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Missouri House committees approve State Legal Expense Fund legislation; Speaker Richardson meets with Reps. Fitzwater and Hansen
Legislation aimed to create transparency for the state's Legal Expense Fund was approved Thursday...
Hailey’s Law is heading to the Missouri Senate
Legislation requiring the Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually is...
Legislative committee circling in on root cause of Missouri prison scandal
A Missouri House committee investigating the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) scandal heard...
Missouri Supreme Court hears case over penalties against former state representive Walton
The Missouri Supreme Court is determining whether former state representative Elbert Walton...
Missouri House gives initial approval to prescription drug monitoring program bill; critics say a database won’t work
After a marathon debate at the Statehouse in Jefferson City, the Missouri House gave initial...
Missouri House of Representatives holds moment of silence for Independence officer shot in line of duty
The "Kansas City Star" reports an Independence police officer who was shot in the head by a...
Cash strapped Public Defender System to get a workable boost in funding
As Missouri Lawmakers cobble together a budget to deal with a shortage of funding, they appear to...
Longest-serving sheriff in Missouri history arrives in federal prison in South Dakota
One of the most well-known sheriffs in recent Missouri history is now incarcerated in federal...
Governor Greitens says new law helps reform legal system and create jobs
Missouri Republican Governor Eric Greitens has signed a measure dealing with a key component of...
Missouri Senator leads committee investigation into opioid manufacturers
An investigation is underway by a U.S. Senate committee to determine whether pharmaceutical...
MO Supreme Court mulls man and law to commit him as sexually violent predator
The state Supreme Court is looking at a ruling to have a man committed to the Mental Health...
Missouri lawmakers in both parties want more transparency for State Legal Expense Fund; House DOC investigation continues
Legislation aimed at transparency regarding the state's Legal Expense Fund has bipartisan support...
Major highways in northwest Missouri used for trafficking contraband
By Nadia Thacker, KFEQ Radio The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it patrols major highways in...
Blunt reaffirms support for SCOTUS nominee, McCaskill undecided
Several U.S. Senate committee hearings are underway this week to question President Trump’s U.S....
Newly-formed organization aims to alleviate Missouri public defender system caseloads
The state’s public defender system will get some help from a new non-profit organization that...
MO lawmakers consider measure to help inmates return to workforce
A proposal to support inmates returning to the citizen workforce is being considered by state...
Current MO Department of Corrections employee: “The system is broken”
Workers at the Missouri Department of Corrections say the agency suffers from a culture of the...
Kansas City Mayor: we must make a personal promise not to engage in violence
The Kansas City Mayor is calling on the community to drive violence out. Kansas City Mayor Sly...
Ferguson council meeting outburst after Michael Brown documentary
The controversy over the Michael Brown documentary was on the minds of those who attended last...
Demand for substance use treatment far exceeds spots available in Missouri
The number of Missourians sitting on a waiting list to get into a substance use disorder treatment...
Missouri House committee gives green light to “Hailey’s Law”
Legislation requiring the Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually has...
MO Senate close to passing bill to stiffen penalties against undocumented criminals
The state Senate has passed a proposal to increase punishment for undocumented immigrants who...
ACLU files lawsuit against Missouri, calls public defender caseloads ‘a constitutional crisis’
The ACLU calls the caseloads that Missouri’s public defenders handle a constitutional crisis,...
Bill in MO legislature would criminalize protesters who block roads
A bill to establish the crime of “Unlawful Traffic Interference” is being considered by Missouri...
MO Supreme Court hears state’s claim Rams owe hundreds-of-thousands in taxes
The state of Missouri contends the former St. Louis Rams owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
Missouri Supreme Court to hear tax dispute between St. Louis Rams and state
The state of Missouri says the St. Louis Rams owe taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. The...
Both sides testify on Missouri medical marijuana legislation
(THIS STORY WRITTEN BY ALEX DEROSIER, MISSOURINET CONTRIBUTOR) A medical cannabis bill is once...
GOP Leader wants judge selection process sacked while fellow Republicans rush to reverse recent high court ruling
Missouri’s Senate leader wants to repeal the state’s long established process for selecting...
No charges yet against Mizzou students for allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks
By Brad Tregnago of KSSZ Two Mizzou music students have not been charged yet for allegedly making...