Eighty-two state lawmakers have signed a letter denouncing the Missouri Supreme Court’s rule...
Missouri lawmakers say Supreme Court got it wrong on ‘disastrous’ bail changes
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College of the Ozarks security bill to be heard by Missouri House committee on Monday
Legislation that would allow a private college in southwest Missouri to employ police officers...
What you need to know about Parson’s proposed prison budget
Gov. Mike Parson’s proposed state budget of $30.5 billion includes $825 million to fund the...
Hunters at odds with Missouri Department of Conservation, US Forest Service over feral hog restrictions
The federal government has closed Mark Twain National Forest to hunters of feral hogs – at the...
Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court notes his own historic tenure, court’s bicentennial (AUDIO AND TEXT)
Chief Justice George W. Draper III recognized that his role is the result of vast historical...
Retired Missouri judge: “Justice cries for Bobby Bostic to be released”
A retired St. Louis judge who sentenced a teen to 241 years in prison in 1997 says her sentence...
Missouri Attorney General and St. Louis Police Chief backing officer residency bill (AUDIO)
Legislation that would allow St. Louis City police officers to live outside the city is expected...
Deadly Kansas City bar shooting not believed to be gang-related
A man opened fire overnight outside of a Kansas City night club – killing a 25-year-old woman and...
Ashcroft: Battle is not over on Missouri’s voter ID law
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants the Legislature to fight a Supreme Court ruling...
Missouri lawmakers on both sides react to governor’s State of the State (AUDIO)
Missouri's governor proposed about $1 million in funding for witness protection during Wednesday's...
Transportation, infrastructure and violence will be themes in Missouri governor’s State of the State (AUDIO)
Missouri's governor says infrastructure and workforce development will be two of his main themes...
Missouri law enforcement group and state on different pages about release of prisoners
The State Department of Corrections and Missouri Sheriffs Association have very different accounts...
Missouri House GOP and Democratic leaders focused on urban violence
Addressing the increasing violence in St. Louis and Kansas City is a priority for Missouri House...
Kansas City sues companies as “public nuisances” for supplying guns to charged trafficker
Kansas Mayor Quenton Lucas and the city council are using a legal tactic to try to slow...
Backers of modernizing Missouri’s HIV law say it’s matter of life and death
Legislation aimed at modernizing the state's current HIV laws has been filed by a bipartisan group...
Stolen firearm legislation aimed at addressing violent crime in Missouri (AUDIO)
Legislation requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms within 72 hours has been filed...
Spring trial set for mid-Missouri “highly toxic poison” case
An April trial has been scheduled in U.S. District Court in Jefferson City for a mid-Missouri man...
New Year’s highlights focus on Missouri areas with large number of impaired driving crashes (AUDIO)
Missouri state troopers will be visible on highways Tuesday and Wednesday for both New Year's Eve...
Missouri legislator: Local sports referees need more protection from being threatened or attacked
Sports officials acknowledge that their task is challenging on the field and from the sidelines,...
Former pizza owner in St. Louis sentenced to 65 years in prison for child sex charges
The former owner of a pizza restaurant in St. Louis is heading to federal prison, after being...
Alleged killer out of jail after eastern Missouri grand jury indicts man
On December 11, a Franklin County grand jury in eastern Missouri indicted 64-year-old Kirby King...
Missouri officer kills armed man assaulting woman
A Springfield police officer in southwest Missouri shot and killed an armed man assaulting a woman...
Missouri Appeals Court sides with commission’s decision about Valley Oaks CAFO
The Missouri Court of Appeals has affirmed today the Clean Water Commission’s denial of a permit...
Missouri state troopers will be visible on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (AUDIO)
You'll notice additional Missouri state troopers on the road Tuesday and Wednesday, for Christmas...
Family members of murdered Wisconsin brothers file wrongful death lawsuit
Family members of Nicholas and Justin Diemel, the Wisconsin brothers who were killed during a...
Congress passes Wagner, Hawley efforts to clear up untested rape kit piles
Congress has passed a bill that would give funding to states to help them catch up on their stacks...
Federal operation helps Kansas City crack down on violent crime
A law enforcement operation launched today to fight violent crime in seven of America’s most...
Attorney wants judge to drop abandonment charge against Missouri lady who stuffed dead husband in freezer
The attorney for a woman from Joplin charged with keeping her husband inside a freezer for more...
Cole County judge orders mystery fingerprint to be cross-checked in violent 1997 burglary case
Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green has ordered the Missouri Highway Patrol to cross-check an...
Missouri business at center of alleged Medicaid fraud investigation
An investigation by the State Auditor’s Office has found that Lafayette County’s Children’s...