A judge in southwest Missouri’s Greene County has held the acting Director of the state Department of Corrections in contempt of court for not releasing an elderly prison inmate whose conviction was overturned. Howard Roberts, 82, was sentenced to 20 years in prison...
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore wants the city’s circuit court to vacate the murder conviction of 54-year-old Christopher Dunn, who’s been in prison for more than three decades. Dunn was sentenced to life without parole for the 1990 shooting death of...
Legislation that would allow the concealed carrying of guns in churches and other places of worship with a concealed carry permit will be heard Monday evening by a Missouri House committee in Jefferson City. The House General Laws Committee will hear testimony from...
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...
