Missouri Senate Leaders Kehoe and Walsh discuss abortion-related legislation...
The Missouri Senate will return to Jefferson City on Monday afternoon for abortion-related special session legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, says the full Senate will...
View ArticleVeteran Missouri GOP lawmaker hopeful about abortion legislation
A mid-Missouri GOP state lawmaker is optimistic the Legislature will get abortion-related legislation to the governor’s desk. The Missouri Senate will return to the Statehouse Monday afternoon at 4 to...
View ArticleMissouri’s Hartzler and Clay partner to battle human trafficking
A St. Louis Congressman says Missouri ranks 17th in the nation in reported human trafficking cases. U.S. Rep. William “Lacy” Clay (D-St. Louis) is a co-sponsor of U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s...
View ArticleAbortion bill signed into law by Missouri Governor Greitens; Democratic...
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R) signed abortion-related legislation into law on Wednesday in Jefferson City. Greitens signed the bill during a Statehouse ceremony, flanked by several GOP lawmakers....
View ArticleMan accused of killing Springfield girl says Missouri’s death penalty law is...
(This story is written by Missourinet news director Brian Hauswirth and reporter Brea Douglas from Missourinet Springfield television partner KOLR-10) A southwest Missouri man charged with abducting...
View ArticleHawley wants Backpage suit dismissed, cites ‘explosive’ trafficking evidence
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has filed a motion in St. Louis with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to have a lawsuit filed by Backpage.com against him dismissed....
View ArticleBackpage, undocumented immigrants suspected in Missouri trafficking ring
Several victims involved in a Springfield area prostitution and human trafficking raid two weeks ago are suspected of being brought to the country illegally. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley tells...
View ArticleMissouri is one of 17 states with back to school tax free weekends
Missouri’s sales tax holiday continues through Sunday. The annual three-day period when certain items are exempt from the state’s 4.225% tax starts on the first Friday in August. Certain...
View ArticleMissouri man is charged with molesting children at a church; October jury...
An October trial date has been set for an eastern Missouri man accused of sexually assaulting two young children at a church they all attended. St. Louis County prosecutors have charged 51-year-old...
View ArticleMissouri U.S. Senator wins another Backpage battle, but war continues
The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution that allows all materials to be released from an online sex trafficking investigation of classified website Backpage.com. For two years, U.S. Senator Claire...
View ArticleEastern Missouri Back to School Fair to offer free backpacks, school supplies
Hundreds of backpacks and school supplies will be given to school kids Saturday during a Back to School Fair in St. Louis. State Rep. Steven Roberts, D-St. Louis, is hosting the event that aims to help...
View ArticleMissouri Congressman Clay: we must protect historic sites connected to the...
Legislation directing the Interior Secretary to create a national network of historic sites and programs connected to the civil rights movement is now in the U.S. Senate. The House has approved U.S....
View ArticleMissouri man convicted of raping child over a three-year period
A northeast Missouri man will be heading to prison, after being convicted Monday of raping a child for several years. Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger says 62-year-old Ralph Harbit of...
View ArticleUp to 500,000 visitors expected in St. Joseph for eclipse (AUDIO)
The Visitors Bureau in northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph is expecting up to a half-million visitors for Monday’s solar eclipse. St. Joseph will be the fifth-largest city along Monday’s eclipse path. St....
View ArticleMissouri Governor’s ham breakfast is Thursday in Sedalia; broadband to be...
About 1,000 people are expected to attend the Missouri Governor’s ham breakfast Thursday morning in Sedalia. The 65th Governor’s ham breakfast begins at 8 a.m. at the Director’s tent at the State...
View ArticleMissouri organization launches system in response to capitol intern scandals
Scandals involving two former Missouri state legislators have led to a newly-launched online portal in the fight against sexual harassment and discrimination. Matthew Huffman with the Missouri...
View ArticleMost Missouri state offices in Buchanan and Cole counties are closed Monday...
Most state offices in two key Missouri counties will be closed Monday, because of the solar eclipse. The Missouri Office of Administration (OA) says most state offices in Cole and Buchanan counties are...
View ArticleSchool kids in mid-Missouri go gaga over eclipse
Some Missouri school kids received the experience of a lifetime with today’s solar eclipse. Hundreds of children at Lawson Elementary School in Jefferson City enjoyed the celestial event which passed...
View ArticleProposed Missouri bill would raise age of juvenile court jurisdiction (AUDIO)
A Missouri lawmaker will pre-file legislation in December to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction. Missouri’s Joint Committee on Justice System heard testimony Tuesday in Jefferson City on...
View ArticleMissouri school named after Confederate general to be renamed
The Columbia Public School Board has voted to form a committee charged with finding a new name for Lee Elementary School. Board President Darin Preis says school officials have already removed some...
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