by Mike Lear | Jul 15, 2016 | News
A state representative wants to look into expanding Missouri’s program for court-appointed child advocates. Representative Bill Lant (R-Pineville) said he did not realize those volunteers, who work in the child welfare system to advocate in court for the best...
by Mike Lear | Jul 14, 2016 | News
Missouri legislative Democrats say they’ll seek a repeal of the state’s abortion clinic laws in light of a Supreme Court ruling, but an attorney for Senate Republicans says there’s no reason for that attempt to go anywhere. The U.S. Supreme Court two...
by Mike Lear | Jul 14, 2016 | Crime / Courts, News
A shooting overnight in St. Louis has left two people dead, one hospitalized, and a St. Louis Police officer wounded. Police say what began as a fight between a boyfriend and former boyfriend turned into a fight over a gun. One man and the woman the two men were...
by Mike Lear | Jul 13, 2016 | Crime / Courts, News
Governor Jay Nixon has signed a law that will allow juveniles guilty of first-degree murder to be sentenced. The court ruled in 2005 that juveniles cannot be sentenced to death, and ruled in 2012 there must be a sentencing option for them in addition to or other than...
by Mike Lear | Jul 13, 2016 | News, Weather
Rain in the past week has alleviated drought concerns in Missouri, if only for the time being, according to a state climatologist. Several periods of rain in the past few days replenished the water table in much of the state, and have come at just the right time for...
