After thirteen years of relentlessly advocating to strengthen penalties against celebratory gunfire, a Kansas City mother gets to watch a bill signed into law after her daughter. Alisa Nelson was at the bill signing for “Blair’s Law”. She talks to Michelle Shanahan...
A crime-fighting package is on deck to become Missouri law next month. Senate Bill 754 is sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville. It started off as legislation to honor a St. Joseph Police Department canine officer. In 2021, a St. Joseph Police Department...
A wide-ranging crime package is another step closer to the finish line. The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill that would: •Create mental health treatment courts •Toughen penalties for suspects who run from police •Increase the minimum age a minor...
A proposal that would stiffen penalties for “celebratory gunfire” is returning to the Missouri Legislature. It’s part of a wide-ranging crime package a Senate committee has passed. The provision from Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, would make it a class A...
