Perry County

Too many stories these days don't have a happy ending. Fortunately, this one does. A dog who was lost since early June was just found alive an well 500 feet down in a Missouri cave.

A longtime Missouri elected official who was convicted of swindling an elderly woman out of more than $80,000 says he plans to keep his job after being sentenced to two seven-year prison terms. Perry County Coroner Herbert Miller's sentence was suspended Friday and he was placed on five years of probation...

Authorities have killed a black bear that was running loose in eastern Missouri.