A 17-year-old is accused of committing a violent robbery in east Columbia. He is in jail with a $50,000 bond after making his first court appearance on Thursday. Investigators say the teen agreed to sell the victim marijuana on Wednesday afternoon outs…

(AP) — Legislation introduced by a group of Democratic lawmakers would to add four seats to the nine-member Supreme Court, in a long-shot bid designed to counter the court’s rightward tilt during the Trump administration. Republicans are criticizing th…

(AP) — The Missouri House has refused to accept a lawmaker’s resignation to allow the Ethics Committee to fully investigate allegations that he physically and sexually abused his children years ago. The GOP-led House voted 153-0 Thursday to preve…

It’s one of those rare taxes that the voters seem to renew every time it comes up on a Cole County ballot. Voters again said ‘yes’ to a half-cent sales tax for capital improvements on Tuesday. Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman says fixing the ro…

(AP) — Disturbing bodycam video shows a 13-year-old boy appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before a Chicago police officer shoots and kills him. The jumpy nighttime footage from Officer Eric Stillman’s body…