JEFFERSON CITY - State lawmakers had until Friday to approve next year's budget but got it done ahead of schedule.

On the rebound, Barack Obama left Hillary Rodham Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination after beating her in North Carolina and falling just short in ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Voter excitement, always up before a presidential election, is pushing registration through the roof so far this year — with more than 3.5 million people rushing to ...

COLUMBIA - The president won't use the "r" word, but the signs seem to point to a recession.

HOLTS SUMMIT - With a history of big problems in a small town, Holts Summit's political atmosphere has created a big stir during the past eight months.

On Monday, Attorney General Jay Nixon announced a higher education plan that he says would provide a way for middle-class Missouri students to earn a four-year degree tuition-free. Nixon, a ...

This election season, we find ourselves overwhelmed with information from the presidential race all the way down to local elections. In my lifetime, I have never seen such an exciting ...

MEXICO, Mo. — Republicans of the 9th Congressional District (including Boone and 25 other counties) met Saturday to elect three delegates to the state convention, select a presidential ...

JEFFERSON CITY - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Kentucky's three-drug death penalty procedure is constitutional.

JEFFERSON CITY - A legislator says he hopes this law protects women from coercion.

COLUMBIA - You may not have heard of him, but Ward Connerly is familiar to activists on both sides of the affirmative action debate. Now, he and his supporters have brought their fight against affirmative action to Missouri.

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's gubernatorial candidates took a slight detour on the campaign trail Monday, but still managed to meet with voters from almost every county in the state.

COLUMBIA - A new face is joining Columbia's City Council.

ELDON - Eldon Middle School was recently recognized as a Professional Learning Community school, a national recognition that only five others in Missouri share.

JEFFERSON CITY- First it was the redistricting, now it's the development.