Gov’t drops presidential threat case against Army vet, charges him with bogus-bomb felonies

Gov’t drops presidential threat charge vs Army vet

Missouri man indicted on more charges related to smuggling of cigarettes into Illinois

Mo. man faces more cigarette smuggling charges

Brothers file bankruptcy settlement plan in St. Louis in US Fidelis case

Brothers file bankruptcy plan in US Fidelis case

Man accused of orchestrating smuggling ring involving millions of cigarettes between Mo., Ill.

Feds: Man smuggled cigarettes from Mo. to Ill.

Southern Illinois county ousts sheriff convicted of drug trafficking, witness tampering

Southern Ill. county ousts convicted sheriff

Former runaway sues Village Voice Media, saying it did nothing to stop online prostitution ads

Mo. girl sues Village Voice Media over sex ads

Mo. man accused of keeping young woman as sex slave; 4 others accused in her torture

Mo. man accused of keeping woman as sex slave

FBI: Ill. attorney accused of trying to smuggle drugs into prison says he’d done it before

Attorney accused in prison drug-smuggling case

ACLU calls for oversight amid claims Mo. jailer used inmates to rough up others at rural jail

Inmates say jailer used ‘enforcers’ at Mo. jail

FBI reclassifies case of 2-year-old girl’s disappearance as kidnapping _ after 45 years.

FBI: 1965 toddler’s disappearance was a kidnapping

Missouri man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for threatening to kill Obama

Missouri man gets 30 months for Obama death threat

Police nab possible suspect in brazen robbery of St. Louis company that stocks ATMs with cash

Police nab possible suspect in St. Louis heist

Masked gunmen steal huge stash of cash in pre-dawn heist at St. Louis ATM servicing business

Masked gunmen pull off ‘alarming’ heist in Mo.

Masked robbers make off with millions in pre-dawn heist at St. Louis ATM servicing business

Masked robbers steal millions in St. Louis heist

Robbers steal millions in pre-dawn heist at St. Louis ATM company; police hunt for 4 suspects

Robbers steal millions in St. Louis company heist

2 music producers from St. Louis plead guilty to failing to file in federal tax fraud case

2 music producers guilty in tax case

ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis-area business partners who have written and produced songs for stars ranging from Nelly to Madonna to Britney Spears have pleaded guilty to failing to file income tax returns.

Abducted 4-year-old girl welcomed home in Mo. a day after kidnapper shoots and kills himself

Mo. girl welcomed home after kidnapper kills self

Person of interest in abduction of Missouri girl dies after shooting self as police approach

Person of interest in Mo. girl’s abduction dies

Police: Man suspected in Missouri girl’s abduction shoots self when approached by authorities

Police: Man suspected in Mo. abduction shoots self

Abducted 4-year-old girl’s safe return celebrated in small Mo. town as police hunt for suspect

Abducted girl’s safe return celebrated in Mo. town

Police have good leads in search for man who took Mo. girl, she was found 70 miles from home

Police have good leads on Mo. girl’s abductor

4-year-old girl snatched from her front yard in Missouri found alive 70 miles from home

Missing 4-year-old Mo. girl found safe at car wash

Alisa Maier Found

Mo. woman, already doing time in federal prison, gets state sentence in grain fraud case

‘Madoff of the Midwest’ also gets state sentence

Amish man accused of sexually assaulting 5 children in Missouri and Wisconsin

Amish man accused of sex crimes with children

FBI dubs elusive, bald man who robbed 21 banks in eastern, central US the ‘Granddad Bandit’

FBI dubs man who robbed 21 banks ‘Granddad Bandit’

AP IMPACT: Mexican drug smugglers peddle ultra-pure form of heroin that can kill instantly

AP IMPACT: Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US

Plea agreement reached in Missouri grain fraud case

Plea agreement reached in grain fraud case

The North Face v. The South Butt: Lawsuit over Mo. teen selling parody clothing settled

North Face, South Butt dispute settled in Mo.

Ex-police chief of posh St. Louis suburb says he was told to stop blacks, ticket nonresidents

Ex-police chief: Mo. city told me to stop blacks

NCAA: No. 1 seed Kansas struggling against Northern Iowa, who’s shooting 52 percent from field

President Barack Obama

NCAA: New Mexico, Washington tip off; check out Northern Iowa’s Eglseder vs. Kansas’ Aldrich

President Barack Obama

NCAA: Northern Iowa leads Kansas early; Baylor on early 20-6 run vs. ODU; Tennessee beats Ohio

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

KV Pharmaceutical’s Ethex unit pleads guilty to charges from manufacturing problems

KV Pharmaceutical’s Ethex unit pleads guilty

Judge orders top officer in Mo. town to stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted 2 boys

Mo. officer to stand trial on sex assault charges

Cardinals 3B David Freese looks to put drunken-driving arrest behind him as season nears

Cardinals’ Freese looks to put arrest behind him

Despite drunk driving arrest in December, Freese on track at third base for Cardinals

Despite missteps, Freese on track at 3B

ST. LOUIS — David Freese’s drunk driving arrest in December has not dislodged him as the top contender for the St. Louis Cardinals’ third base job.

Court rules in Monsanto’s favor, but leaves open DuPont’s antitrust challenge on biotech seeds

Court rules for Monsanto, antitrust case remains

Mo. high court hears challenge to 2005 law limiting damages in medical malpractice cases

Mo. court hears challenge to malpractice limits

Counselors on hand as St. Louis plant reopens 1 week after shooting spree that left 4 dead

St. Louis plant reopens 1 week after shootings

Mo. teen who was kidnapped says family’s deep connections helped him survive captivity

Teen: Family’s love helped him survive captivity

Family of suspect in shooting St. Louis spree says man they knew ‘never could have done this’

Family doesn’t know what led to plant shooting

Police paint frightening picture of shooting’s aftermath inside St. Louis plant

Chaos and fear inside plant where shooter killed 4

Ex-BetonSports CEO sentenced to 33 months in prison after pleading guilty, cooperating in case

Ex-BetonSports CEO gets prison time in plea deal

Former BetonSports CEO sentenced to 33 months in prison for racketeering conspiracy

Former BetonSports CEO sentenced to prison

Appeals court rejects bail for Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager convicted of fraud charges

Judges deny bail for kosher slaughterhouse boss

Police identify victims of St. Louis workplace shooting, confirm suspected shooter among them

Cops: Suspected shooter among dead at Mo. plant

Suspect in fatal Mo. plant shooting said to be good neighbor, family man, but unhappy at work

Neighbors: Suspect in Mo. shooting unhappy at work

Police believe gunman in St. Louis shooting dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound; toll at 4

Gunman believed to be among 4 dead in St. Louis

Suspect in St. Louis plant shooting believed to be among the dead; 3 others killed, 5 wounded

Suspect in St. Louis plant shooting believed dead