A health insurance company is agreeing to pay Missouri more than $161,000 for falsely claiming a state law required customers' policies be replaced with Affordable Care Act benefits.
Read More »Lawyer’s trial in double homicide delayed
The trial of a suburban Kansas City lawyer charged with killing her father and his girlfriend has been delayed from February and the prosecution will now include members of the Missouri Attorney General's office.
Read More »2 Missouri cities consider solar energy farms
Two cities near Kansas City are considering making more use of solar energy, a trend that energy industry experts say is growing in the Midwest as costs to install facilities decline.
Read More »Kansas’ first veterans court program in the works
Veterans court programs have sprung up in 40 states since 2008, an alternative to jail for some veterans who get into trouble. Kansas may be next.
Read More »$250,000 settlement in Missouri inmate’s death
The mother of a man who died in a southwest Missouri jail after being strapped into a restraint chair for several hours has settled her lawsuit against Jasper County and other defendants.
Read More »Koch CEO vows to take on criminal justice system reform
Billionaire Koch Industries leader Charles Koch has vowed to step up his efforts to reform a legal system that he said has too many laws and too many prosecutions of nonviolent offenders.
Read More »States’ use of execution drugs varies widely
Problematic executions in Oklahoma, Arizona and other states have highlighted a patchwork approach states are taking with lethal drugs, with types, combinations and dosages varying widely.
Read More »ACLU sues after Ferguson protester gets detention
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Kansas City school district over its punishment of a student who displayed the "Hands up, don't shoot!" gesture while Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was giving a speech.
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Read More »Missouri to increase minimum wage on Jan. 1
Missouri's low-wage workers are getting a small pay hike in 2015.
Read More »Lawmaker wants investigation of McCulloch
A state lawmaker from St. Louis has asked a legislative committee to investigate St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch, saying Friday that she was concerned he "manipulated" the grand jury in the Michael Brown case.
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Read More »T-Mobile to pay Missouri $280K for text charges
Missouri will get more than $280,000 from T-Mobile following claims that the company was unfairly charging customers for third-party text message subscriptions.
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