An August sentencing date has been set for a mid-Missouri woman who admits embezzling thousands of...
August sentencing date scheduled for Missouri woman who stole $231,000 from Shelter Insurance
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Missouri AG Hawley breaks with GOP leaders in appeal of court judgement
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has broken with prominent Republican interests in announcing...
Missouri governor undecided on employment discrimination bill
Republican Governor Eric Greitens tells Missourinet he has not decided if he will sign legislation...
Mistrial declared in Missouri state trooper’s death case; prosecutor calls for changing murder statutes
After 14 hours of deliberations, a mistrial was declared Friday in St. Charles County in the case...
Lawsuit seeks to reverse St. Louis ordinance protecting reproductive decisions
A formal lawsuit was filed Monday in an attempt to nullify a recently enacted anti-discrimination...
Comerzan murder trial underway in St. Charles County; he’s charged with the pursuit death of a Missouri State Trooper
A jury has heard opening statements Monday in St. Charles County in the trial of a man charged...
McCaskill among the more vocal Senators on investigation of Trump
Missouri’s U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is being very vocal after a meeting with Deputy Attorney...
Officer goes the distance to tell Missouri governor about KC murder rate
Kansas City Police officer Kelly Sapp has made a more than 100 mile journey on foot to tell...
Missouri Attorney General not planning to intervene in jail inmate ‘fight night’ allegations
The Missouri Attorney General’s office does not anticipate, at this time, getting involved in...
Hansen asks Missouri House Speaker to keep DOC subcommittee intact
The chairman of a House committee investigating the workplace environment within the Missouri...
Lawmakers release recommendations to address Missouri prison scandal
A Missouri House subcommittee met nine times over the course of three month to study acute...
Western Missouri jail sued for allegedly staging inmate fights
A number of inmates are suing the Vernon County Jail in western Missouri’s Nevada, its jailers,...
Richardson, Beatty view 2017 Missouri legislative session differently
The two leaders in the Missouri House of Representatives have different viewpoints on how the 2017...
Missouri high court upholds portions of ruling about 2015 traffic ticket legislation for state, St. Louis County
In divided 4-3 decision, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld portions of a lower bench ruling to...
Missouri Hailey’s Law supporters to try again in 2018
Two Missouri lawmakers who pushed "Hailey’s Law" plan to re-file their bill next year. State Rep....
State Rep. Rehder will file PDMP bill again next year; “I’m a fighter, and I know that we will get this done” (AUDIO)
A Missouri lawmaker who has championed prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation is...
MO House follows Senate to pass illegal reentry, blue alert omnibus bill; next stop Governor Greitens
The Missouri House passed omnibus legislation which the Senate embraced unanimously a day...
New St. Louis mayor hopeful about public safety tax legislation; Krewson was in Jefferson City last week
The Missouri House has approved legislation authorizing St. Louis City to place a public safety...
Missouri AG Hawley releases more details on Tory Sanders’ death; Hawley says the Mississippi County jail inmate was tased three times last Friday
{THIS STORY WRITTEN BY MISSOURINET CONTRIBUTOR ALEX DEROSIER} Missouri Attorney General Josh...
Missouri AG Hawley: Hutcheson has been officially stripped of his title as Mississippi County sheriff; Hawley to travel to Charleston on Thursday (AUDIO)
The state Attorney General says the sheriff in southeast Missouri's Mississippi County has been...
Missouri man’s murder conviction upheld; Audrain County man was convicted of killing his wife
An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of a northeast Missouri man, for the 2014 death...
House Democrats follow Senator in asking Gov. Greitens to reject discrimination bill
About two dozen House Democrats delivered individual letters to Governor Eric Greitens office...
Workplace discrimination bill heads to Missouri governor’s desk
Proposed changes to the state’s employment discrimination laws have been passed by the Missouri...
One of two convicted in gruesome Facebook murder sentenced to life in prison
By John Tretbar of Missourinet affiliate KEFQ Radio An emotional hearing ended with an audible,...
State Rep. from Ferguson vows to keep pressure in city to address sloppy court performance
A Missouri House member has vowed to make the city of Ferguson’s municipal court accountable after...
Missouri’s fallen law enforcement officers to be honored in Jefferson City; Blake Snyder and Paul Clark died in 2016
A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Friday evening in Jefferson City in honor of all Missouri law...
Drunk driver hits semi, runs car into flooded embankment in eastern Missouri
By Jessica Machetta An eastern Missouri man has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after...
Rally for “Hailey’s Law” looks to draw attention of slow moving Missouri Senate
As the legislative session winds down in Jefferson City, a measure to enhance Missouri’s Amber...
Columbia woman admits stealing $231,000 from Shelter Insurance
Federal prosecutors say a longtime employee at Columbia's Shelter Insurance pleaded guilty...
Missouri leaders fight court’s decision to make abuse victim divulge address to attacker
A Missouri court has denied Attorney General Josh Hawley’s motion to protect the address of a...