Shoplifting on the rise in Missouri
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by Missourinet Contributor
6h ago
Shoplifting has been on the rise in Missouri and across the nation in the last few years, and law enforcement is keeping an eye on this trend. Missouri lost more than $1.6 billion in revenue to theft in 2022. St. Joseph Police Chief Paul Luster said locked cases, AI-equipped cameras, receipt scanners, off-duty cops and ..read more
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Conviction of certain sex crimes could land perpetrators on Missouri’s sex offender registry permanently
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by Anthony Morabith
6h ago
The state Senate is looking at a bill sponsored by Sen. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, that would modify Missouri’s sex offender registry. Certain tier one offenders who are convicted of abusing kids would be moved to a tier three, classified as the most severe sex crimes, and would be on the list for life. “This ..read more
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Body of missing Mizzou student found
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by Anthony Morabith
4d ago
The body of a missing University of Missouri student has been found in Nashville. Metro Nashville police announced that a body found in the Cumberland River on the city’s west side has been identified as 22-year-old Riley Strain. “The fire department was called in. Retrieved the body from the river. The medical examiner’s office reviewed ..read more
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Missouri could see a battle over IVF treatments
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by Anthony Morabith
6d ago
Republican lawmakers in Missouri may look to enshrine protection for human embryos into state law. The discussion follows a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling which granted the same legal rights that living children have to frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization. Sen. John Rizzo, D-Independence, a top Democrat in the Missouri Senate, called it ..read more
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Family of teen critically injured in fight speaks out
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by Marshall Griffin
6d ago
The family of a teenage girl critically injured in an after-school fight in St. Louis County is speaking about her condition. Kaylee Gain,16, is still unconscious more than a week after suffering a fractured skull and brain bleeding during a fight with an unidentified 15-year-old girl. Smartphone video shows the suspect pinning Kaylee to the ..read more
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Did feds cross a free speech line? Missouri makes case to U.S. Supreme Court
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by Alisa Nelson
1w ago
Missouri had its day in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, alleging that the federal government crossed a line on free speech. The GOP-led lawsuit, filed by Missouri and Louisiana, argues that the federal government went too far by pressuring social media companies to remove controversial content about the pandemic and election fraud allegations. During ..read more
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Lee’s Summit Democrat wants to punish unlawful tracking a vehicle
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by Anthony Morabith
1w ago
Legislation in the Missouri House could penalize someone for unlawfully tracking a vehicle. Under the bill from Rep. Kemp Strickler, D-Lee’s Summit, anyone who installs, conceals, or otherwise places an electronic tracking device without the owner’s consent could get up to 6 months in jail. Strickler told Missourinet that the idea came from a constituent of his. “One of my now ..read more
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Could the death penalty be used against someone convicted of certain sex crimes?
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by Anthony Morabith
1w ago
The Missouri Senate is considering a bill that would allow the death penalty to be used against someone convicted of certain sex crimes. The bill from Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, would allow the death penalty for those found guilty of first-degree statutory rape or first-degree sex trafficking of a child. “When someone abuses a child and, especially with sexual abuse, this can ..read more
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Scammer posing as Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer
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by Marshall Griffin
2w ago
Someone is pretending online to be Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-3rd District, and trying to scam people into sending money through Facebook Messenger. Luetkemeyer himself unveiled the scam on his X account, formerly known as Twitter. Someone lifted a photo of the Congressman and created a Facebook Messenger profile as “Agent Blaine Luetkemeyer.” The real ..read more
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Missouri Senate passes crime package, change to property tax freeze for seniors
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by Alisa Nelson
2w ago
A crime package is halfway through the Missouri Legislature. So is an updated plan that would freeze the property tax increases of senior citizens. Both bills are sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville. Current state law allows Missouri counties to stop property tax increases for homeowner taxpayers who are eligible for Social Security benefits. The ..read more
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