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Governor Jay Nixon Signs License Fee Office Reform Bill
Every Missouri driver has to pay to drive, by visiting a license bureau. Those bureaus are run by independent contractors who profit from the transactions.
Missouri Supreme Court rejects new trial, DNA tests for man convicted of killing his mother
The state Supreme Court has refused to order a new trial and DNA testing for a mid-Missouri man sentenced to life in prison for the 1993 murder of his mother.
The Hill: Steelman may be backing off Senate primary
Former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman appears increasingly less likely to run against Blunt, and she acknowledged Monday that she is looking at a possible campaign for Blunt's open House seat as an alternative... Though rarely afraid of ruffling feathers in the GOP establishment - including in a pitched gubernatorial primary with former Rep.
Sen. Kit Bond still performs political miracles
Sen. Kit Bond can still part the waters.There he was last week at age 70, in his fourth Senate term, stretching his mighty arms, splitting the sea and pulling off something akin to a political miracle back home.Into the breach walked Roy Blunt, the congressman from southwest Missouri who suddenly, and miraculously, may have just found himself a ...
Helmig, a Missouri man convicted of murdering his mother, filed his appeal with the state Supreme Court on Wednesday .
Convicted Killer Asks for DNA Test...
Dale Helmig maintains that he did not kill his mother in 1993. The lawyer for a man convicted of murder in mid-Missouri says the evidence is now clear that his client is innocent.
Missouri man imprisoned for mom's death seeks DNA test; Hulshof under scrutiny
The courtroom conduct of former Rep. Kenny Hulshof, a 2008 Republican nominee for governor, is again under scrutiny in a new appeal of a murder conviction obtained by the one-time special state prosecutor.
A mid-Missouri murder case is getting some nation attention this weekend. The popular TV show "America's Most Wanted," which normally tries to track down criminals, will instead offer a one hour special Saturday on Dale Helmig who was convicted of murdering his mother in 1995.
Missouri case gets "AMW's" attention ... but it's not what you think
Well, this is interesting: John Walsh, who for 21 years has been helping law enforcement to pull suspects out of thin air and get them into the criminal justice system where they belong, is now trying to spring someone who's in the grips of that same system.
Bill Ferguson's pursuit of son's acquittal is worthy of praise
If I ever get in serious trouble, I'm going to hope I have somebody like Bill Ferguson on my side.
Man wrongly convicted of murder tells story
It's been three months since Joshua Kezer, 34,A was let out of prison. After spendingA 15 years, nearly half his life,A behind bars for a murder he didn't commit, a judge overturned his conviction.A "I'm loving it," Kezer told KRCG News in a sit-down interview.
Nixon worked behind scenes to push agenda
As the final day of the legislative session dawned on Friday, Gov. Jay Nixon's priorities were in trouble.
Health care for poor still divides lawmakers
Jefferson City -- Four years after the controversial cuts to Medicaid, Missouri lawmakers remain more divided than ever about government's role in providing health care to people who can't afford it.
In Colorado a measure would define a "person" to include "any human being from the moment of fertilization." In South Dakota a measure would ban abortions with exceptions for rape, incest and the mother's health.
For the past several weeks, we've discussed some very important and pressing social issues.
Nixon, Crowell press for passage of autism bill
Gov. Jay Nixon shakes hands with William McCain, 11, from Advance who has autism after Nixon toured the Judevine Center Friday for Austism in Cape Girardeau.
The Fix: Obama's Swing-State Road Show
When President Obama commemorates his 100th day in office next Wednesday with a townhall meeting in St.
Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Missouri newspapers: ___ April 4. Southeast Missourian, on property reassessment processes: Counties across Missouri are in the midst of their every-other-year reassessment process.
In our view: Probe shows need for limits
Between Aug. 28 and March 24, more than $47.8 million has been thrust into campaign coffers throughout Missouri.
In Our View: Probe shows need for limits
Between Aug. 28 and March 24, more than $47.8 million has been thrust into campaign coffers throughout Missouri.