from two in a primary Tuesday.

Missouri’s newest U.S. senator was one of 47 Republicans who co-sponsored legislation that would establish a permanent ban on federal funding for abortions.

Brandon Campbell, 32, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two weapons charges in exchange for a 15-year prison sentence in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Randy Moore.

The “Protect Illinois Communities Act” has prompted lawsuits at a rate of more than one every four days.

Alderman Tom Oldenburg managed to rally board members from north and south behind keeping things equal for now.