The Latest Breaking News from MO

MONTROSE, Mo. — It took Samantha Lesmeister’s family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boos rained down from Royals fans at Kauffman Stadium at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, just as Marcus Semien circled the bases and another game slipped away too early from the home team.

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers say support is growing for a full ban on members trading or owning individual stocks and stronger penalties for those who engage in insider trading.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — House legislators have approved a plan limiting transgender athletes, requiring individuals in sixth grade or older to play on sports teams aligning with their birth gender.

Republicans rejected Sen. Dianne Feinstein's request to have a fellow Democrat stand in for her on the Judiciary Committee while she is ill.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 84-year-old Kansas City man who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl admitted to Kansas City detectives that he opened fire “within a few seconds” of seeing the Black teen on his Northland doorstep, according to charging documents filed in Clay County on Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri state Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern has been sounding the alarm for years over the state’s loose gun laws and in February introduced a bill limiting the scope of Missouri’s “stand your ground” law. The bill went nowhere.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals’ latest letdown left plenty to examine in its own right — a 4-0 Monday eveninv loss to the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium, where the result was basically settled before the clock hit 7 p.m. on a 6:40 start.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 84-year-old man has been charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced late Monday afternoon.