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Missouri senators are pushing legislation that could make more information available to the public about federal grants and state budget cuts.

Local writer Keija Parssinen is something of a fixture on Columbia’s literary scene.

A western Missouri meat company has expanded its recall to include 137 pounds of cooked head sausage.

 Blunt's office said Friday that the 62-year-old Republican senator underwent "a routine and successful" outpatient medical procedure Thursday at George Washington University Hospital.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has more than $5 million in his campaign account as he heads into the 2012 elections.

A Missouri House member is proposing legislation that would ask voters to approve tougher regulation of certain installment loans.

Friday is National Amber Alert Day.  Law enforcement officials across the nation are recognizing the importance of the Amber Alert System, which is a high-speed, high-tech way of alerting the public when a child has been abducted. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, there’s been some misunderstanding about the criteria that must be met before the alert can go out.

The body of a Missouri highway patrolman who disappeared while watching over flooded areas last summer was found Thursday not far from the original search area, authorities said.

In a report released earlier this year, the FCC acknowledged that some of its policies and regulations are out of sync with the swiftly evolving media markets and the information needs of communities.

New research out of the University of Missouri shows that when it comes to female mate preference in a certain species of tree frog, there may be more than meets the eye.  Females may actually prefer the calls of males that share the same number of chromosomes.