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Missouri lawmakers are subject to the Sunshine Law. But a lawsuit alleges a House rule on records is unconstitutional.

Lawmakers adopted the rule after voters approved a constitutional amendment called Clean Missouri that made the General Assembly subject to the Missouri Sunshine Law.

A Jefferson City man charged in the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Jasmine King is seeking a change in venue, judge and attorney in the case.

Sergio Sayles, the Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child, Jasmine King, to death in April, had a motion hearing on Wednesday after requ

A former First Student school bus driver pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges in a Cole County courtroom on Tuesday related to an incident that happened

A Missouri judge is expected to decide this week if voters in the state will be required to present photo identification in order to cast their ballots in upcoming 2024 elections. In October 2022, Cole County Presiding Judge Jon Beetem had already rejected a lawsuit brought by the Missouri League of Women Voters, NAACP and

Almost one out of every 10 voters who cast ballots in Missouris two largest jurisdictions during recent elections lacked the identification now required at polls in the state, an expert testified Monday at a trial over the voter ID requirement.

Tom Bastian, a spokesperson for the ACLU of Missouri, said the voter ID law’s requirements “place a heavy burden on registered voters, they confuse Missourians, and they decrease voter turnout.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge is weighing at trial this week whether a law requiring voters to show a government-issued photo ID at the ballot box violates the

A Missouri judge is expected to determine this week whether the state law requiring voters to present photo ID to cast their ballots is constitutional and can continue.