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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...
MO lawmakers look at proposal to address rising crime in St. Louis & Kansas City
Missouri lawmakers are looking at a measure to establish a pilot program to address rising crime...
Missouri Senate gives initial approval to discrimination bill
After two lengthy days of a Democratic filibuster, the state Senate has given initial approval to...
Business and labor groups view Missouri arbitration legislation differently
(THIS STORY WRITTEN BY ALEX DEROSIER, MISSOURINET CONTRIBUTOR) After the Missouri Senate passed a...
Jefferson City man dies after Tuesday night stabbing incident
Jefferson City Police say one man has been arrested after Tuesday night's homicide on Jackson...
AG Josh Hawley: northeast Missouri man sexually assaulted children and an elderly woman
A Missouri man has been found to be a "sexually violent predator," admitting to abusing more than...
Missouri State Public Defender requests $70 million in funding
The Missouri House Budget Committee learned Monday in Jefferson City that some public defenders...
Carthage State Representative: further scrutiny of the St. Louis Community Release Center is in progress
A state lawmaker from southwest Missouri is concerned about the recidivism rate at the St. Louis...
Drug monitoring program bill sponsor shares her own family’s battle with drug abuse
State Rep. Holly Rehder’s (R-Sikeston) pursuit to require a statewide prescription drug monitoring...
Mid-Missouri man charged in alleged terror plot being held without bond
A Columbia man who allegedly prepared to launch a terrorist attack with people he believed were...
Greitens eyes settlement money to ease cuts to Missouri’s most vulnerable, school busing
By Alex Derosier Gov. Eric Greitens (R) is proposing that $52 million from a legal settlement with...
Breakthrough testimony by prison employees after administrators are vague about scandal
A Missouri House panel heard revealing testimony from prison employees about a Department of...
Eastern Missouri police not calling Jewish cemetery vandalism a hate crime
By Jessica Machetta St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger is treating a massive vandalism this...
MO prison scandal inspires proposal to monitor state payouts for lawsuit claims
A proposal which is a response to the Missouri Corrections Department scandal is being considered...
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...