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Kevin Strickland has served 43 years in prison for a triple slaying in 1979 that Jackson County prosecutors now say he did not commit. -
Despite the Missouri House taking action to override four of Gov. Mike Parson’s vetoes, the Senate did not, so the vetoes stand.
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While Gov. Mike Parson vetoed fewer than 20 bills during the 2021 legislative session, House members are expected to take action against at least two appropriation vetoes.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the LGBTQ exhibit was removed last week because it didn't receive approval from a state board. By that logic, Democrats say all exhibits currently on display should be removed.
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Legal delays and appeals from the Missouri Attorney General's Office have kept Strickland incarcerated, despite the fact that Jackson County Prosecutors say he's innocent. His family is bearing the burden.
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Gov. Mike Parson on Friday revoked his broad-based declaration of a statewide health emergency, even as hospitals in northeast Missouri report they have no ICU beds available.
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Some lawmakers fear that members of both parties could use agenda items as leverage to affect what the congressional map looks like.
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The city and county of St. Louis asked a court to overturn the Missouri bill that would fine law enforcement agencies and officers who work with federal agencies to enforce gun regulations.
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Republican lawmakers who championed the law claimed they were concerned the Biden administration would tighten gun restrictions.
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The money will be used to help hospitals with staffing and to set up five sites to give antibodies to high-risk patients.
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The U.S. was averaging about 11,000 cases a day in late June. It's now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge.
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Six GOP state senators asked Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session to “protect Missouri workers from vaccine mandates, whether they be from the public or the private sector.” But that isn't likely to happen.
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Donald Kauerauf, who started at the Department Of Health and Senior Services this month, lamented the public mistrust of health experts but said he "can't stand" the idea of vaccine mandates.
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The top Democrat in the Senate says calls to action against Biden's vaccination plan amount to "sound and fury."
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Jackson County voted to extend its indoor masking order until October following nearly an hour of pushback from residents.
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The Jackson County Prosecutor said in a court filing made public Monday that Kevin Strickland's "innocence is clear and convincing."
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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last month that the state had to move forward with voter-approved Medicaid expansion.
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Financial and other incentives generally have not moved the needle much when it comes to persuading people to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Parson joined other Republican lawmakers, including U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt in Missouri and Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall in Kansas, in efforts to overturn the 1973 decision.
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A TikTok post about Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson reached nearly 1 million people with their claims of unjust incarceration and their pleas for pardons or overturned convictions.
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Statewide initiatives to ramp up vaccinations are mounting as Missouri sees its highest rate of new daily COVID-19 cases since January.
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Parson’s new appointment comes as St. Louis County is considering bringing back mask mandates.
