by Alisa Nelson | Sep 3, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri Senate passed five special session bills about crime in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Members spent more than 16 hours on the legislation with the most time being consumed by House Bill 2. It deals with the admissibility of certain witness...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 26, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri House of Representatives did not pass two of seven bills the governor wanted as part of his special session call to address the state’s violent crime rate. During a briefing today, Gov. Mike Parson says he is still pleased about the ones that did pass....
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 24, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri House is in session today and is expected to take a preliminary vote on six crime bills. Gov. Mike Parson cites the state’s rising crime rate for calling the current special session. Kansas City Democrat Ashley Bland Manlove, the Vice Chair of the...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 13, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
Protesters marched the streets in the heart of Jefferson City today to voice their opposition to the governor’s crime package. They walked down High Street in front of the Missouri Capitol and made a pitstop at the Governor’s Mansion. Police were on the scene to try...
by Ashley Byrd | Feb 28, 2019 | News
The state’s top law enforcement agency does not know how many untested rape kits remain in crime labs and hospital storage rooms across Missouri. But they have six months to find out. Attorney General Eric Schmitt tapped Judge M. Keithly Williams to be the state...
