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Missouri task force discusses ‘chokepoints’ in access to substance misuse treatment
The demand for substance misuse treatment is high, but the availability to treat these patients is...
Audit finds Missouri Department of Corrections’ MVE program not benefiting short-term inmates as intended
A program designed to help Missouri inmates to gain job skills to use after they’re released is...
Pawn shop owner sentenced to 20 months for selling stolen property on eBay
A Kansas City pawn shop owner will serve 20 months in federal prison, without parole, for selling...
Missouri Congressman discusses co-chairing panel looking into impeaching President Biden
An investigation co-led by a Missouri congressman is looking into whether to ask the U.S. House to...
Missouri Supreme Court judge chosen, with women making up the majority
Missouri has a new Supreme Court judge. Gov. Mike Parson has chosen Kelly Broniec to serve on the...
Proposed Missouri abortion initiatives head to court
A lawsuit is back in court over 11 proposed initiatives that are designed to make many abortions...
New Missouri law to crack down on porch pirates
A new Missouri law criminalizes porch pirates – those who steal packages and other mail left on...
Parson on local gun proposals: “Stay in your lanes”
Kansas City and St. Louis have been working to find gaps in Missouri’s gun laws. As a way to help...
To combat illegal items getting into prisons, Missouri puts limits on reading materials
Jefferson City -- Inmates within Missouri’s prison system will no longer be allowed to get reading...
Several Missouri bills become law today
Several new Missouri laws begin today. Each year, the Missouri Legislature passes many bills that...
Missouri judge denies attempt to block transgender healthcare ban
A Missouri court has rejected a bid to freeze the state’s pending transgender healthcare ban. That...
Lawsuit filed to halt execution of Marcellus Williams
A Missouri death row inmate is suing Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey for...
Meet the finalists for Missouri Supreme Court judge
Missouri’s Appellate Judicial Commission has unanimously chosen its three finalists for a state...
St. Louis takes aim at Missouri’s gun laws through ban on “military grade” weapons
Missouri’s two largest and most violent cities are working to find loopholes in the state’s...
Missouri transgender healthcare ban for children heads to court
(Greene County, MO) -- Missouri's proposed transgender healthcare ban for children heads to a...
Missouri chiropractor employees sentenced for fraud conspiracy
Two former employees of a now-closed Missouri chiropractic clinic are being punished for...
Prison time for police chase on Missouri airport runway
An Olathe, Kansas man will spend 78 months in federal prison, without parole, for leading Kansas...
Plaques stolen from Jefferson Barracks Park
Someone stole four plaques from the Jefferson Barracks Park in St. Louis County. Jefferson...
Part 3 of fight on proposed abortion rights ballot measure: Another lawsuit filed
Two Missouri Republican lawmakers have filed a lawsuit that could further delay the petition...
Missouri death row inmate dies while awaiting execution date
A Missouri death row inmate has died in prison. Citing federal court records, the Kansas City Star...
Breaking: Missouri executes man convicted of murdering 6-year-old
Johnny Johnson took his last breath Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre. He was declared...
No mercy for convicted Missouri killer scheduled for execution
Gov. Mike Parson says the scheduled execution of Johnny Johnson can proceed. Johnson, 45, asked...
Mother of girl killed by celebratory gunfire will try again to get Missouri lawmakers to pass tougher penalties
A Kansas City-area woman will continue to push Missouri lawmakers to pass tougher penalties for...
23 Missourians want to become next State Supreme Court judge
Missouri Supreme Court Judge George Draper III is retiring next month – leaving a spot to fill on...
Hawley: Ethics rules for U.S. Supreme Court justices should apply to Congress
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is not saying much about why he voted "no" on a bill that...
Changes to pension plan access for Missouri sheriffs
Beginning the next election cycle, sheriffs elected in Missouri will have fewer options for...
Groups attempt to block Missouri’s pursuit to ban gender transitions for children
A lawsuit filed seeks to block the start of a transgender healthcare ban for Missouri children....
Part Two arrives Wednesday in Missouri court fight over proposed abortion rights measure
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft head to court...
Convicted killer asks Missouri governor to intervene in scheduled execution
A man who killed a six-year-old girl wants Gov. Mike Parson to spare his life. Johnny Johnson, 45,...