by Alisa Nelson | Feb 18, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
The women’s prison in northeast Missouri’s Vandalia could have about half of its housing units permanently closed. Trevor Foley, with the state Department of Corrections (DOC), says Gov. Mike Parson’s new state budget proposal would make the change. Gov....
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 18, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
Gov. Mike Parson’s FY2022 state budget proposal requests $58 million in hopes of getting Missouri completely out of debt in county jail reimbursements. For years, the state has not designated enough funding to pay counties and the city of St. Louis for part of a...
by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Business, Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Many state employees will be off on both Friday and Monday for Lincoln and Washington’s Birthday. Lincoln’s Birthday is Friday, while Washington’s Birthday is Monday. Both are Missouri state and county holidays, and Washington’s Birthday is a...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 8, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
In early December, the Missouri Department of Corrections began installing 1,400 air purifying devices and using disinfectant sprayers within the prison system. Since then, department spokesperson Karen Pojmann tells Missourinet the number of coronavirus cases has...
by admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Justice Department has announced arrests and federal indictments against seven alleged members of the Gangster Disciples gang for a years-long conspiracy that involves alleged murders and other crimes. Four of the seven are from southeast Missouri. The indictments...