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Missouri awards 169 districts, charter schools with school safety grants
Missouri has awarded its first round of state funding for a new program about school safety. A...
Judges issues temporary restraining order against Missouri’s rules on transgender healthcare
(Clayton, MO) – A St. Louis County judge has again blocked emergency rules ordered by Missouri...
Judge temporarily blocks Missouri’s restrictions on transgender medical care
Missouri’s limits on gender transition health care won’t begin Thursday. St. Louis County Circuit...
Sex offenses bill heard in Missouri Senate committee
Missouri is reviewing whether to update its sex offender registry requirements for those who are...
House Republican looks to hold government accountable
Current Missouri law prevents employees of a state agency or a political subdivision from placing...
State lawmaker says special prosecutor bill is about Missouri’s reputation
A House bill focused on appointing a special prosecutor is making the rounds in the Missouri...
Missouri takes efforts to next level to improve success for people leaving prison (LISTEN)
Missouri has roughly 13,000 inmates released from prison each year. To help them get on the right...
Crime package receives initial approval in Senate
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a wide-ranging crime package. State Sen. Tony...
Prosecutor says racial component in Kansas City shooting of Ralph Yarl
An 85-year-old man has been charged with two felonies for allegedly shooting a 16-year-old boy...
Missouri House passes bill to require bullet-resistant doors and windows on schools
Bullet-resistant doors and windows could be next for all Missouri school buildings. The Missouri...
Missouri teen goes home after getting shot in head for going to wrong address
A Missouri story making national headlines today involves a 16-year-old boy who was shot twice in...
Missouri Politicians Respond To Former President Trump Indictment
Members of Missouri’s Congressional Delegation are responding to the indictment handed down by a...
Planned Parenthood sues Missouri’s attorney general over investigation into transgender healthcare program
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri said it has filed a...
False threats target several Missouri schools today
Several Missouri schools have been in lockdown mode today due to prank calls alleging a shooter on...
Does Missouri need a statewide unit to review convictions?
The wrongful convictions of Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson have convinced a state Senator that...
Standoff over: Man surrenders after allegedly shooting two Hermann officers, killing one
After a roughly 12-hour standoff, a man suspected of shooting two Hermann police officers has...
Update: Hermann officer killed by gunman; second officer injured
A Hermann police detective has been killed and another has been injured after being shot Sunday...
Blue Alert: Search is on for suspect accused of shooting two Hermann officers
Two Hermann police officers have been shot and a suspect is on the loose tonight. The Missouri...
Former Missouri lawmaker sentenced to 6 years in prison for fake stem cell scheme, other fraud charges
Former State Rep. Tricia Derges has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison...
Harrisonville State Senator Looks To Exempt Firearms, Ammunition From Sales Tax
A State Senator says Missouri taxes the sales of firearms and ammunition at 11%, something he says...
Killing a Missouri law enforcement animal is a misdemeanor – a lawmaker aims to change this
In Missouri, breaking out the window of a police cruiser has a greater punishment than killing a...
Missouri’s Chief Justice: increase pay for state workers and protect our judges
Missouri’s court system needs better pay for its workers and to, at the least, preserve current...
BREAKING: Missouri executes man convicted of killing girlfriend and her children
Leonard Taylor took his last breath Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre. He was declared...
Missouri considers expanding probation and parole arrest program
In 2020, the Missouri Department of Corrections rolled out a pilot program that allows...
Missouri man asks governor to block state’s plan to execute him next month
A Missouri man has asked the governor to block the state’s plan to execute him next month. Leonard...
Proposed Missouri Violent Offender Registry
State Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, has reintroduced a piece of legislation for the creation of a...
What Missouri provides, does not provide to transgender inmates
Missouri is scheduled to execute a transgender inmate next week for the 2003 kidnapping, raping,...
Missouri Public Defender System better staffed than during wait list era
Despite being close to handling its maximum number of cases, Missouri’s Public Defender System...
BREAKING: Missouri executes convicted police killer
Missouri has executed its 129th inmate. Kevin Johnson took his last breath at the state prison in...