DAVID A. LIEB | The Seattle Times

June 5, 2019 at 2:30 pm

Floodwaters test sandbag fortifications around Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The flooding Missouri and Mississippi rivers were testing sandbag fortifications Wednesday as surging waters making their way downstream rose to...

May 31, 2019 at 7:14 am

Judge says Missouri clinic can keep providing abortions

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge issued an order Friday to keep Missouri's only abortion clinic operating over the objections of state health officials, delivering...

May 30, 2019 at 7:31 am

Lawsuit calls Mississippi’s way of choosing governors racist

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In 1890, as white politicians across the South cracked down on the black population with Jim Crow laws, Mississippi inserted into...

May 27, 2019 at 9:01 am

AP: Flood buyout costs rise as storms intensify, seas surge VIEW

MOSBY, Mo. (AP) — The residents of this small riverside town have become accustomed to watching floods swamp their streets, transform their homes into islands...

In this Thursday, May 23, 2019, photo, abortion-rights supporters hold signs and yell toward the restaurant where a fundraiser was being held for the Rhode Island Senate Democrats political action committee in Providence, R.I. Protesters gathered at the fundraiser to pressure legislative leaders to bring a bill seeking to protect abortion rights to the Senate floor for a vote. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott) RPJM208 RPJM208

May 27, 2019 at 7:26 am

In some Democrat-led states, lawmakers differ on abortion VIEW

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A bill seeking to preserve abortion protections in state law fails to pass a key committee. Lawmakers cite God, church and...

May 24, 2019 at 1:43 pm

Many factors helped save lives in Jefferson City twister VIEW

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight years to the day after a devastating tornado killed 161 people and injured more than 1,100 others in Joplin,...

May 23, 2019 at 9:15 pm

Fourth day of nasty storms ravages central US VIEW

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An outbreak of nasty storms in the Midwest spawned tornadoes that razed homes, flattened trees and tossed cars across a...

Plastic chairs lie in the road and metal from a damaged gas station roof is twisted around a downed power line in Jefferson City Missouri Thursday, May 23, 2019. The National Weather Service has confirmed a large and destructive tornado has touched down in Missouri’s state capital, causing heavy damage and trapping multiple people in the wreckage of their homes. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb) TKSK115 TKSK115

May 23, 2019 at 3:29 am

3 dead, state capital battered as storms rake Missouri VIEW

A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri's capital city as part of an overnight outbreak of severe weather across the state that left at least...

May 15, 2019 at 9:27 am

Missouri lawmakers OK state aid for St. Louis Blues arena

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The home of the St. Louis Blues could receive $70 million in state subsidies over two decades to help pay...

April 30, 2019 at 6:49 am

Missouri lawmaker resigns amid sexual harassment allegations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker has resigned under pressure after an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint found he engaged in "ethical...