by admin | Jun 13, 2006 | Crime / Courts
The State Supreme Court rules in a case involving the statute of limitations in a sexual abuse case. The case centers around Michael Powel, who was a teenager when he began attending Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis in 1975. In 2000, at the age of 41,...
by admin | Jun 5, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Governor Matt Blunt has signed into law Missouri’s version of Jessica’s Law, which aims to protect young children from violent sexual offenders. The official signing took place in the Governor’s Capitol office. It was preceded by and followed by a...
by admin | Jun 5, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Governor Matt Blunt today will sign the sex offender bill approved by the Legislature this year. Blunt is holding several unofficial signing ceremonies throguhout the state, but will sign the real bill early this afternoon in his Capitol office. This is...
by admin | May 26, 2006 | Crime / Courts
A 41-year-old Independence man, wanted in the brutal rape and murder of a Blue Springs woman, has been captured and now is in a Jackson County jail cell, awaiting arraignment. Richard Davis has been on the run with Dena Riley as law enforcement sought them in the...
by admin | May 26, 2006 | News
One of the many bills passed by the Legislature during the recently-concluded session is a bill to crack down on sexual predators. Part of this wide ranging bill – a component dealing with Internet predators – was authored by Senator John Loudon of...
