Nov 20 - By Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer
A black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors convicting her of two misdemeanor counts.
Nov 19 - By Cheryl Wittenauer, Associated Press Writer
The St. Louis and Kansas City areas, along with part of southeast Missouri, have violated 2008 air quality standards and may be forced to impose new restrictions, the state said Thursday.
Nov 13 - By Associated Press
A sixth member of a family facing child sex abuse charges in western Missouri has been charged with rape in connection with the case.
Nov 6 - By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press Writer
Investigators are looking into the behavior of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s CEO during a zoning vote by the St. Louis County Council this week on a casino complex being developed by another company.
Oct 28 - By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Writer
Gov. Jay Nixon cut an additional $204 million from Missouri's budget Wednesday and eliminated nearly 700 jobs in attempt to offset a continued decline in state tax revenues.
Oct 22 - By Alan Scher Zagier, Associated Press Writer
The top financial officer of insurance giant AIG defended the federal government's $180 billion bailout of the company in a return to his alma mater.
Oct 20 - By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Writer
Missouri prison officials are restricting inmate access to the media, citing concerns over the cost of security for onsite interviews.
Oct 19 - By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Writer
Employees in Missouri's parks system learned Monday that more than 100 positions are being eliminated because of declining tax revenues that finance that agency.
Oct 13 - By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Writer
Two St. Louis residents have asked a court to strike down Missouri's latest economic incentives law in an attempt to halt tax credits for a massive redevelopment project.
Oct 7 - By BILL DRAPER, Associated Press Writers
A Moldovan, one of 12 people charged in a massive racketeering scheme, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to one count of forced labor trafficking, and agreed to cooperate with the government.
Sep 2 - By Associated Press
Missouri may have to borrow more than $2.7 billion from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits over the next five years.
Aug 28 - By David Twiddy, AP Business Writer
Missouri banks recorded a net loss in the second quarter of 2009 as bad loans continued to hurt lenders' bottom lines.

Jun 29 - By Jay Cohen, AP Sports Writer
Mariano Rivera has seen all the histrionics by some closers. It's fine, he said, because it's part of their personalities.
Jun 23 - By Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer
Three former executives of the online sports gambling Web site BetOnSports, including two of the company founder's siblings, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges.
May 26 - By Antonio Gonzalez, Associated Press Writer
Mo Williams' Game 4 guarantee blew up like his swollen left eye.
Mar 30 - By David Twiddy, AP Business Writer
The chairman and chief executive of Kansas City Southern received compensation valued at $1.4 million in 2008, or 73 percent less than the year before, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday.
Mar 21 - By Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer
An off-duty suburban St. Louis police officer might have been drinking before a crash early Saturday that killed four people, investigators said.
Feb 24 - By Lee Logan, Associated Press Writer
A speedier Internet hookup might be on its way to some of Missouri's rural residents, courtesy of federal stimulus funds.
Aug 15 - By Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer
The "nightmare" is over for thousands of investors whose money was tied up in auction-rate securities purchased through Wachovia Corp., Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said Friday in announcing an $8.5 billion settlement with the company.

Nov 7 - By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Writer
After traveling thousands of miles and spending millions of dollars, Republican Jim Talent and Democrat Claire McCaskill finished Election Day right where they started their Senate campaigns — just about even.