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Charges have been filed against a man who authorities say shot his brother inside a Ferguson home and caused an hours-long standoff with police earlier this week.Click to Continue »

Authorities say the skeletal remains of a missing Springfield woman have been discovered near Fordland.Click to Continue »

Lawyers for the parents of an unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb say they plan to file a civil…Click to Continue »

Lawyers for the parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb, announced Wednesday night that they…Click to Continue »

An effort by Missouri lawmakers to create statewide regulations for ridesharing companies including Uber and Lyft has received initial approval in the House.Click to Continue »

A measure that aims to address criticisms of Missouri's municipal courts voiced by protesters and activists in the wake of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson is…Click to Continue »

A measure requiring physicians to spell out a patient's options even if they're objectionable to the doctor has received Senate approval.Click to Continue »

A House committee has approved a measure that would privatize the state's economic development agency and turn the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum into a stand-alone institution.Click to Continue »

Landmarks Illinois has announced the state's most endangered historic places:Click to Continue »

The Illinois Senate has overwhelmingly approved restoring $26 million in social service and public health grants that Gov. Bruce Rauner had frozen.Click to Continue »