by admin | Aug 21, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
Legislation that increases penalties for witness and victim tampering will go to the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on Monday, after being approved by the Judiciary Committee on a 17-0 vote this week. The prosecutor in western Missouri’s Johnson County...
by admin | Aug 14, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Three Missouri House committees plan hearings on Monday afternoon in Jefferson City, relating to the special session on violent crime. House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann, R-O’Fallon, and Majority Leader Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold,...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 13, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
Gov. Mike Parson expanded his special legislative session call this week on violent crime to include giving the Missouri Attorney General the power to prosecute some St. Louis murder cases. He says out of 161 murders there so far this year, 33 suspects have been...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 10, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
Missouri’s prosecutors and public defenders are experiencing similar problems – heaping caseloads and not enough attorneys. During a state House Budget Committee hearing, Missouri Public Defender System Director Mary Fox says her office wants an extra $3.3 million in...
by admin | Jul 7, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
A policy that seeks to ensure evidence is obtained from suspected drunk drivers has been endorsed by the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. The Association has issued the first of its recommended best practices to the state’s prosecuting attorneys,...
