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Columbia Public Schools respond to Missouri Attorney General’s lawsuit
Missourinet requested and received a statement from Columbia Public Schools Tuesday, after...
Missouri Attorney General sues Columbia Public Schools — and any school that might impose COVID-19 mask mandates (AUDIO INTERVIEW)
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has sued Columbia Public Schools district leadership over...
Missouri Public Defender System on track to have largest staffing boost since 1989
The Missouri Legislature passed a state budget this year that includes hiring a total of 53 new...
Trial delayed for Missouri legislator accused of selling fake stem cell treatments
A Missouri State Representative’s federal court trial has been moved to June 2022. The trial for...
Parson: Missouri will follow judge’s order on Medicaid expansion (AUDIO)
Missouri's governor says the state will proceed with voter-approved Medicaid expansion, following...
Sauer: DSS needs additional employees and two months to implement Missouri Medicaid expansion
Missouri's Solicitor General says the state Department of Social Services (DSS) needs two months...
Judge expected to issue final order on Missouri Medicaid expansion on Friday
We'll learn new details Friday in Jefferson City about how Missouri will proceed with...
Missouri legislator scheduled to go on trial soon in two alleged fraud schemes
State Representative Tricia Derges, R-Nixa, is scheduled to go on trial beginning August 16. Don...
Missouri Supreme Court: August’s Medicaid expansion ballot measure was constitutional
In a case that has received national attention, the Missouri Supreme Court has issued a unanimous...
Missouri boarding school abuse victim on new law: “We can finally say we are heard”
A group of abuse survivors showed up at the Missouri Capitol today to watch as Gov. Mike Parson...
Hatfield expects quick ruling from Missouri Supreme Court on Medicaid expansion
Missouri's Medicaid expansion lawsuit case is now in the hands of the seven-member state Supreme...
Missouri’s Medicaid expansion lawsuit case heads to Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday morning in Jefferson City in one of...
Pam Hupp charged with murder of Betsy Faria, more to be investigated
Reported by Jill Enders First-degree murder charges have been filed against Pam Hupp in the 2011...
Monday sentencing date set for Missouri man convicted in high-profile murder of secret fiancee
A northern Missouri man convicted in the high-profile 2018 murder of his secret fiancee will be...
October execution date set for convicted Missouri triple killer; inmate wanted to be executed by firing squad
A convicted triple killer from Columbia is set to be executed in October at the state's...
(AUDIO) Get to know Missouri’s newest Supreme Court judge
Missouri’s newest Supreme Court judge says she had plans in high school to become a rock star....
Missouri domestic violence victims will be allowed to ask for lifetime protection order
Missouri will allow domestic violence victims to ask for a lifetime order of protection against...
State’s Volkswagen settlement funding electric vehicle charging stations at busy rural Missouri interchanges
Missouri's first electric vehicle charging station funded through the state's Volkswagen...
Missouri Medicaid expansion lawsuit case heading to Court of Appeals or Missouri Supreme Court, after Beetem ruling
A judge in mid-Missouri's Cole County has ruled that Missouri's August Medicaid expansion ballot...
Lawyers on both sides of Missouri’s Medicaid expansion lawsuit disagree over whether lawmakers funded expansion
A judge in mid-Missouri's Cole County expects to issue his decision in Missouri's Medicaid...
(AUDIO) Missouri Public Defender System prepares for largest staffing increase since 1989
If Gov. Mike Parson does not make changes to the Missouri Public Defender System’s next budget,...
Missouri’s Medicaid expansion lawsuit goes before Cole County judge on Monday
A judge in mid-Missouri's Cole County will hold a hearing Monday afternoon in Jefferson City...
Missouri State Senator Washington opposes special session for KCPD funding; wants to see more community policing (AUDIO)
A Kansas City state senator who's a member of Missouri's Legislative Black Caucus opposes a...
Second Amendment Preservation Act to become law Saturday, with Missouri governor’s signature
Legislation establishing a Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) will be signed into law...
13 special session requests are now on the Missouri governor’s desk
Missouri's governor says the only special session he plans to call this year at this point...
Missouri bill passed would create school bus safety task force
The state Legislature passed a bill this year that would require the creation of a joint task...
Missouri House Corrections Chair: Kevin Strickland should be released from prison immediately
A veteran Missouri lawmaker who chairs the House Corrections and Public Institutions Committee is...
Missouri’s governor: no decision yet about special session request for KCPD funding issue
(Missourinet Kansas City television partner KMBC contributed to this story) Missouri's governor is...
Four Northland GOP lawmakers want Missouri’s governor to call special session on KCPD funding; Mayor Lucas blasts proposal (AUDIO)
(Missourinet Kansas City television partner KMBC contributed to this story) Four Kansas City-area...