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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Spc. Charles McClure, 21, of New Bloomfield, died in Kuwait Thursday, May 2, after being injured in a vehicle accident.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Governor Jay Nixon said he is prepared to lay off workers and curtail motor vehicle services in the Revenue Department in response to a legislative move to withhold funding.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Missouri House committee has advanced a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at protecting gun rights.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A northeast Kansas man is in custody after a menagerie of wild cats was seized from private property in northeast Kansas.

Friday, May 03, 2013  A Missouri senator blocked a vote on a bill that would base some state funding for Missouri public universities on performance standards and career placement.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  An appeal of Kelly Simino's conviction for the 2006 murder of girlfriend Brandi Mathews has been denied.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Missouri residents could be unable to get driver's licenses if a budget plan passed by the Missouri Senate actually were to become law.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the beating death of his 2-year-old son.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  The Social Security Administration says one of its fraud investigators received a readable list of Missourians who have concealed-weapons permits but that the list was later destroyed.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The head of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said his agency provided a list of about 163,000 Missouri residents with concealed gun permits to federal authorities.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to a proposed constitutional amendment bolstering certain gun rights after a Democratic state senator blocked a vote for several hours.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Updated with video: A Florida college student's plan to launch a massive murder spree was thrown off by campus police offiers' fast response

Friday, March 08, 2013  The Missouri Senate has approved a ban on roadside checkpoints targeting motorcycles or other specific vehicles.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Two House committees already rejected the proposal last week.

Monday, March 04, 2013  The Senate General Laws Committee voted 7-0 Monday in favor of a proposal by Republican Sen. Kurt Schaefer, of Columbia.