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 | Aug 21, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, 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 | Jul 21, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
While she would like to see other issues addressed, a key Democratic lawmaker from Kansas City supports Governor Mike Parson’s (R) special session call for witness protection. State Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove, D-Kansas City, a member of Missouri’s...
by admin | Feb 4, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News, Transportation
A state senator from eastern Missouri’s St. Charles County outlined his proposed statewide carjacking statute on Monday in Jefferson City, saying carjackings are an epidemic in the state. State Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, testified Monday before the Senate...
by Alisa Nelson | Jan 14, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
The State Department of Corrections and Missouri Sheriffs Association have very different accounts about the release of convicted felons from prison. Kevin Merritt, executive director of the Missouri Sheriffs Association, says many convicted felons are getting out of...
