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Republican incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick will serve another term as Missouri’s state auditor after winning Tuesday’s election. During his first term, he examined Jackson County’s property tax assessments and public school districts.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is expecting additional challenges to the state's congressional districts and the outcome of the Nov. 3 election. However, she said her office will defend the use of the 2022 map, which is "the law now in Missouri" following rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A former Missouri Department of Transportation supervisor is accused of using state credit cards for nearly 250 personal purchases, stealing agency equipment and then staging a fake burglary to cover his tracks.

The effort comes after the federal government criticized suspected levels of Medicaid fraud in Democratic-led states.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway calls crypto currency ATMs “getaway cars for fraud.” She discusses how her office is cracking down on the scams, and how to identify the red flags — plus talks about ongoing lawsuits over redistricting.

People are being fleeced out of millions of dollars through cryptocurrency scams. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a suit against one crypto ATM company that she says is knowingly enabling scams on their kiosks.

Other parts of the bill include limits on flying drones over open-air stadiums and establishing a crime for gift card fraud.

Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple.

John Diehl served in the Missouri House from 2009 through 2015. He resigned in 2015 after being caught sending sexually explicit texts to an intern.

John Diehl admitted in federal court Thursday that he used loans that were supposed to support his law firm for personal expenses, including country club dues, college tuition, credit cards and his mortgage.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says that Pinnacle Concierge owner Gary Wilds bribed employees of Missouri license offices to falsely claim that customers’ vehicles passed emissions tests and inspections, and then submit forged documents that they were eligible for sales tax exemptions.

Missouri officials say that thieves installed inconspicuous gadgets at grocery store checkouts, many along Independence Avenue in Kansas City’s northeast, and skimmed the data and dollars right off the EBT cards.