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A former Kansas City bank employee pleaded guilty to embezzlement and not paying taxes on the money.Click to Continue »

A potential solution to problems with the state's student transfer system that have caused financial hardship for one St. Louis-area school district is moving forward again in the Missouri Senate.Click to Continue »

A state audit has found that the Illinois child-welfare agency has slipped in giving timely determinations of whether there's truth in child-abuse and neglect reports.Click to Continue »

The sheriff overseeing a manhunt for an escaped convict from Kankakee says a 15-year-old girl reported missing around the same time was not with the man, as was initially feared.Click to Continue »

Some Illinois lawmakers and civil libertarians worry high-tech cameras that can scan thousands of license plates an hour are gathering data that could be used to track the movements of…Click to Continue »

St. Clair County prosecutors have dismissed 21 criminal cases investigated by a village police force that was the target of a recent state raid.Click to Continue »

A 46-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to cheating the Chicago Cubs out of royalty payments so patrons could view games at Wrigley Field from his rooftop club.Click to Continue »

A push by civil rights and religious leaders to increase Kansas City's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 ran into resistance this week when the city attorney warned…Click to Continue »

A state audit says more than $7 million in funds meant for Missouri highways was improperly spent by the state transportation department.Click to Continue »

Fire officials believe an unattended brush pile is to blame for a more than 500-acre blaze in western Illinois.Click to Continue »