Mar 07 U.S. judge rules 2021 Missouri gun law unconstitutional By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws has been struck down as unconstitutional. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:02 Missouri law barring police from enforcing federal gun laws creates confusion By Gabrielle Hays, Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde Missouri has some of the most permissive gun laws in the nation — the state does not require background checks and does not require a permit to carry a concealed weapon. As Gabrielle Hays reports, a state law passed in… Continue watching
Feb 14 Missouri judge cites ‘actual innocence’ in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years By Jim Salter, Associated Press A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn't commit. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 3:53 Abortion providers create mobile centers along border of state banning procedures By Amna Nawaz, Gabrielle Hays, Mary Fecteau In some parts of the country, access to abortion care depends on how far a person can travel. Missouri has banned the procedure, but in neighboring Illinois, abortion remains legal and providers there will soon be working along the state… Continue watching
Jan 31 ‘Our act of defiance’: Why Planned Parenthood is launching its 1st mobile clinic By Gabrielle Hays Missouri was one of the first states to outlaw abortion after Roe v. Wade fell. Now providers are hoping a mobile clinic across the border will help those who are seeking access. Continue reading
Jan 27 Law blocking federal gun regulation sows confusion in Missouri By Gabrielle Hays The act, which Gov. Parson signed at a gun shop in June of 2021, states that any gun law that violates a citizen’s Second Amendment rights, by Missouri’s standards, cannot be enforced, essentially invalidating federal authority to regulate guns. Continue reading
Jan 19 Religious leaders file lawsuit to block Missouri’s abortion ban By Jim Salter, Associated Press The lawsuit was filed Thursday in St. Louis is one of many challenges to restrictive abortion laws that conservative states have enacted since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. Continue reading
Jan 15 Missouri Democrats criticize ‘ridiculous’ debate over House dress code By Josh Funk, Associated Press Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the state. Continue reading
Jan 03 Transgender inmate executed in Missouri By Jim Salter, Associated Press A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 03 Missouri governor refuses clemency to 1st openly transgender woman to be executed in U.S. By Jim Salter, Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday said he would not halt the execution of Amber McLaughlin, 49, who is set to die for stalking a former girlfriend and stabbing her to death nearly 20 years ago. Continue reading