Graphic details of bestiality, child rape and sodomy emerged in court documents filed Thursday in the case of a Missouri family accused of horrific crimes against their relatives.
Getting arrested for stealing cars after his 16th birthday may be the best thing that ever happened to Terrence Barkley.
An investigation into dogfighting across five states has resulted in federal charges against 19 people, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Thunderstorms and high winds are expected to keep sweeping across Missouri and Kentucky on Saturday after Friday's pounding rain left thousands without power, officials said.
BOISE, Idaho -- Following the defensive battle between Xavier-Wisconsin earlier in the day, watching Missouri and Marquette was a refreshing jolt of speed and scoring, capped by a stirring and slightly controversial finish.
It took one movie star five hours and a judge's order before he could vote by machine in his district Tuesday.
Officials in Missouri, a hard-fought jewel in the presidential race, are sifting through possibly hundreds of questionable or duplicate voter-registration forms submitted by an advocacy group that has been accused of election fraud in other states
The emergency rooms at two hospitals in Missouri were placed on lockdown Saturday after patients arrived complaining that they had been exposed to a chemical.
Gasoline prices fell slightly Tuesday, bringing the total decline in the nationwide average to more than 10% since mid-July, according to a daily survey of gas station credit card swipes.
Price of gas got you crying at the pump? Is it eating into your household budget? Well, get used to it.
Graphic details of bestiality, child rape and sodomy emerged in court documents filed Thursday in the case of a Missouri family accused of horrific crimes against their relatives.
Getting arrested for stealing cars after his 16th birthday may be the best thing that ever happened to Terrence Barkley.
An investigation into dogfighting across five states has resulted in federal charges against 19 people, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Thunderstorms and high winds are expected to keep sweeping across Missouri and Kentucky on Saturday after Friday's pounding rain left thousands without power, officials said.
BOISE, Idaho -- Following the defensive battle between Xavier-Wisconsin earlier in the day, watching Missouri and Marquette was a refreshing jolt of speed and scoring, capped by a stirring and slightly controversial finish.
It took one movie star five hours and a judge's order before he could vote by machine in his district Tuesday.
Officials in Missouri, a hard-fought jewel in the presidential race, are sifting through possibly hundreds of questionable or duplicate voter-registration forms submitted by an advocacy group that has been accused of election fraud in other states
The emergency rooms at two hospitals in Missouri were placed on lockdown Saturday after patients arrived complaining that they had been exposed to a chemical.
Gasoline prices fell slightly Tuesday, bringing the total decline in the nationwide average to more than 10% since mid-July, according to a daily survey of gas station credit card swipes.
Price of gas got you crying at the pump? Is it eating into your household budget? Well, get used to it.
Powerful storms killed 22 people in three states over the weekend, including an Oklahoma mother who died while huddling over her child, authorities said. Her son survived with facial injuries.
Sodden and crumbling, the Pin Oak levee was the only thing standing between Winfield, Missouri, and the flood-swollen Mississippi River on Wednesday.
Another round of storms headed toward tornado-ravaged areas of Missouri, Arkansas and several other states early Tuesday
Missouri has always been a nearly flawless barometer of presidential elections, so it was only fitting that both party's races there on Super Tuesday were incredibly tight
A federal appeals court has upheld the right of female inmates to be transported at state expense for elective abortions.
Where can you grab a cold beer from the company keg when the clock strikes four? Where can you take in a yoga class during your lunch hour? And where can you do laundry for free?
Coaching changes are common in college football, and this year looks to be no different.
Theoretically, you come to the Mailbag each week seeking my "expertise" on college football matters. This week, however, the biggest story in the country involves a subject I feel somewhat unqualified to speak about.
A federal court shuts down a flood-control boondoggle in Missouri, saying the books were cooked to justify the project
Hot, humid air is blanketing wide areas of the nation this week, and Missouri health experts have been urging people to stay in air-conditioned buildings
On its face, a drive to force public pension funds to halt investment in companies operating in countries believed to be sponsors of terrorism - primarily Iran - is in full swing. Presidential cand...
Rick Majerus has been analyzing basketball games at ESPN for three seasons. On Saturday, he found himself at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the first BracketBusters matchup between two ranked teams.
Voters in six states Tuesday approved ballot measures raising the minimum wage, joining 18 other states in setting a wage higher than the federal mark of $5.15 an hour, according to CNN projections.
The results of Missouri's referendum on stem cell research Tuesday could impact several biotechs specializing in that line of work.
The New York Democrat leading the party's campaign efforts in the Senate said Monday he considers the key battleground states in the midterm election "very winnable."
Almost 300,000 electric customers in the St. Louis, Missouri, area remained in the dark Sunday night, four days after the first of two severe thunderstorms battered the region amid a lingering heat wave, a utility spokesman said.
"No, we probably would have guessed it would be half of what it costs today. And we're worried." --Judie Kavit (and daughter Caroline), Yorktown, Va.
A record $340 million Powerball jackpot has sent ticket sales for the multi-state lottery soaring.
