The Buddha said, "I teach one thing and one thing only: suffering and the end of suffering." The end of suffering is something Keith Freeman -- a former drug dealer, convict, alcoholic...

Virginia R. Leitner (facing at right) greets visitors as they check out her artwork at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Photo by Johnny Andrews, ...

Jim Roos was thrilled on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, when he heard a federal appeals court had sided with him in a dispute over his sign opposing eminent domain. This portrait was taken in front of ...

o Gov. Pat Quinn today will propose a budget that closes Tamms Correctional Center in deep Southern Illinois, provides a scant 1 percent increase to the state's struggling schools and imposes...

o The Rams will be able to play a "home" game in England this year in exchange for boosting the number of weekends that the Edward Jones Dome can be booked for other uses during the...

ST. LOUIS o Excavating machines hammer thick concrete pavement. Workers slice fat steel girders with glowing torches. Bulldozers push jumbled debris. It goes on for weeks. Cost of the demolition...

Kendele Noto of J. Noto in St. Charles Kendele Noto, 23, is part of the three generations of the Noto family that runs J. Noto Fine Italian Confections on Main Street in St....

o St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley asked the County Council Tuesday to authorize a grant of up to $332,500 to enable a merger of the Central County and North Central County emergency...

Ten years ago, Jeff Keane, who was then 35, started a production company to design and produce corporate videos, television ads and websites. He rented office loft space on North 10th Street in ...

ST. LOUIS (AP/KSDK) - The executive director of the Missouri Democratic Party has been placed on unpaid leave while St. Louis police investigate allegations of a domestic assault. Police said...

Oakville, MO (KSDK) - Those who live there say there's a lot to like about an Oakville neighborhood. Since her next door neighbors lost their home to foreclosure in 2009, Michele Polzin says...

Test My Teen , rolled out in Wentzville last week. The drug testing kit was a timely subject, as St. Charles County had its first Heroin Town Hall meeting Tuesday night. The "Test My Teen...

St. Louis (KSDK) - If you want to see the Rams play the Patriots this October, you'll need a ticket to London. The overseas game had been controversial, since it will mean the Rams play one...

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - A former western Missouri firefighter pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, who disappeared more than three years ago after starting divorce...

Ellisville, MO (KSDK) - Some seniors living in Ellisville are in the Mardi Gras spirit this Fat Tuesday. Residents, staff and volunteers hosted a Fat Tuesday parade at Bethesda Meadow skilled...

East St. Louis, IL (KSDK) - A high school assistant track coach charged with sexually abusing a student turned himself in Thursday afternoon, the East St. Louis Police Department said. According to...

St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - A big surprise for a St. Louis educator today. Christy Leming was named the Peabody Logos Leader in Education. The principal of Marian Middle School received the honor for...

A fund designed to offer incentives to Missouri science and technology companies has been declared unconstitutional by a Cole County Circuit Court judge. And although lawmakers were able to pass...

A threatening email directed at four Missouri senators and making reference to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has raised new security concerns at the state Capitol. Giffords was severely...

The Eli Young Band is headed to St. Louis on February 29th, 2012 and with just one week before the concert, tickets are still available. The Eli Young Band will be in concert at The Pageant, located...

Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and visiting Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68, the Wildcats' second victory over the Tigers in two meetings this...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A recently created state fund designed to offer incentives to science or technology companies has been struck down by a central Missouri trial...

A proposed law described as one protecting religious beliefs and moral convictions runs into critics who charge it’s dangerously vague and is more interested in this year’s elections than...

The third ranked Missouri Tigers shot just 38% for the game, including just 8 of 26 from long range as the Kansas State Wildcats come into Mizzou Arena and win 78-68. Missouri, down by as many as...

Rodney McGruder scored 24 points as Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68 Tuesday night, the Wildcats' second win this season over the Tigers and their first at Mizzou Arena since 2007. It's also...

In an otherwise charmed season where wins seemed almost routine, Missouri has little time to wallow in defeat. Not with a weekend road trip to Lawrence and No. 4 Kansas awaiting, along with the...

on Tuesday asked the County Council to authorize a grant of up to $332,500 to enable a merger of the Central County and North Central County emergency dispatch centers. The funding would come...

Authorities say they have identified a man sought for more than five years in dozens of cabin burglaries in the mountains of southern Utah. In a statement Tuesday evening, the Iron County...

Gov. Pat Quinn prepared Tuesday to deliver an Illinois budget proposal stuffed with grim news including closing two prisons and 12 other state facilities, slashing Medicaid by $2.7 billion and ...

o Police are investigating a robbery Tuesdayat the Granite City Steel Credit Union, 2001 Lee Street. The man reportedly entered the credit union at 1:51 p.m., approached a teller and demanded...

o An Illinois House committee that normally deals with farm and wildlife issues passed two controversial anti-abortion measures this afternoon, before a packed room that included opponents wearing...

A former part-time track coach from East St. Louis High School turned himself in today to face charges of sexually abusing a teen boy. Earlest A. Johnson, 33, of the 600 block of North 75th Street...

led to heightened security concerns and police action on Tuesday in the state Capitol, which was already on edge from a previous incident. But this latest episode came to a quick resolution after...

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney takes a question at a town hall meeting at Eagle Manufacturing Corporation in Shelby Township, Mich., Tuesday, Mich., Feb....

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. U.S. stocks are opening higher and the Dow Jones industrial average is nearing 13,000 after Greece ...

Posters featuring St. Louis Rams players decorate the Broadway North entrance of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, ...

Valley Park, MO (KSDK) - A local alderman is in trouble, accused of driving drunk and running from police. The Valley Park alderman has not yet been charged, but because of his public office, we are...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP/KSDK) - Only minor damage is reported after an earthquake centered in southeast Missouri shook at least nine states. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.0...

St. Louis (KSDK) - We're working to get more information on a developing story involving an employee at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Jeff Lea, spokesman for the airport, says an...

a couple of local hospitals expected to run out of methotrexate in the next couple of weeks. The drug can cure a common form of childhood leukemia and is in short supply nationwide. But Tuesday...

Jefferson City, MO (KSDK) - There was a packed house in Jefferson City Tuesday, a crowd that wanted to know if St. Louis Public Schools are getting better. Superintendent Dr. Kelvin Adams said...

St. Louis (KSDK) - A Missouri lawmaker wants to cut $28 million from a medical program that serves blind people. If approved, the bill would eliminate a program called State Medical. The idea is...

JEFFERSON CITY | A threatening email directed at four Missouri Senators making reference to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has once again raised security concerns at the state Capitol. Giffords was...

As with the North Side and Central corridor areas of St. Louis, the city’s South Side is dotted with churches that cover a wide range of denominations. As with the other churches in the area,...

JEFFERSON CITY - An eastern Missouri resident sparked a security alert for the Missouri Senate today by sending an email that included a reference to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and made...

COLUMBIA -- Two women were arrested and forced to publicly apologize for waving black flags and shouting "hurrahs for Jeff Davis" at troops passing Baptist Female College, now Stephens...

Columbia police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a Dollar General store last night. At 6:43 p.m., officers were called to the store at 106 Business Loop 70 W. A man reportedly...

During its pre-council meeting last night, the Columbia City Council discussed the possibility of establishing a Tax Increment Financing district to encompass a large portion of the central city. ...

A new funding method that targets programs aimed at breaking the cycles of poverty was unveiled this morning by the Heart of Missouri United Way. More than 150 people packed Dulaney Hall at Columbia...