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Missouri high court to determine if self defense improperly left out of murder case
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether a lower bench erred when it prevented a jury...
Missouri prisons struggle with critical correctional officer shortage
Missouri’s prisons have a severe shortage of correctional officers to guard the state’s 34,000...
Missouri AG Hawley releases investigation on Stockley civil lawsuit wrongdoing
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has released results of the investigation into alleged...
Missouri AG Hawley announces renewed push in egg lawsuit against California
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Monday his office is renewing efforts to challenge...
Schroer: Missouri is one of only five states that prosecute all 17-year-olds as adults
Legislation requiring children under the age of 18 to be prosecuted for most criminal offenses in...
Hailey’s Law among the bills to be pre-filed Friday for the upcoming Missouri legislature
Missouri state lawmakers can start pre-filing bills for the upcoming 2018 legislative session...
Missouri prosecutor says baby allegedly microwaved ‘one of worst cases he’s seen’
A couple from eastern Missouri’s Park Hills is accused of heating up their baby in a microwave and...
Missouri’s county jail populations climb by 50% in seven years
Missouri’s county jail admissions have been relatively flat since 2010 but jail populations have...
Escaped murder suspect in southwest Missouri returned to custody
Fifteen law enforcement agencies participated in the pursuit of an escaped inmate in southwest...
Execution date set for convicted killer from southeast Missouri
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled a March 20th execution date for convicted killer Russell...
Missouri Supreme Court sides with Rams in dispute with St. Louis area sports authority
The Los Angeles Rams have benefited from a Missouri Supreme Court decision over its old practice...
Lawsuit dropped as plaintiffs get Hepatitis C coverage under Medicaid in Missouri
St. Louis University Legal Clinics has dropped its lawsuit against the state after it agreed to...
Missouri AG sets up argument to keep convicted killer from getting a hearing for his release
Lawyers with Attorney General Josh Hawley's office have filed paperwork with the state Supreme...
Missouri state troopers will be positioned at 20-mile intervals on Thanksgiving Eve (AUDIO)
Missouri state troopers will be visible on all interstates Wednesday and again on Sunday, during...
Fate of Kansas City man convicted of murder 20 years ago set to come to a head
The battle to determine whether a Kansas City man convicted of murder has been wrongly...
Three indicted in carjacking and killing of St. Louis area high school assistant coach in October
Three people have been charged in a carjacking and murder of a St. Louis area High School football...
Missouri U.S. Senate candidates weigh in on Roy Moore controversy
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says fellow Republican and Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy...
Missouri lawmaker hopes with her story helps in fight against sexual abuse
State Representative Holly Rehder has been sharing her story on social media about being sexually...
Mid-Missouri teens reported missing
Two missing Jefferson City teens could be in danger. 15-year-old Zachary Johnson and 17-year-old...
Missouri House Democrat: State liable for poor treatment and conditions at St. Louis jail
A Missouri Representative has suggested a lawsuit could be brought against the state for failing...
Hawley subpoenas Google, says Missouri is not giving company a “free pass”
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office has issued a subpoena to internet giant Google in...
State high court hears case to decide if lawsuit against national company can proceed in Missouri
The fate of a lawsuit from 92 women against multinational healthcare and pharmaceutical giant...
Mid-Missouri man charged with fatal shooting of two RV park employees
A man is behind bars on suspicion of killing two people Wednesday at Lake Ozark. Police Chief Gary...
Missouri AG Hawley vows to investigate backlog of untested rape kits
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has announced his office will conduct an audit of a reported...
Missouri high bench will hear case over St. Louis court’s decision allowing suit against Bayer
The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear a case involving multinational healthcare and...
Jury deadlocked in penalty phase of Missouri murder trial; judge will sentence Craig Wood
A jury in southwest Missouri's Springfield is deadlocked on the fate of an Ash Grove man convicted...
Both escaped southeast Missouri inmates captured in New Orleans
Two Pemiscot County Jail inmates, who escaped nearly three weeks ago, have been captured in New...
Police in mid-Missouri cancel advisory after missing 13-year-old girl is found safe
Update 1:09 p.m. New Franklin Police says the suspect is now in custody and child has been found...
Longtime Mizzou broadcaster Wilkerson dies; called Cardinal football and Blues hockey as well (AUDIO)
The longtime radio voice of the Mizzou football Tigers and the St. Louis football Cardinals has...