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Crime / Courts
Ex-boyfriend of IRS worker charged in swatting call to Kansas City IRS building
The ex-boyfriend of an IRS employee has been arrested and charged in a swatting incident that...
Missouri’s ban on cell phone use while driving shows law is working
Missouri’s law banning the use of cell phones while driving is already cutting down on the number...
Webster University criminologist says immigrants don’t increase crime rates
Illegal immigration and how it affects crime is a hot topic this election cycle. Republican...
Marcellus Williams’ execution just hours away
The state of Missouri is set to execute Marcellus Williams in just a few hours. Both the Missouri...
Federal and Missouri agencies work to battle rise in hoax threats against schools
Missouri has had many school threats so far this school year. U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming said...
Missouri NAACP president wants Marcellus Williams exonerated
Injustice is how Missouri NAACP President Nimrod Chapel Jr. calls the situation surrounding the...
524,000 people sign petition calling for Marcellus Williams execution to be blocked
A petition is circulating that is designed to halt this month’s scheduled of a Missouri prisoner....
Numerous social media threats made against Missouri schools this week
Schools in several Missouri cities have received online threats this week, including new threats...
Motion to vacate Marcellus Williams murder conviction DENIED, paving the way for execution
A St. Louis County judge has denied a motion to vacate the murder conviction and death sentence of...
New Missouri task force to crack down on hemp candies that are making kids sick and high
Since September 1, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has visited 64...
Three men charged with killing bull elk in Shannon County
Three men from the Bonne Terre area in eastern Missouri have been arrested for killing a bull elk...
Attorneys for Pam Hupp seeking DNA evidence they say will exonerate her
Attorneys for convicted killer Pam Hupp want prosecutors to share DNA evidence with them they...
Missouri judge rewrites Secretary of State’s description of abortion rights proposal
A campaign to ask Missouri voters to make abortions legal again has won another court battle. A...
Texas gang members accused of St. Louis area ATM robbery scheme
(O'Fallon, MO) -- A group of suspected Texas gang members have been arrested after allegedly...
Training helps Missouri school employees assess potential safety threats
Taking threats seriously is foundational, according to John McDonald, chief operating officer of...
State Trooper arrested for accessing content from women’s phones during traffic stops
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is accused of accessing videos and photos from several...
Missouri Supreme Court orders new hearing in Marcellus Williams case
The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered a new hearing for the Marcellus Williams case, blocking a...
Missouri prisoner takes plea deal in hopes of avoiding scheduled execution
A little over a month before he was scheduled to be executed, Marcellus Williams dropped his...
Ray County sheriff resigns after letting prisoners out to work at his home
The state has stripped a Missouri sheriff of his law enforcement license after an investigation...
Missouri court hearing this week about new DNA evidence in death penalty case
(Jefferson City, MO) – A St. Louis County Court is scheduled to hear about new DNA evidence this...
Missouri woman accused of scheming to steal Elvis’ Graceland home, ripping off Presley family
(Kansas City, MO) – A Missouri woman has been arrested on federal charges in connection with a...
Interest grows to use emergency alert app in Missouri schools
For more than one year, Missouri has been offering a mobile emergency alert app to public schools...
Democratic AG hopeful criticizes Bailey’s efforts to keep wrongfully convicted prisoners locked up
A former assistant attorney general is hoping to become Missouri’s next attorney general. Elad...
Execution date set for man who raped, killed southwest Missouri girl
Seventeen years after raping and murdering a nine-year-old girl, Christopher Collings is scheduled...
Ferguson officer in critical but stable condition from protest to remember Michael Brown
Protests to remember the tenth anniversary of Michael Brown’s death took a violent turn Friday...
Acting Missouri DOC director held in contempt for not releasing exonerated inmate
A judge in southwest Missouri’s Greene County has held the acting Director of the state Department...
Prosecutor, protester reflect on 10-year anniversary of Michael Brown shooting
Ten years ago, Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, Jr. during a...
Amendment 4 returns, would mandate 25% funding for KCPD
A constitutional amendment passed by Missouri voters two years ago, then ruled unconstitutional by...
Missouri’s primary election will have powerful people on it: circuit court judges
On next week’s primary election ballot, Missouri voters will see candidates who want to remain a...