The state Supreme Court is being asked today whether a northeast Missouri doctor is liable in the...
Missouri high court to consider timing as a factor in wrongful death liability
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Two Missouri children recovered during nationwide FBI sex trafficking sting
A nationwide FBI sex trafficking sting last week included the recovery of two Missouri juveniles...
Judge blocks St. Louis minimum wage increase
A minimum wage increase in St. Louis was set to take effect today, but a circuit judge on...
Missouri Supreme Court forms Commission on racial and ethnic fairness
The Missouri Supreme Court has established a Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness. The panel...
ACLU sues four Missouri colleges and universities over immigrant students’ hiked tuition
The ACLU has filed lawsuits for three college students who say they were charged nonresident...
Statewide standards proposed for Missouri’s juvenile officer system
The final version of Missouri Juvenile Standards were presented Tuesday by members of the Juvenile...
Attorney for Missouri Kimber Edwards, spared execution, wants his exoneration
The attorney for the man whose death sentence was commuted to life in prison Friday, days before...
Judge reverses decision to revoke license of embattled Missouri Sheriff
Osage County’s Sheriff will continue to serve his jurisdiction for the time being. In a ruling by...
Missouri high court asked to consider constitutionality of juvenile sex offender registry
The state Supreme Court has heard the arguments for a developmentally disabled teenager accused of...
Missouri high court ruling allows age discrimination case against Chiefs to proceed
The Missouri Supreme Court has given new life to the case of a man who says the Kansas City Chiefs...
“Evil man” executed
The book has been closed on a quarter-century old murder case with the execution of the second...
New municipal court law concerns Missouri Municipal League
A state law that took effect on Friday tells municipalities they can make less revenue from...
Ruling doesn’t decide whether some Missouri felons can have guns
A ruling last week by the Missouri Supreme Court leaves unanswered whether last year's change to...
Missouri Human trafficking task force prepares to meet
The first meeting will be held this week of a task force to discuss human trafficking in Missouri....
Missouri high court ruling answers one felons possessing guns issue, leaves one undecided
The state Supreme Court has not answered the question of whether a change to Missouri's...
Washington University professor wants Missouri juvenile court reforms
A Washington University Professor of Law believes one piece of legislation tied to Ferguson that...
State Public Defender Director wants another $10 million added to this year’s budget
A request to the Governor has been made by the Director of the Missouri State Public Defender...
Man serving life in prison for marijuana charges granted parole
Jeff Mizanskey will be released from prison in approximately two weeks, after serving more than...
Execution date reset for man convicted in 2000 murder-for-hire killing
The Missouri Supreme Court has for the second time this year set an execution date for a man...
Missouri high court dismisses challenge to 2003 municipal court law
The state Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the 2003 law that limited how much money a...
Parole hearing is Thursday for man in Missouri prison for 21 years for marijuana offenses
Jeff Mizanskey will present his case for why he should be paroled during a hearing Thursday. He is...
Study suggests racial, geographic and gender disparities in Missouri executions
Race, gender and geography are contributing factors in whether a convicted killer is executed in...
Dismissal of Missouri lawmaker’s suit over contraceptive mandate overturned
An appeals court panel's decision that an individual has the right to challenge the Affordable...
Court: Missouri cannot keep maker of execution drugs secret
A judge has ruled that the state Department of Corrections violated Missouri's open records and...
Missouri sheriff reacts to execution of ‘monster,’ David Zink (VIDEO)
Two men who will never forget the death of Amanda Morton have seen the execution of the man who...
Missouri executes David Zink for 2001 murder of Strafford woman
Missouri has carried out the execution of David Zink, who kidnapped, raped, and murdered...
Execution date set for Missouri killer of 15-year-old Kansas City girl
The Missouri Supreme Court has set a date for the execution of Roderick Nunley, one of two men...
Suit alleging Missouri breaks laws in getting lethal drug dismissed
A lawsuit that alleges Missouri violates state and federal laws in how it gets the drug it uses in...
All Missouri counties will now issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
The Schuyler County Recorder of Deeds says it will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. ...
Lawsuit alleges Missouri breaks laws in getting execution drug
A lawsuit has been filed that accuses Missouri of violating federal laws and its on in how its...