KC officials stand by accused cops

The Kansas City Police Board has decided it will continue to fight for three officers found liable for the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy. The board wasn’t named in the Timothy Wilson case, and isn’t responsible for last week’s $700,000...

Rolla student dies of overdose

An overdose of nonprescription drugs and alcohol is listed as the cause of death of a freshman at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The body of Heather Hock was found Sunday night. She was an engineering student from Strafford. Last spring, she was the valedictorian...

Where the people are

Missouri looks to have about 7% more people in the 2000 census than it did 10 years ago. A lot of that growth since 1990 has come at the expense of Missouri’s inner cities. State demographer Ryan Burson says the fastest-growing areas around St. Louis are the...

Hancock decision looms

The circuit court judge hearing the lawsuit involving Hancock Amendment refunds is moving closer to a decision. The plaintiffs and the state say a decision could come within a few weeks. There’s a lot of optimism on the part of those who launched the legal...

Hallelujah! Rural churches thrive

Many rural churches seem to be holding their own, even growing. A study tracking the growth of rural churches in 99 rural Missouri townships for the past 50 years unearths some surprising results. John Bennett, the director of the Missouri School of Religion which has...
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