Missouri's plan to build a second penitentiary sparked controversy when Louis Houck allegedly attempted to bribe officials to ...

Missouri is now the 10th state to offer a prion nursery to allow incarcerated mothers to keep their newborns behind bars after giving birth. The Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional ...

An American woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a prison in Mexico more than 50 years ago has died in Canada, where she was living under an alias, authorities announced ...

A southeast Missouri man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for recording his rape of a minor. Jason R. Hicks-Simpson, 46, of Poplar Bluff, had pleaded guilty in October to one count of sexual ...

Sharon Kinne, who spent five decades evading law enforcement, was positively identified by investigators as having died in ...

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television. They were plucked from pharmacies, ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) says he supports penalties for corporations that hire undocumented immigrants for cheap labor, as state leaders prepare to assist the federal government in immigration ...

Kim Perkins is the nursery program director and said she is excited for the effect the program will have on the families ...

State Sen. Kurtis Gregory’s bill, if passed, would provide immunity from prosecution to people who violate anti-hazing laws ...

A bill that would make it illegal for undocumented immigrants to travel to Missouri has been introduced by state lawmakers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces the possibility of a long prison term when he is sentenced Wednesday for ...

To some State Department officials and Middle East analysts who tracked the issue, it showcased the law of unintended consequences.