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On Sept. 13, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a district court’s sentencing of a defendant was not unreasonable after they determined that he continued to seek out child pornography during treatment. But a dissenting judge says that in the context of his Asperger’s Syndrome, his conduct did not warrant the decision.

A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of a St. Louis couple who gained national attention last year when they waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their home.

A federal appeals court is deciding the fate of a Missouri law that puts sweeping restrictions on abortions, and a focal point of oral arguments on Tuesday was a provision prohibiting abortions based solely on a Down syndrome diagnosis.

A cable technician’s ill-fated decision to grab breakfast on his way to his first job of the day is prompting the Missouri Supreme Court to consider what is — and what is not — covered by workers’ compensation.

Judge Nancy Steffen Rahmeyer, the first female judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District, has announced her retirement, effective Oct. 8.

A Rogersville man was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison for running a boat building scheme that defrauded customers out of more than $4 million.

Missouri's decision to allow open containers of alcohol in vehicles forces the state to divert millions of federal dollars intended for road construction to safety programs, according to a public radio report.

The Missouri Supreme Court heard a case on Sept. 15 that could determine if a witness’ Zoom testimony violated the defendant’s rights to face-to-face confrontation and cross-examination.

A hearing that could determine whether Kevin Strickland will be released from prison after serving more than 40 years for a triple murder conviction will be held in Jackson County, a judge ruled Friday.

Audio from an inquest into the shooting death of Derontae Martin offers widely conflicting accounts of how the young Black man died inside a rural Missouri home during a party in April. One witness said someone confessed to killing Martin; another said he saw Martin shoot himself.

Missouri’s health department is drawing up new guidelines to help schools keep children from catching COVID-19, the agency's new director said Thursday.