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State audit raises red flags about Missouri hospital’s billing practices
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway says an audit of Putnam County Memorial Hospital in...
Mike Brown remembers son with smiles and jazz, not bullets and blood
Wednesday marked the three year anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown, Jr. in...
Man suspected of killing western Missouri officer captured, taken to hospital
A two day search tracked down the man suspected of killing a western Missouri police officer on...
Alleged killer of Clinton police officer still at large after home search fails to pan out
A Swat operation has failed apprehend a man accused of murdering a police officer in western...
Missouri U.S. Senator wins another Backpage battle, but war continues
The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution that allows all materials to be released from an online...
Missouri man is charged with molesting children at a church; October jury trial has been set
An October trial date has been set for an eastern Missouri man accused of sexually assaulting two...
Ferguson Police prepare for anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
Ferguson Police Department Commander Frank McCall, Jr. says his agency will be appropriately...
Union groups accused of “thuggery” while Right to Work attorneys appeal to Missouri high court
An organization that’s trying to block union efforts to send Missouri’s new Right to Work law to a...
Backpage, undocumented immigrants suspected in Missouri trafficking ring
Several victims involved in a Springfield area prostitution and human trafficking raid two weeks...
Is Missouri sending the right people to prison?
Missouri ranks 8th highest among the 50 states in the rate at which it imprisons its people,...
Bench trial underway in St. Louis for former officer charged with murder
The prosecution has begun calling witnesses in the bench trial of a former St. Louis police...
Missouri Supreme Court issues opinion in complicated St. Louis Rams tax dispute
The Missouri Supreme Court has issued a decision, which could mean the St. Louis Rams will have to...
Hawley wants Backpage suit dismissed, cites ‘explosive’ trafficking evidence
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has filed a motion in St. Louis with the U.S. District Court...
Opinions are mixed over Missouri’s recent actions on prescription drug issues
The numbers are staggering – about 60,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016, more than 600...
Opponents of Missouri’s voter ID law seek favorable results in upcoming hearing
A lawsuit led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against Missouri’s new photo voter ID...
Man accused of killing Springfield girl says Missouri’s death penalty law is unconstitutional
(This story is written by Missourinet news director Brian Hauswirth and reporter Brea Douglas from...
Missouri appeals court reverses lower court decision in right to work ballot case
The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals Friday affirmed Secretary of State Jay...
Missouri bridge is being renamed for veteran MoDOT employee killed in the line of duty
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has signed legislation into law renaming a bridge in east-central...
Abortion bill signed into law by Missouri Governor Greitens; Democratic critics wanted to address infant mortality
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R) signed abortion-related legislation into law on Wednesday in...
Missouri State Rep. Dogan: “We will not tolerate any crimes directed at our law enforcement community” (AUDIO)
Legislation signed into law by Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R) to establish a "Blue Alert...
Missouri I-55 pursuit suspect dead after gun battle; suspect was reportedly wearing a bulletproof vest
(This story written by Missourinet news director Brian Hauswirth and news director Matt West at...
Missouri’s Hartzler and Clay partner to battle human trafficking
A St. Louis Congressman says Missouri ranks 17th in the nation in reported human trafficking...
Veteran Missouri GOP lawmaker hopeful about abortion legislation
A mid-Missouri GOP state lawmaker is optimistic the Legislature will get abortion-related...
Southwest Missouri jail being enlarged in creative ways to handle chronic overcrowding
Missouri’s third largest population center is struggling with an overcrowded corrections...
Inmate convicted of killing a Missouri sheriff almost 30 years ago to receive parole hearing (AUDIO)
An October parole hearing has been scheduled for a prisoner who was convicted of the 1987 killing...
Federal prosecutors: former mid-Missouri bookkeeper embezzled more than $200,000 from law firm
A former bookkeeper at a central Missouri law firm has been indicted by a federal grand jury in...
Missouri Senate Leaders Kehoe and Walsh discuss abortion-related legislation (AUDIO)
The Missouri Senate will return to Jefferson City on Monday afternoon for abortion-related special...
Mid-Missouri man charged with killing infant son receives change of venue
A judge in central Missouri has granted a change of venue request to a Jamestown man accused of...
Missouri Senate leader uncertain chamber will pass House’s proposed abortion regulations
State Rep. Justin Alferman, R-Hermann, thinks the Senate will pass the House’s version of proposed...