U.S. House votes to decriminalize marijuana in federal law
The U.S. House passed legislation Friday to legalize marijuana nationally, but its future is much less clear in the Senate.…
Crime
St. Louis’ murder total has fallen; but some killings went uncounted
When the final numbers showed that St. Louis had reduced its murders last year while other big cities were hitting…
Biden lays out ‘fund the police’ budget plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is requesting billions in its fiscal 2023 budget from Congress to fund police departments,…
Investigator in Greitens case pleads guilty to evidence tampering
An ex-FBI agent who conducted the criminal investigation of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in 2018 pleaded guilty Wednesday to…
Formerly incarcerated Missourians struggle for decades to find stable housing
After serving time in prison, Christine McDonald found herself living on the streets of Kansas City and in a pay-by-the-week…
Most HBCU bomb threats may be coming from one juvenile, FBI official says
WASHINGTON — A top FBI official told members of a U.S. House panel on Thursday that the agency believes a…
Fourth officer sentenced in beating of undercover colleage
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to one year of probation for his…
St. Louis jail inmates file class-action lawsuit alleging guards torture them with mace
Inmates at St. Louis’ primary jail filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing guards of torture with mace and depriving them of…
More Black Missourians are buying guns, and Black suicide rates are rising
When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in Florissant…
U.S. House condemns bomb threats made against HBCUs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed on Tuesday a resolution condemning the weeks-long chain of bomb threats made to Historically…
‘A crisis that is hiding in plain sight’: missing and murdered women of color
WASHINGTON — Parents at a congressional hearing about missing and murdered women of color detailed their frustrating attempts to get…
Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol lives on in hundreds of court cases
On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, four men affiliated with the Kansas City chapter of the right-wing Proud Boys…
House grants initial approval to bill that would allow prison nurseries in Missouri
The House gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow newborns to remain with their incarcerated mothers for…
St. Louis tries to block lawsuit against police officers from going to trial
ST. LOUIS – The city is asking a panel of federal judges to reconsider a January decision to allow a…
Claim that reporter hacked state website was debunked, but Parson still says he’s a criminal
For four months, Gov. Mike Parson tried to convince Missourians that a reporter who discovered a security flaw in a…
Feud between Missouri, Justice Department complicates joint program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A crime-fighting partnership between Missouri and the Justice Department is caught in the middle of a…