A Jefferson City man will spend 13 years in prison for receiving child porn on the internet. A federal judge handed down the sentence to Dana Paul Cline, 54, on Wednesday. Cline pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography last year. Authorities found...

Missouri will start drawing lucky winners Friday as part of its vaccine incentive program. People in the state that have gotten the shot are eligible to win 10-thousand dollars. Gov. Mike Parson says more than 200,000 Missourians have received the vacc...

Mizzou gave a warm welcome for Desiree Reed-Francois on Wednesday at the Faurot Field Columns Club. The Tigers’ new athletic director spoke publicly for the first time since being hired for the job this week. Reed-Francois says she wants to lead ...

Boone County reports a COVID-19 death for the third straight day. Health officials said Wednesday the patient was between 75 and 80 years old, and died on Aug. 6. Boone is now at 128 total deaths from the illness. There were 80 new coronavirus cases in...

(AP) Adam Wainwright pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout and helped himself with a pair of hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0. The 39-year-old Wainwright allowed a pair of singles by Colin Moran in the second and fifth...

(AP) The deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is moving up to the lead role with the state agency. Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday that Dru Buntin is the new director. He has served as acting director since Carol Comer’s...

(AP) California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing — a wide order that applies to more than 800,000 staffers. The statewide vaccine mandate for K-12 ed...

(AP) New Zealand plans to begin a cautious reopening of its borders to international travelers early next year. Government officials also said Thursday they would delay second shots of the Pfizer vaccine in order to speed up first shots and protect mor...

(AP) Afghan government forces are collapsing even faster than in the worst-case scenario sketched out by U.S. military leaders when President Joe Biden ordered a full military withdrawal last spring. It is likely too late for the United States to stop ...

A man surrenders to officers after barricading himself in west Columbia. Police say they got to a home on Bright Star Drive near Scott Boulevard just after midnight Tuesday. A female victim told officers that Drake Stockton-Kenney, 29, had attacked her...