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Supporters say three tax credits moving forward in the Missouri House would encourage economic development and trade.Click to Continue »

Working in pairs, the fourth-year German students at Belleville East High School had different approaches to the challenging task at hand — translating an obituary from an old-time German newspaper…Click to Continue »

Veterans seeking treatment at Missouri's Veterans Affairs hospitals are being accommodated in a more timely fashion than the national average, according to VA records reviewed by The Associated Press.Click to Continue »

The South Carolina police officer charged with murder after video surfaced of him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back was allowed to stay on the force despite an earlier…Click to Continue »

After surviving an unexpectedly tough campaign for a second term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that Chicago's challenges "don't need to be made harder if I have a stylistic issue"Click to Continue »

As Illinois State University mourned Wednesday over the deaths of an assistant basketball coach, a school administrator and five fans killed in a plane crash, investigators focused on one of…Click to Continue »

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator says a private plane that crashed in central Illinois early Tuesday, killing seven, climbed and turned in an unexpected direction before plunging into a…Click to Continue »

A measure opponents say increases the risks to motorcyclists and would burden society with the costs of injuries from non-helmet-wearing riders is moving forward in the Missouri Legislature.Click to Continue »

Severe thunderstorms making their way across Missouri are packing 70 mph winds and several are capable of producing tornadoes.Click to Continue »

Graphic videos have surfaced previously that kindled outrage over police use of force — the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles, last year's chokehold death in New York City. The…Click to Continue »