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Crime / Courts
Missouri Legislators Seek Statewide Registry to Identify Habitual Domestic Abusers
A group of Missouri House members wants to create a public registry of repeat domestic violence...
Missouri Senate Bill Pushes for Stronger Consequences After Spike in Telecom Line Damage
Missouri could soon tighten the rules on telecom crimes. State Sen. Mike Henderson, R‑Desloge, who...
Missouri House Bills Seek Return to Textbooks, Handwriting, and Less Digital Time for K–5
A bipartisan effort is underway in Jefferson City to scale back the amount of screen time Missouri...
Missouri Senator Schmitt unveils sweeping immigration plan
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt-R, Missouri, introduced several ideas dealing with immigration. Schmitt...
Missouri House Leader Seeks to Stop Enforcement of Red Flag Laws, Drop Carry Age to 18
Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, R-Bowling Green, is sponsoring House Bill 2176, a...
Missouri’s Schmitt Defends Trump Administration’s tactics in Minneapolis; Cleaver Calls ICE Shootings “Deeply Disturbing”
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, defended the Trump administration’s deportation efforts and...
In retaliation of court ruling, Missouri Senate Republicans stall so Supreme Court address is canceled
The Missouri Supreme Court chief justice usually delivers a speech each year to state legislators,...
Missouri Senate Panel Hears Bill to Regulate Kratom, Limit 7‑OH Potency
Missouri State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Kansas City, is pushing new statewide regulations on...
Missouri considers bill to bar judges from giving death sentences when jury can’t decide
Legislation being considered by a Missouri House committee would bar judges from sentencing...
Missouri House committee considers juvenile justice bill
A Missouri House committee is considering HB 2498, a bill that would make some changes to the...
President Signs Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner’s Trafficking Survivors Relief Act Into Law
Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner’s bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act is now law after...
Missouri Supreme Court throws out 2025 ballot wording, attorney general appeals bill
The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down an entire Senate bill after ruling that a key piece...
Missouri Senate committee considers child sex abuse, ‘grooming’ bill
A Missouri Senate bill is seeking to protect minors from being groomed by sexual predators and...
Missouri legislation seeks legal protection for drivers during roadway protests
Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, R-Bowling Green, wants to give drivers legal...
Missouri Lawmaker’s ICE ID Bill Faces Uncertain GOP Support
Immigration enforcement is back in the spotlight following the shooting death of Renee Good in...
Missouri Lawmaker Says Prisons Shouldn’t Be Default Mental Health Providers
Missouri lawmakers are looking at a mental health bill called the Care Before Predictable Harm...
Missouri Supreme Court hears challenge to 2025 law regulating who can write ballot initiative summaries
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a law passed last year that authorized...
Missouri bill aims to elevate fight against trafficking, sex abuse of children
A 2023 study ranks Missouri with the fourth highest rate of human trafficking in the nation. State...
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Urges Missouri Lawmakers to Require Ignition Interlocks and Victim Impact Panels
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is renewing its push for tougher DWI laws in Missouri. The group...
Missouri Attorney General focuses on video lottery machines, illegal hemp sales, Bitcoin companies
The Attorney General’s Office is ramping up its work to shut down video lottery machines in...
Missouri Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Temporarily Remove Guns During Mental Health Crisis
A St. Louis lawmaker has filed a bill aimed at temporarily removing firearms from people in the...
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Urges Missourians to Plan Safe Rides for New Year’s Eve
As Missourians prepare to celebrate the New Year, Mothers Against Drunk Driving reminds everyone...
Cannabis Reclassified: What It Means for Missouri’s Growing Industry
President Trump’s decision to move cannabis from a Schedule I drug—where it was treated like...
Kansas City-area lawmaker wants to stiffen penalties for drivers to pass stopped school buses in Missouri
A Kansas City-area lawmaker wants to beef up penalties for drivers who don’t stop for school...
University of Missouri Urges Vigilance After Brown University Shooting
What can you do to protect yourself in an active shooter situation? That’s a question on the minds...
$15K reward being offered in connection with cattle deaths in western Missouri
Deputies in western Missouri’s Vernon County are investigating the killings of several heads of...
Gov. Kehoe’s priorities for Missouri’s next legislative session: public safety, income tax cut, childcare
Gov. Mike Kehoe has a wish list of plans to concentrate on in the upcoming Missouri legislative...
Missouri remains caught up on sexual assault evidence kit work
In 2018, Missouri had about 7,000 untested sexual assault kits. State Attorney General Catherine...
Missouri takes its fight against illegal robocalls to the next level
Missouri is upping its crackdown on illegal robocalls that are trying to scam residents. Missouri...