**The Good:** _Wolf’s Law_ by The Joy Formidable Genre: Alternative rock Released: Jan. 18 Label: Atlantic Records Ritzy Bryan can really play the guitar, you guys. When listening to “Cholla,"...

After nearly a yearlong delay, the U.S. House of Representatives gave approval to a renewal of the Violence against Women Act on Thursday. The Senate successfully passed the measure earlier this year...

The Missouri Senate approved a measure last week that would exempt certain children from some federal work and labor restrictions. Senate Bill 16, sponsored by Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, would...

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., is spearheading a campaign calling on Congress to rein in excessive federal spending, starting with the launch of a [website](http://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pass-a-budget)...

A 23-year-old man was arrested after a vehicle pursuit at 9:42 p.m. Friday. Daniel Peek, the driver of the vehicle, did not pull over for a traffic stop initiated by Boone County Sheriff's Department's...

Hollywood has become obsessed with replaying the same old, trite tales on the silver screen, making it difficult to even muster up the desire to leave the house to see a film. Just like so many of the...

Ivan & Alyosha just released its first actual album, _All the Times We Had_, and it's fantastic. Sounding like a combination between Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons minus all the banjo, Ivan & Alyosha seems...