Missouri

The Missouri House also passed legislation Thursday creating cross-reporting requirements for child and animal abuse cases. Here's what bills are moving through the legislature.

Donald Fields was indicted in 2022 but not arrested until 2025. He also faces multiple state charges including child rape and molestation.

A Missouri bill would forbid state and local governments from restricting religious services during a state health emergency.

While people in Missouri can already legally obtain a firearm suppressor, there are federal requirements, like getting a background check. Democrats repeatedly spoke against the legislation, saying it's necessary to be able to hear gunfire in cases of public safety.

The legislation underwent major changes in the Senate, including new reporting requirements for all forms of discrimination. But some House Democrats still dissented, saying it will discourage discussion about the Middle East.

One day after the Missouri House Speaker threatened to block the effort, Kansas City Council members narrowly passed a ban on selling single-serve alcohol bottles in several specific neighborhoods.

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a law last year that took direct control of the police department away from the mayor’s office and shifted it to a board mostly appointed by the governor. It's similar to the system in place in Kansas City, which itself has been the subject of multiple lawsuits.

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Owen Ramsingh, the Columbia father who was detained by ICE late last year, has been banned from the United States because of a drug possession charge from when he was a teenager. Despite efforts from the Columbia community, he was deported to the Netherlands in February.

One week after a controversial vote to approve rules for a CRG Clayco data center, anti-data center candidates ousted half of the Festus City Council.

A week after an initial vote failed, dozens of Missouri representatives reversed their votes on legislation to expand a state program that allows adults to obtain their high school diplomas virtually.

The bill would allow utility companies in Missouri to include the cost of building nuclear plants in their rates for customers. Despite opposition from Democrats who say nuclear power is dangerous and the cost too burdensome, it now heads to the Senate.