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Missouri congressman on gun violence: “Our nation and community have reached a tipping point”
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Missouri’s Smith: Congress is not the answer to preventing mass shootings (AUDIO)
A southern Missouri congressman who's one of the top Republicans on Capitol Hill says communities...
Missouri Legislative Black Caucus asks to add gun violence legislation to special session in September, Parson says “not the correct avenue”
A group of state lawmakers wants to talk about gun violence in the special legislative session...
Groups sue Ashcroft for ‘robbing’ Missourians of vote on abortion regulations
Two groups are suing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft for his handling of an attempt to block new...
Missouri Gaming Commission: illegal slot machines are impacting funding for education (AUDIO)
The Missouri Gaming Commission testified Thursday in Jefferson City that the state needs a...
Butler County leads in number of Missouri Hepatitis A cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services says Missouri has had 414 Hepatitis A cases in 35...
Missouri governor calls special session on car sales; Quade blasts decision
Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City in September for a special session involving a...
Schmitt: Number of opioid overdose deaths should have urgency in U.S. and Missouri
State Attorney General Eric Schmitt says 130 people die every day from opioid overdoses. “That’s...
Rural Missouri businessman involved in “Field of Schemes” fraud commits suicide
A prominent northern Missouri businessman who was sentenced to federal prison on Friday for a...
Missouri lawmakers could return to Jefferson City for special session, on vehicle sales
Missouri's governor is considering calling a special legislative session this fall in Jefferson...
Parson open to reviewing gun measures
Governor Mike Parson says Missouri needs to fundamentally look at what needs to be done and what...
Missouri attorney general says abandoned buildings boost crime
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says abandoned buildings are hot beds for crime. At the...
North Missouri businessman receives ten years in federal prison for $142 million grain fraud scheme
A prominent northwest Missouri businessman and former school board member will spend the next ten...
Two officers shot in southern Missouri; standoff continues
A deputy and a state trooper have been shot today while serving an eviction notice to a man in...
Rural Missouri businessman to be sentenced Friday for $142 million grain fraud scheme
A northwest Missouri businessman and former school board member will learn his fate Friday morning...
CDC says 13 Missouri counties at risk of HIV and Hepatitis C outbreaks from opioids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 220 U.S. counties at risk of...
Missouri law licenses suspended for former prosecutors involved in cover-up of police assault
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that two former St. Louis assistant prosecutors violated...
Missouri Public Defender System rolls out pilot program in hopes of reducing overcrowded jails
Five Missouri cities will be part of a pilot program that aims to reduce overcrowded local jail...
Hupp sentenced to life in prison for high-profile Missouri murder; described as “evil incarnated”
(This story is written by Missourinet St. Louis contributor Jill Enders) ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo.-...
Hundreds turn out in Ferguson for fifth anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
(This story is written by Missourinet St. Louis contributor Jill Enders) FERGUSON, Mo.- Today...
Former fireman shares story about holding armed man at gunpoint outside Springfield Walmart
A former firefighter who says he held a man at gunpoint Thursday for carrying a tactical rifle and...
Springfield Police arrest heavily-armed man who carried tactical rifle into Walmart
(Reporter Jason Rima at Missourinet Springfield affiliate KSGF contributed to this story) Police...
About 450 Missourians injured in traffic crashes involving school buses in 2018 (AUDIO)
Missouri state troopers are urging motorists to be careful on the road, as students prepare to...
Report: Ohio shooter made ‘pornogrind’ band appearances at former Missouri venue
A shooter who allegedly killed nine people on Sunday at a popular nightlife district in Dayton,...
Man jailed without bond after Springfield crash kills three; sheriff calls him “a monster”
(Reporter Jason Rima at Missourinet Springfield affiliate KSGF contributed to this story) The...
Missouri panel recommends school-based mental health care to boost safety in schools
In March, Gov. Mike Parson ordered the creation of a task force to recommend ways to enhance...
Fall trial date set for Columbia Planned Parenthood arson suspect
A September trial has been scheduled for a Columbia man charged with last winter's arson at a...
Federal prosecutors memo reveals Stenger conversations, conduct in corruption case, connections to Better Together
Federal prosecutors recommend a "significant prison sentence" for former St. Louis County...
Missouri to probe alleged parking ticket quotas at Missouri State University
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has launched an investigation into Missouri State...
Rural Missouri “Skidmore Bully” case to be profiled by Sundance TV
A 38-year-old unsolved Missouri killing that attracted national media attention and a best-selling...