The Missouri House of Representatives has given its blessing to a wide-ranging crime bill. The plan, sponsored by Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, now moves to the Senate for another look. The legislation would increase the minimum age a minor could be charged as an adult...
State Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, has reintroduced a piece of legislation for the creation of a violent offender registry. Under the bill, those convicted of first- and second-degree murder would be placed on a list similar to the sex offender registry. Click here to...
A Missouri lawmaker wants to close loopholes in state law that allow domestic violence survivors to be further victimized or re-victimized. State Representative Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, tells Missourinet he saw such roadblocks for victims happen time and time again...
Missouri will allow domestic violence victims to ask for a lifetime order of protection against their abuser. Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill into law today that means if a judge grants the victims a lifetime order, the victims will not have to repeatedly face...
In 2019, Gov. Mike Parson closed a prison in northwest Missouri’s Cameron. Most staff and inmates transferred to the other prison in town – Western Missouri Correctional Center. Now, Parson wants to reopen the Crossroads Correctional Center and turn it into a training...
