A wide-ranging anti-crime bill will soon be Missouri law. Gov. Mike Kehoe is scheduled to sign the bill into law Wednesday. It will take effect immediately because lawmakers added an emergency clause before final passage. HB 495 will return control of the St. Louis...
Mobs of thieves have hit up retailers around the country recently by quickly raiding stores and taking off with piles of merchandise in a matter of minutes. State Representative Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, is sponsoring a bill meant to address these organized retail theft...