Two Pemiscot County Jail inmates, who escaped nearly three weeks ago, have been captured in New...
Both escaped southeast Missouri inmates captured in New Orleans
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Crime / Courts
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...
Missouri jury hears about a “dungeon” in Wood case; prosecutors seek death
A jury in southwest Missouri heard descriptions about torture during Friday's penalty phase in the...
Missouri jury convicts man of first degree murder for Owens’ 2014 death
An Ash Grove man could face the death penalty, after being convicted Thursday in Greene County...
Jury expected to get the southwest Missouri Owens case on Thursday
Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday morning at 9 at the Greene County Courthouse in...
Prisoner convicted of 1987 killing of Missouri sheriff wants parole (AUDIO)
A prisoner who's been incarcerated for 30 years for killing a southwest Missouri sheriff says he's...
Day two of murder trial centers on evidence; Haley Owens mother testifies in closed session
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- It was all about the evidence in the courtroom for the second day of Craig...
Missouri AG Hawley: The opioid crisis “hits us in the most human of terms”
Noting that opioid distributors will not receive a "free pass" from his office, Missouri Attorney...
St. Louis, Kansas City lag behind other urban centers for dynamic growth
A recent analysis looks at a decade of data to determine which major cities have gone through...
Missouri Legislature will be asked to legalize needle exchange programs
State Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, wants to make it legal for organizations to provide drug...
Missouri AG to expand investigation into pharmaceutical over opioid epidemic
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley will hold a press conference Tuesday, to announce a major...
Missouri prosecutors are seeking death penalty in Craig Wood’s murder trial
The murder trial of a southwest Missouri man accused of abducting and killing Hailey Owens in 2014...
Monday parole hearing set for inmate convicted of killing Missouri sheriff in 1987
A prisoner who is serving a life sentence for killing a southwest Missouri sheriff 30 years ago...
Missouri man’s murder conviction upheld; victim was killed in front of her children
The murder conviction of a northeast Missouri man for the 2014 death of his wife has been upheld...
McCaskill seeks information about Afghan trainees going AWOL in U.S.
From 2005 to 2017, more than 2,500 individuals from Afghanistan came to the United States for...
Southwest Missouri Man Hid From Authorities In A Clothes Dryer
“Sometimes in the course of our duties, we just come across things that are just too funny not to...
St. Louis alderwoman will introduce bill to reduce marijuana penalties Friday
A St. Louis alderwoman has filed a proposal to allow marijuana to be used, sold and grown in the...
Missouri high court hears appeal from convicted murderer who recited song lyrics to victim
The Missouri Supreme Court heard an appeal Wednesday in Jefferson City from a convicted killer,...
Jury selection expected to take all week in high-profile Missouri murder trial
Jury selection will continue on Thursday morning in western Missouri's Platte County in the trial...
Kansas City church argues for its digital sign before Missouri high court
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Jefferson City over a Kansas City church's...
Final defendant in Missouri $6.6 million K2 drug ring pleads guilty
The last of 13 defendants in a mid-Missouri drug ring involving distribution of more $6.6 million...
Organization says more community treatment, policing will lower Missouri prison population
The Council of State Governments says Missouri’s rising prison population could be reduced by...
Missouri panel prepares to make criminal justice recommendations
A task force charged with overhauling Missouri’s criminal justice system is expected to make...
No more Missouri county jail payments to be sent out this quarter
The Missouri Department of Corrections has exhausted its second quarter county jail reimbursement...
Judge upholds consultation requirement in Missouri’s new abortion law
A Jackson County judge in Kansas City has declined to block a portion of a new state law that...
Convicted triple killer Dallas Delay to remain in Missouri prison (AUDIO)
A convicted triple killer from southeast Missouri who's been incarcerated since 1973 will remain...
Prosecutor: Missouri man “showed no remorse in raping and molesting a little girl”
A northeast Missouri man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison, after being convicted of raping...
Missouri woman rattled by virtual kidnapping scheme
A Missouri woman has fallen victim to a scam artist who tricked her into thinking her daughter had...
$120 Million Multi-state Settlement with GM over faulty ignition switches includes Missouri
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has announced a $120 million multi-state settlement with...