Storms drenched parts of the nation's mid-section Saturday, and at least 30 twisters were reported in several states in the first major outbreak of tornadoes this year.
Even in mid-April, the public does not despise all income taxes.
My wife and I recently had our first son and my mother wants to buy him a $50,000 life insurance policy. But when I tell her I think it would make more sense for her to contribute to a college savings plan or custodial account in his name, she makes it sound as I'm a lunatic. We are fighting mad at each other at this point. So I ask you: am I right on this or am I a lunatic?
In a ruling that marked a change in "national standards," a divided Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that the execution of juvenile killers is unconstitutional.
The following is information provided by the Death Penalty Information Center on the death penalty in the United States.
I'm 42 years old and have about 95 percent of my money in stocks (70 percent large-company stocks, 15 percent small company and 10 percent international) with the rest in cash and bonds. Everything I read says now is not a good time to get into bonds, but should I have more bond exposure?
The U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri said Thursday that Lisa Montgomery -- the woman charged with strangling a pregnant woman, cutting the near-term fetus from her womb and kidnapping the baby -- will make an initial court appearance Tuesday in Kansas City, Missouri.
Lisa Montgomery, accused of strangling a 23-year-old Missouri woman and cutting the fetus out of her womb, sat motionless Monday as a judge read the charge against her in U.S. District Court.
Republican Secretary of State Matt Blunt won the governor's race Tuesday in Missouri, narrowly defeating Democrat Claire McCaskill, CNN projected.
One of the two people to survive the crash of a commuter plane in Missouri this week described his ordeal in a phone call from his hospital bed, his voice breaking as he recounted the screams from the dying.
An election afterthought a few weeks ago, Friday night's debate in St. Louis and a tightening race nationwide have focused fresh attention on Missouri.
I started in May 2002. I used to be a sales manager for a pre-need funeral plan; I got burned out on that and told my wife I was going to retire. After I played golf all summer, she said, "You're ...
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and his running mate John Edwards Thursday kicked off a joint campaign swing -- through the Western United States -- in Missouri, where they were met by both cheering supporters and boisterous protesters.
President Bush and John Kerry campaign within a quarter-mile of each other today in Davenport, Iowa, an evenly divided town in a battleground state.
The severe weather that brought 84 tornado sightings across eight states Sunday was responsible for three deaths, taking the death toll from the weekend storms to eight, officials said Monday.
Let's start with the disclaimer: If you're claustrophobic, this might be a good time to turn to the next article. But for everyone else, here's an idea for your spring travel planning: Visit a cave...
What they view as a troubled national economy drew many voters to the primaries in five states Tuesday, but exit polls showed respondents picking different candidates based on that issue.
Howard Dean lashed out Saturday at Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. John Kerry with some of the harshest rhetoric of the campaign, calling Kerry "another special interest clone."
By the time we go to sleep tonight, or early tomorrow morning, '04 Dems will have ended their yearlong love/hate relationship with New Hampshire.
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to again decide the constitutionality of executing people who were juveniles at the time they committed murder.
Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt spoke to supporters in Iowa after placing a disappointing fourth in the caucuses.
American Jazz Museum, Kansas City, Mo. 816-474-8463; www.americanjazzmuseum.com. Listen to recordings by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker or sit in on twice-monthly lectures by li...
The most surprising thing about premillennial hysteria is that there is so little of it. There was a bit of a disaster-preparedness surge early in the year, but it seems to have petered out--with Y...
Your kid may have no aptitude for Caltech, MONEY's best college value, but he or she does not need to be a rocket scientist to find a terrific deal. On the following pages, you'll learn of more tha...
I agree with your December Editor's Notes: The congressional law requiring a 20% withholding tax on payouts from certain pension and annuity plans deserves a fast repeal. It is unfair, because I am...
While striking Caterpillar workers observe no discernible dress code (see photo above), trendy dressers like the man at right are putting the company on the fashion map. Men and women are togging o...
I read with interest the November articles on protecting retirement money and avoiding pension plan ripoffs. Many of the problems you discussed in relation to 401(k) plans could be solved with two ...
-- LEE IACOCCA, 66, CEO of Chrysler, on the economy's effect on the auto industry, in his December Playboy interview: ''There's no problem that a three-point drop in interest rates wouldn't cure.''...
With 43 states and more than 700 cities and counties imposing income taxes on top of the federal government's take, it's more important than ever to know your total combined tax bracket. Then you c...
COLUMBIA, MO. -- A Boone County judge has ruled ((that)) Missouri's abortion law doesn't add nine months to a person's age. ((The ruling means that)) a 20- year-old man will lose his driver's licen...
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- A lawyer for a female inmate said yesterday his pregnant client's fetus is illegally imprisoned because Missouri's antiabortion law says life begins at conception. ''If life ...
A decrepit bridge that links East St. Louis, Illinois, with St. Louis, Missouri, could give municipal bondholders everywhere a shiver. They already know extraordinary projects can be hazardous, hav...
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