Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.

A bill that protects information related to minors is advancing through the Missouri legislature. Missouri House Bill 145, sponsored by Rep. Bill Falkner, R-St. Joseph, has been debated and perfected.

Tuesday, a Missouri judge ruled that Platte County Commissioners will not have to implement a child services tax, even though ...

Abraham Lincoln changed the course of history not through brute assertion of power but by wrestling with its limits.

VERNON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) -- A Vernon County woman pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges in court on Thursday. According to court documents, Tonya Reynolds, of Vernon County, was charged with ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A Truman High School teacher has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on his school laptop. “A teacher named Austin J. Meyer was arrested yesterday ...

LOUIS – A St. Louis County man appeared in U.S. District Court on Wednesday and admitted being caught sharing child sexual abuse ... for the Eastern District of Missouri said James C.

James Ferrell is charged with attempted enticement of a child, second-degree attempted kidnapping and possession of a controlled substance, court records show. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office ...

If passed, it would make NDAs signed by survivors of child sexual abuse void in later attempts to seek civil claims against their abusers. In Missouri hearings, where the law is labeled HB-709, ...

The University of Missouri Extension says the state is losing $869 million annually because of childcare shortages. The analysis shows businesses are losing the most – about $723 million ...

ST. LOUIS — Analysis from University of Missouri Extension reveals that Missouri loses an estimated $869 million annually due to child care shortages. This includes… ...