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Missouri lawmakers debate possible constitutional problem with municipal courts bill
A plan to reform the state's municipal courts has made it to a committee of House and Senate...
Proposed reforms of Missouri city courts to legislative conference
The state House and Senate are trying to reach an agreement on reforms to Missouri's municipal...
Petition: release Missouri man in prison 21 years for pot crimes (VIDEO)
State lawmakers, attorneys, and some citizens are continuing to ask Governor Jay Nixon to release...
Missouri Senate sued over filming of hearings
The state Senate is the target of a lawsuit over access to its committee hearings. Liberal...
Missouri Corrections’ Puppies for Parole celebrates 3,000th adoption
A program that lets Missouri inmates prepare abandoned or unwanted dogs for adoption has reached a...
Missouri carries out the execution of Andre Cole, its 3rd of the year
Missouri has carried out its 3rd execution of the year. The state has executed 52-year-old Andre...
Missouri Supreme Court: Andre Cole competent to be executed
The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected the claim that a man scheduled to be executed next week is...
Missouri Supreme Court lifts order for May execution
The Missouri Supreme Court has lifted is execution order for Kimber Edwards, who was sentenced to...
Missouri high court to hear Chiefs age discrimination case
A man who lost a case accusing the Kansas City Chiefs' organization of age discrimination asks the...
Missouri high court to hear challenge to anti-speed trap law
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a challenge to the state law against municipal...
Court rules Larry Flynt can seek Missouri execution records
A U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that publisher Larry Flynt can intervene in a case regarding...
Missouri House prepares to take on traffic fine limits (VIDEO)
The Missouri House is preparing to begin work on a bill the state Senate passed that would tighten...
Death sentences upheld for Laclede County, Missouri murders
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of a Lebanon man convicted of the...
Execution date set in Missouri murder-for-hire killing from 2000
The state Supreme Court has set an execution date for a former St. Louis City jailer who was...
Attorneys, family, argue whether killer of Barry County deputy should be executed by Missouri tonight
It's been more than 18 years since Cecil Clayton fatally shot Barry County Sheriff's Deputy...
Bill to free Missouri man serving life for pot offenses gains support
A legislative effort to free a man serving a life sentence for marijuana offenses appears to have...
Some victims and shooter in south Missouri spree identified
Some of the eight victims shot early Friday morning in southern Missouri, and the man who shot...
UPDATE: Nine reported dead in southern Missouri crime scenes
11:00am update Authorities have found nine people dead in six separate crime scenes in two...
Missouri gun rights, ‘right-to-farm’ challenges highlight procedural issues
A pair of challenges to constitutional amendments approved in August by voters highlight the...
Missouri Supreme Court asked to throw out gun rights amendment
The state Supreme Court will be asked tomorrow to throw out the gun rights amendment to the state...
Missouri Supreme Court to hear ‘right-to-farm’ challenge Wednesday
The state Supreme Court will be asked on Wednesday to consider a challenge to the so-called "Right...
Medical marijuana to get Missouri House hearing today
The debate whether to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes in Missouri will be discussed by a...
Legislature asked to free Missouri man sentenced to life for pot
Freedom for a Sedalia man sentenced to life without parole for marijuana offenses is the aim of a...
Missouri Supreme Court again asked to consider felons having firearms
The state Supreme Court is again being asked to consider the appeal of a felon who argues a change...
Senate bills would address juvenile sentencing issue in Missouri
Missouri Senators are being asked to consider two bills that would help determine the fate of...
Missouri Supreme Court: lower court can consider same-sex divorce
The state Supreme Court has told a St. Louis court it does have the authority to consider the case...
Proposal would add human trafficking survivors to Missouri protection law
A group of bi-partisan lawmakers have proposed legislation meant to help protect Missouri human...
5pm Update: Springfield officer that was shot, person being questioned, named
Update 5pm: The Springfield police chief has identified the officer who was shot early this...
Man escapes after being kidnapped and driven across Missouri
A man has escaped his kidnappers after being taken across the state yesterday. According to the...