In Missouri, breaking out the window of a police cruiser has a greater punishment than killing a...
Killing a Missouri law enforcement animal is a misdemeanor – a lawmaker aims to change this
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Crime / Courts
Missouri’s Chief Justice: increase pay for state workers and protect our judges
Missouri’s court system needs better pay for its workers and to, at the least, preserve current...
BREAKING: Missouri executes man convicted of killing girlfriend and her children
Leonard Taylor took his last breath Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre. He was declared...
Missouri considers expanding probation and parole arrest program
In 2020, the Missouri Department of Corrections rolled out a pilot program that allows...
Missouri man asks governor to block state’s plan to execute him next month
A Missouri man has asked the governor to block the state’s plan to execute him next month. Leonard...
Proposed Missouri Violent Offender Registry
State Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, has reintroduced a piece of legislation for the creation of a...
What Missouri provides, does not provide to transgender inmates
Missouri is scheduled to execute a transgender inmate next week for the 2003 kidnapping, raping,...
Missouri Public Defender System better staffed than during wait list era
Despite being close to handling its maximum number of cases, Missouri’s Public Defender System...
BREAKING: Missouri executes convicted police killer
Missouri has executed its 129th inmate. Kevin Johnson took his last breath at the state prison in...
Missouri Supreme Court denies requests to block Kevin Johnson’s scheduled execution
The state of Missouri is on track to execute Kevin Johnson on Tuesday. After a last-minute hearing...
Federal Judge Rules Daughter Can’t Witness Her Father’s Execution in Missouri
In the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division, a federal judge...
Gov. Mike Parson picks General Counsel Andrew Bailey to be Missouri’s next Attorney General
For the second time since taking office as Missouri governor, Mike Parson (R) has appointed...
Missouri’s child welfare system leader somehow stayed out of the system he now leads (LISTEN)
The head of Missouri’s child welfare system knows a thing or two about growing up in a loving but...
Missouri correctional officers getting settlement checks
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Missouri is sending out settlement checks to...
At least three people dead, roughly seven others injured in St. Louis school shooting
St. Louis is on edge after a gunman walked into Central Visual and Performing Arts High School...
56 Missouri judges running in November to stay on the bench
When Missouri voters cast their general election ballot, they will be asked whether to let 56...
Got mail? Missouri prisoners getting most mail in digital form
To listen to the Show Me Today interview with Missouri Department of Corrections Spokesperson...
Missouri’s largest business group rolls out crime-fighting plan (LISTEN)
“Safer Missouri, Stronger Missouri” is a new business-led statewide plan aimed at reducing crime....
After federal fraud conviction, Missouri lawmaker resigns
State Representative Tricia Derges, R-Nixa, has resigned from the Missouri House of...
GUILTY: Missouri lawmaker convicted in fake stem cell scheme and other fraud charges
Guilty. That’s the verdict in a federal fraud case against state Representative Tricia Derges,...
National school safety organization to launch in Missouri with longtime Columbine safety leader on board (LISTEN)
A new national school safety organization will soon make Missouri its home. The Council for School...
Republican State Senator Caleb Rowden reports “RINO” tweet to law enforcement
Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden says he has reported to law enforcement a tweet...
World famous artist visits Missouri, prison inmates to spread message of peace and redemption
A world-renowned Nigerian artist is in Missouri – and paid a visit Wednesday to inmates and other...
Breakthrough on bill to prevent future mass killings: Blunt among 10 Senate Republicans agreeing to tentative deal
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt is one of 10 Senate Republicans saying yes to a tentative deal...
Missouri Public Defender System could be in store for additional staffing (LISTEN)
Many Missouri public defenders could be getting an additional staff support position. The state...
Historic swearing-in ceremony Tuesday at the Missouri Supreme Court
The May 17th swearing-in of a Missouri Supreme Court Judge was a historic event, made even more...
Cash transport company wrestles with government over medical marijuana money grab (LISTEN)
The conflict between the United States versus Missouri and other states over medical marijuana...
Double murderer Carman Deck executed
Twenty-six years after James and Zelma Long were murdered execution-style in their DeSoto,...
Missouri Supreme Court sends “Second Amendment Preservation Act” challenge back to circuit court
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an effort to block a new gun law can get another day in...
Missouri has a registry for convicted sex offenders, but it does not have one for convicted murderers – yet (LISTEN)
Missourians could have the ability to punch their address into an online database and see if any...