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Cape Girardeau State Representative takes aim at “pill mills”
(THIS STORY WRITTEN BY ALEX DEROSIER, Missourinet contributor) An official from the Missouri...
Mid-Missouri man charged with making preparations for terrorist attack; prosecutors say suspect thought attacks would take place on Presidents’ Day
A Columbia man is in custody, after being charged in federal court for his alleged role in...
Hailey’s law legislation to be heard Tuesday in Jefferson City
The mother of a murdered Springfield girl is expected to testify before a Missouri House committee...
Northwest Missouri man killed in officer-involved shooting
By Nadia Thacker, KFEQ Radio A St. Joseph man has been killed in an officer-involved shooting...
State lawmaker wants gun owners to be required to report lost or stolen fire arms
A proposal in the Missouri House would require gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm...
Terminated Missouri corrections officer seeks to testify before legislative committee
A former employee claiming to be a victim of harassment and abuse in Missouri’s Department of...
Missouri’s prison healthcare could cost inmates
On average, each of the more than 37,000 inmates within Missouri’s prisons receives medical care...
Missouri Attorney General takes California egg case to SCOTUS
By Julie Harker, Brownfield Ag News Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is asking the U.S....
Key Missouri lawmakers disagree on quality of inmate health care
(STORY WRITTEN BY ALEX DEROSIER, MISSOURINET CONTRIBUTOR) Members of the Missouri House...
Missouri farm joins class action lawsuit against Monsanto in herbicide controversy
Farmers in ten states, including Missouri, have filed a class action lawsuit in a federal court...
Missouri NAACP President praises Governor Greitens and Speaker Richardson; disagrees with them on right-to-work
Missouri NAACP President Rod Chapel is praising the House Speaker for criticizing the decision of...
Missouri’s prison population has increased by about 2,500 since 2006
(BY ALEX DEROSIER, MISSOURINET CONTRIBUTOR) Testifying Monday before a House budget hearing,...
DOC officials testify Missouri prisons are at capacity
The new state Department of Corrections director testified Monday in Jefferson City that she wants...
Wife, stepson of Missouri KKK leader charged with murder
By Korey Johnson, KREI radio Two people are in jail in connection with the death of KKK leader...
Missouri KKK leader’s wife arrested on suspicion of murdering husband
By Korey Johnson of KREI After the body of Ku Klux Klan leader, Frank Ancona, was found on...
Missing Missouri KKK leader dead from gunshot to head, stepson reportedly arrested
Charges could be filed as early as Monday in connection with the death of a missing Missouri Ku...
Susan Van Note murder trial will continue next week
Closing arguments are expected to begin sometime next week in southwest Missouri's Lebanon, in the...
New Missouri Corrections Dept. head outlines improvement plans after scandal
Missouri’s new Department of Corrections leader addressed a legislative committee Thursday. DOC...
Another day, another proposal in Mo legislature to change civil court rules
Missouri state senators are looking at a proposal to change how expert witnesses are selected in...
Missouri House committee hears testimony on needle exchange legislation
{STORY WRITTEN BY ALEX DEROSIER, MISSOURINET CONTRIBUTOR} State Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) and...
Missouri’s Blunt supports, McCaskill opposes Sessions as AG
Missouri’s U.S. Senators did not break party ranks in a near-party-line vote to confirm President...
U.S. Attorney: the longest-serving sheriff in Missouri history is heading to federal prison
One of the most well-known Sheriff's in recent Missouri history is heading to federal prison. The...
Missouri Senator clarifies law involving fights, harassment on school property
Students are less likely, not more likely, to become a felon if they get into a fight or harass...
Missouri lawmaker wants to keep sex offenders away from children’s museums and zoos
A Missouri lawmaker wants to toughen restrictions on sex offenders. State Rep. Kathryn Swan...
Missouri Senate committee considers governor’s pick to lead Department of Corrections
A state Senate committee is expected to vote next week on Governor Greitens’ nominee for Missouri...
Convicted triple killer Mark Christeson executed; Maries County Sheriff says justice has been served
BONNE TERRE, Mo- The state of Missouri executed convicted triple killer Mark Christeson Tuesday...
Mark Christeson execution scheduled for Tuesday evening in Bonne Terre; he’s appealing to U.S. Supreme Court
A convicted triple killer from mid-Missouri is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block his...
Interview with Frankford Rep. Jim Hansen on corrections probe: “It’s very disgusting”
State Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Frankford) has reviewed graphic documents in the investigation of...
Missouri man admits impersonating federal agent; his two girlfriends supported him financially
An eastern Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court in St. Louis to impersonating a...