Accused Killer Fights Extradition to Illinois

A man accused of killing his wife and three children near Chicago has decided to fight extradition to Illinois and will remain in Missouri until at least the end of July. Attorney David Waltrip represents Christopher Vaughn in the extradition proceedings filed to move...

Keeping victims from being victimized again

The state senate is prepared to pass a bill that keeps victims of sexual or domestic assault from being victimized again when they report the crime. The numbers reported by Senate leader Michael Gibbons are staggering to him—In 2005, Missouri had 15-hundred...

PSC Moves to Protect Victims of Abuse

The Public Service Commission says secrecy is one way to protect domestic abuse victims. Consider this scenario: an abused wife calls a domestic abuse hotline. Later, somebody from the domestic abuse shelter calls back but the abused woman is not at home. Later, her...