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An Indonesian court has convicted an American man of murdering his girlfriend's mother and sentenced him to 18 years in jail.Click to Continue »

In a year with many high-profile attacks on free speech, the people who award the anti-censorship Jefferson Muzzles strived to find lesser-known offenders:Click to Continue »

A truck driver has been sentenced to three years in prison in connection with a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and injured a state trooper.Click to Continue »

Two tax measures that would benefit businesses based in Missouri are heading to Gov. Jay Nixon's desk after passing the Legislature.Click to Continue »

A panel of Missouri teachers and parents tasked with reviewing the state's education standards is so divided that members told the State Board of Education on Monday they have split…Click to Continue »

A measure that would change municipal court operations and lower the money cities can get from traffic violations is nearing a debate in the Missouri House.Click to Continue »

The new director of Illinois prisons says union contracts are the source of many problems within the Illinois Department of Corrections and he soon will recommend reforms.Click to Continue »

Several residents of a small southeast Missouri town say they don't believe the resignations of five of six members of the police force are race-related after the longtime mayor, who…Click to Continue »

The state's attorney general will defend the Missouri Senate in a lawsuit filed by a liberal advocacy group over alleged violations of the state's open records law.Click to Continue »

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch photo staff is the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.Click to Continue »