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Polsinelli Shughart’s new headquarters in Kansas City will be more expensive to build and one floor shorter than previous plans, said an attorney for the building’s developer.

Someone last week hacked into Brent Lance’s, left, Yahoo! e-mail account, and sent bogus e-mails late Thursday afternoon to everyone the attorney had listed in his address book. The subject line read “Emergency,” and the e-mail, purportedly from Lance, said he had lost his wallet and was stranded in Spain without any money or credit cards.

An employee is suing the Missouri Department of Corrections for allegedly retaliating against him after he testified in an employment discrimination trial that yielded a $2.6 million jury verdict against the department.

St. Charles-based American Railcar Industries plans to start leasing freight railcars it makes.

O’Fallon to consider smoking ban The O’Fallon City Council this Wednesday will consider a proposal to ban smoking in indoor workplaces and in public places, including restaurants and bars. The council has scheduled a special meeting at which a public ...

Updated statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau show an economically healthy St. Charles County for the latter half of this decade. But the patient may be developing complications, according to some local social service professionals.

From left, Bob Cotter, Judge Vic Howard and Joe Roper mingle at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s holiday party Thursday evening at the association’s headquarters.

Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge M. Edward Williams holds Assistant Prosecutor Trisha Stefanski’s baby at a retirement party held in his honor Monday at the courthouse. Judges, lawyers and court personnel were in attendance.

Gov. Jay Nixon Wednesday appointed Randy B. Holman, the Jefferson County assessor since 1994, to the State Tax Commission.

Another adult-oriented store has sprung up in Jefferson County -- this one in Pevely.

County Executive-elect Ken Waller says he has named Edward L. Kemp as transition executive in charge of county emergency management effective Jan. 1.