Politics
EXCLUSIVE: Missouri AG offers insight into midterm ballot measures, kratom and big tech crackdownsWhile the Missouri midterm ballot is lengthy, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is recommending that voters pay special attention to three specific measures. Choose a congressional map, protect the… Read More
Courts
One Missouri man sentenced for child pornography; another pleads guilty to chargesA Missouri man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for receiving child pornography and producing obscene AI-generated images of children, while another Missouri man has… Read More
Courts
Missouri crime: Man charged in multimillion-dollar crypto scam; guilty plea in KC Cybertruck arson; anti-trafficking council formedA Vietnamese national has been charged with defrauding a Missouri victim of millions of dollars in a “pig butchering” scam, and a Missouri man has pleaded guilty to setting… Read More
Courts
Missouri congressional map battle ensues as federal judge clashes with state supreme courtThe fight over Missouri’s congressional map continues after a federal judge restored the Missouri FIRST Map for the November election Tuesday, just minutes after a U.S. Supreme Court justice… Read More
Courts
Judge upholds Hoskins’ decision to block redistricting referendum, ‘Amendment 6’ from Missouri ballotMissouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is keeping his courtroom winning streak alive. A Cole County Judge has upheld two decisions by Hoskins to block measures from… Read More
Courts
Missouri prosecutor accused of relationship with criminal illegal immigrant, helping him evade arrestA Missouri county prosecutor is accused of multiple inappropriate intimate relationships that allegedly interfered with criminal cases, including one with an illegal immigrant who was prosecuted by her office… Read More
Missouri, School Choice
Missouri court dismisses teachers’ union lawsuit, securing $50 million for state-funded school choice expansionA Missouri circuit judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday filed by the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) aimed at blocking a $50 million expansion to the tax credit-funded scholarship… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘We don’t need another lethal substance:’ Missouri sues kratom giant to stop sales of ‘deadly’ synthetic opioidMissouri is suing a Kansas City-based kratom company, claiming it's peddling a "deadly" synthetic opioid to unsuspecting consumers.Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced the lawsuit Tuesday against companies… Read More
Elections, Missouri
Another ‘huge win’ for the “Missouri FIRST Map,” State Supreme Court rules it constitutionalMissouri’s highest court has cemented the state’s new mid-decade redistricting map by ruling it entirely constitutional. The 4-3 ruling in Luther v. Hoskins found the map drawn by… Read More
Elections, Missouri
‘Complete victory!’: State court upholds ‘Missouri FIRST’ congressional mapA state court has upheld Missouri’s new congressional map, rejecting lawsuits claiming the redistricting plan was unconstitutional.A Jackson County judge ruled completely in favor of the state Thursday,… Read More
DEI, Missouri
Missouri AG sues MSHSAA over “racist and unlawful” sex-based board quotasMissouri’s attorney general has filed a federal lawsuit against the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) claiming the organization uses unconstitutional race- and sex-based quotas to fill its… Read More
Illegal Immigration, Missouri
Missouri AG sues DOC to stop counting illegals, demands 2020 census recountMissouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway launched a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) for counting illegal aliens in the U.S. Census. “The State of Missouri and… Read More
Consumer Protection
Missouri’s AG takes a stand against gift card scammers at ChristmasAs Missouri families work hard to provide a meaningful Christmas for their loved ones, a different kind of "worker" is clocking in for the season: the professional scammer.Missouri… Read More