Missouri

A new report says Missouri's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point in about two years.The state Department of Economic Development says April's…

Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation to move the state's 2012 presidential primary to March 6 instead of Feb. 7 as currently scheduled.The House…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-967717.mp3In the first weeks of the Civil War Missouri tried to remain…

Following the severe flooding and storms in Missouri this spring, Gov. Jay Nixon has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to…

Former U.S. Attorney General and Missouri Governor John Ashcroft is joining the security firm once known as Blackwater.Investment group USTC Holdings,…

Osama bin Laden is DeadMissouri lawmakers are reacting to the news that the mastermind of 9-11 has been killed by US Forces. In a statement, Republican…

Democratic Governor Jay Nixon is not commenting yet on whether he intends to sign or veto the congressional redistricting map passed this week by the…

Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation to gradually repeal a tax on some Missouri businesses.The bill reduces Missouri's franchise tax rate over the next…

The floods affecting southern and southeastern Missouri and towns along the Mississippi River have resulted in hundreds of closed roads in the state,…

Forecasters say major flooding is a possibility as the region braces for heavy rainfall over the next five days.Mark Fuchs is a hydrologist with the…