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Crime / Courts
Two Laclede Gas employees shot to death while working in St. Louis neighborhood
(THIS STORY WRITTEN BY MISSOURINET CONTRIBUTOR JILL ENDERS IN ST. LOUIS) ST. LOUIS- Two utility...
Committee investigating Missouri’s troubled prison system wraps up with DOC director
A House committee charged with investigating the Missouri prison scandal heard testimony from...
Missouri House committee gives green light to State Legal Expense Fund bill; Hawley to issue first report this month
Legislation aimed at providing transparency for the State's Legal Expense Fund was unanimously...
Judge blocks rules that had forced closure of abortion clinics in Missouri
A federal judge followed through on a promise yesterday by issuing an injunction blocking...
MO Attorney General’s office recuses from U.S. Supreme Court case a day before arguments
Missouri’s office of Attorney General has recused itself from a major case before the U.S. Supreme...
Lawmakers look at proposal to expand St. Louis offender rehabilitation program
A bill in the legislature would look into extending a St. Louis effort to rehabilitate...
Missouri legislators aim to fix dangerous loophole in comprehensive gun bill
State Reps. Tracy McCreery (D-St. Louis) and Donna Lichtenegger (R-Cape Girardeau) want to keep...
MO high court hears case of man who died after being ordered to drive in ice storm
The Missouri Supreme court’s considering the case of a man who died when his delivery van ran off...
Missouri House is next in line to hear employment discrimination bill
Proposed changes to Missouri’s employment discrimination laws could soon be considered on the...
Missouri legislator leading corrections probe responds to explicit report, blasts wardens (Report included)
Missourinet has obtained a copy of a 19-page report that details, at times, vulgar allegations of...
Missouri Corrections Officers advocate, key legislator not shocked by graphic DOC report; legislator blasts wardens (Report included)
Missourinet has obtained a copy of a 19-page report that details, at times, vulgar allegations of...
Bills in MO legislature look to rein in racial profiling by law enforcement
State lawmakers are considering proposals aimed at curbing racial profiling by law enforcement...
Bill tightening restrictions on sex offenders is approved unanimously by Missouri House committee
A Missouri House committee voted Tuesday to approve legislation placing additional restrictions on...
Standing-room-only crowd for Missouri gun legislation; Rep. Nick Schroer and “Moms Demand Action” disagree on bill
Residents from across the Show-Me State packed a Missouri Capitol hearing room in Jefferson City...
Missouri House Democrats release details of lawsuit against Farmington Senator Gary Romine
Democratic State Representative Michael Butler of St. Louis distributed an explosive court...
Concealed firearms bill expected to draw large turnout at Monday hearing in Jefferson City
A packed room is expected Monday afternoon at the Statehouse in Jefferson City for a Missouri...
Missouri’s U.S. Senators divided on SCOTUS vote
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the judge who is set to become the 113th justice of the U.S. Supreme...
Bill in Mo legislature aims to block forced underage marriages and trafficking
A proposal in the state legislature would change the procedure for issuing marriage licenses to...
State Republican leaders lead crowd at rally for Trump’s high court nominee
Story by Alex Derosier Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Republican lawmakers joined a...
Federal judge plans to block two Missouri abortion laws
The state of Missouri is likely to fight a federal judge’s plans to block two Missouri abortion...
Bill would allow elderly life without parole inmates a hearing on release
With the Missouri legislature closing in on its last month in session, few new proposals are being...
More problems highlighted at latest hearing over Missouri’s dysfunctional prisons
The latest in a series of House committee hearings on the Missouri prison scandal took place...
Human remains found in western Missouri have been identified
David Lee of KDKD contributed to this story The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office has...
Missouri public defender system director not hopeful $6 million would stay in his budget
The House has given initial approval to restoring about $6 million in the Attorney General’s...
Schaaf ends opposition to Rehder PDMP bill; Sikeston Republican says she’s “speechless” (AUDIO)
A state senator from northwest Missouri ended his opposition Tuesday to State Rep. Holly Rehder's...
Missouri House committee hears testimony about discrimination bill
Missouri NAACP leader Nimrod Chapel says making it tougher for employees to sue their workplace...
Missouri attorney general launches initiatives aimed at fighting human trafficking
By Missourinet contributor Jill Enders Missouri is taking a new approach to combating human...
MO House committee debates contentious measure to rollback discrimination lawsuits
A controversial employment discrimination bill is being considered by a House committee. The...
Missouri House could give final approval to prescription drug monitoring program legislation this week
The Missouri House Fiscal Review Committee is expected to vote Monday in Jefferson City on...