Missouri criminal code

St. Louisans working to reform school discipline and the juvenile justice system say they are pushing for clear district policies in response to…

A comprehensive rewrite of Missouri’s criminal code will take effect Jan. 1. The overhaul stems from legislation passed in 2014 and marks the first…

Warnings issued by two St. Louis County school districts Thursday sparked a flurry of concern that students who fight in school will be charged with a…

The Missouri Senate has passed legislation containing the so-called "fixes" that Gov. Jay Nixon wants added to the criminal code revision.Nixon told…

Gov. Jay Nixon has allowed a comprehensive rewrite of Missouri's criminal code to become law without his signature.Nixon says the 645-page bill contains…

With fights over tax cuts and budgets out of the way, the Missouri General Assembly appears poised to spend its final week focusing on some familiar…

The Missouri Senate passed the rest of the state budget Tuesday, after taking care of the first five bills on Monday. Those debates were routine for the…

Missouri lawmakers have sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill to rewrite the state's criminal code for the first time in more than 30 years. The wide-ranging…

Gov. Jay Nixon says he's wary about signing a wholesale revision of the state’s criminal code. For the past few years, the state’s legal community has…

Legislation that would overhaul Missouri’s criminal code has received first-round approval in the Missouri House. House Bill 210 would create new classes…