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Missouri prosecutor calls on Parole Board to reject parole for convicted killer; victim was stabbed at least 20 times
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Crime / Courts
Missouri Supreme Court upholds state’s Sexually Violent Predator Act
The Missouri Supreme Court has backed up lower bench findings that the state’s Sexually Violent...
Convicted Missouri killer dies in prison; prosecutors say he killed a Wappapello store owner
A convicted killer from southeast Missouri has died of "apparent natural causes" in prison. The...
SCOTUS sides with Missouri church, but qualifying purposes still in question
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled today that Columbia’s Trinity Lutheran church has the same right...
State Representative Diane Franklin praises Missouri House vote on abortion bill
The Missouri House Children and Families Committee Chair describes the abortion bill approved by...
Federal prosecutors say Missouri woman stole thousands from disabled veteran
A September sentencing date has been set for a Missouri woman who admits stealing from a disabled...
State of Missouri worker sentenced for enticing minor to have sex
A mid-Missouri man will go to prison for enticing a minor to have sex. 38-year-old Andrew Clayton...
MO citizen who joined AG Hawley for opioid lawsuit announcement speaks out
A mid-Missouri man joined Attorney General Josh Hawley yesterday for the announcement of a state...
Missouri State Senator Hoskins: pregnancy resource centers must be protected
A state senator from western Missouri says it's crucial to pass legislation to protect pregnancy...
Missouri Highway Patrol looking for a minivan in connection to deadly May crash
The State Highway Patrol is asking for your assistance in investigating a deadly crash that...
Alderwoman says abortion laws in Mo Legislature will have no impact on St. Louis ordinance
The author of the St. Louis ordinance which prohibits discrimination based of pregnancy decisions...
Missouri attorney general sues three pharmaceutical companies alleging fraud
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is taking the state’s fight against the opioid epidemic...
Small town Missouri city clerk accused of stealing $100,000
A city clerk in southeast Missouri faces felony charges after an examination of records revealed...
Missouri House approves abortion bill; measure now heads back to Senate
The Missouri House voted 110-38 on Tuesday to approve an abortion-related bill supported by...
Prosecutor’s court filing: Man who kicked child at mid-Missouri mall is a “persistent assault offender”
Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson has filed criminal charges against a Jefferson City man who...
Argument in Missouri Supreme Court to throw out Sexually Violent Predator law
An attorney representing convicted child molester William Hopkins argued for the Missouri Supreme...
Former Mamtek CEO to be paroled from a Missouri prison in 2018
The former CEO of the failed Mamtek project in northern Missouri's Moberly will be paroled next...
Missouri House of Representatives to debate abortion legislation on Tuesday
The Missouri House is expected to vote Tuesday in Jefferson City on abortion-related legislation...
Missouri State Senator Eigel predicts Legislature will pass abortion bill; critics want lawmakers to focus on Medicaid expansion (AUDIO)
A freshman Missouri state senator believes the General Assembly will pass the abortion-related...
State Parole Board member resigns amid uproar over behavior at prisoner hearings
Missouri Parole Board member Donald Ruzicka submitted his resignation Monday after a scandal...
Southwest Missouri teen accused of torturing and killing kitten pleads not guilty
A Branson teenager charged with animal abuse in this month's videotaped torture and killing of a...
The Missouri Legislature’s special session on abortion-related issues begins Monday
The Missouri Senate will convene Monday afternoon at 4 in Jefferson City to begin the special...
Missouri State Representative says a drug house “has set up shop” next to his district office
A prominent Kansas City state lawmaker says a drug house has set up shop next to his district...
Western Missouri mother, her boyfriend jailed on suspicion of padlocking kids in bedrooms
Two western Missouri children are in the state’s custody and their mother and her boyfriend are...
Mid-Missouri’s Columbia wrestles with police treatment of African Americans
New figures about traffic stops coupled with a recent police shooting in mid-Missouri’s Columbia...
Second suspect charged in torture and killing of kitten in southwest Missouri; prosecutor says it’s an open investigation
A second suspect has been charged in southwest Missouri's Taney County, in Thursday's videotaped...
Civil Rights Activists: Mid-Missouri Police Chief should be fired amid vehicle stops report
Columbia civil rights activists want the police chief fired. Several citizens spoke at Monday...
U.S. Supreme Court denies Missouri college’s drug testing policy case
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case involving State Technical College of Missouri...
Coalition wants increased police-community dialogue over minority traffic stops
A civil rights coalition is asking for increased dialogue between communities and police agencies...
Trial set to begin Monday for fifth defendant in 2014 Principia High School case
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Clayton in the trial of a teen accused of...