Anti-death penalty group wants governor to block scheduled execution

by Alisa Nelson | May 30, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt

An anti-death penalty group wants Gov. Mike Parson to put a stop to the June 6 scheduled execution of Michael Tisius. Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty will be at the state Capitol Tuesday to speak out against next month’s planned lethal injection of...

Blunt repeats call for U.S. Justice Department to restore federal police reviews

by Alisa Nelson | Jun 18, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, is calling again for the U.S. Department of Justice to restore federal reviews of police departments to help root out misconduct and make changes. Since the death of George Floyd of Minnesota, adjusting police practices has received...

Missouri protests continue over the death of Minnesota’s George Floyd

by Alisa Nelson | May 30, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt

Hundreds of protesters have lined streets in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, and the St. Louis area this weekend chanting phrases like “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “No justice, no peace”. They have been calling attention to this week’s death of George Floyd, an...

GOP Senate Candidates talk Holder, ‘Fast & Furious’ (AUDIO)

by Mike Lear | Jun 12, 2012 | Crime / Courts, Elections, News, Politics / Govt

Two of the GOP Candidates for the U.S. Senate Seat of Claire McCaskill are calling out the nation’s Attorney General, who is now facing disciplinary action by Congress. A congressional committee will vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in...

Trooper who died during 2011 flood honored at Missouri Capital (AUDIO)

by Mike Lear | Mar 6, 2012 | News

The House has issued a resolution honoring the Highway Patrol trooper who died last year in the flood of 2011. Trooper Fred Guthrie, Junior and his dog, Reed, were apparently swept away by  flood water while surveying a flooded section of Highway 111 in Holt County,...