by Alisa Nelson | Jul 29, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
A Missouri Senate committee is reviewing a plan that aims to help reduce the state’s violent crime rate. Sen. Doug Libla, the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee chairman, is sponsoring the bill the Legislature is tasked with passing during the...
by admin | Jul 27, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s special legislative session on violent crime is underway at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. The Missouri Senate gaveled-in Monday at noon and listened to about an hour of floor speeches. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, says a...
by admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Saying that Missouri has seen rapid increases in crime this year, Governor Mike Parson (R) has called a special session to begin on July 27th in Jefferson City. “As Governor and a former law enforcement officer for more than 22 years, protecting our citizens and...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 3, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
State Representative Ron Hicks, R-Dardenne Prairie, is proposing to let St. Louis police officers live outside the city limits. House Bill 1604 would let the officers reside within a one-hour response time. The police department has about 150 to 200 police officer job...
by admin | Jan 20, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, News
Legislation that would allow St. Louis City police officers to live outside the city is expected to be voted on Tuesday evening in Jefferson City, by the Missouri House Judiciary Committee. The bill is a top priority for St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson (D) and the...