JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Starting next month, Missouri law enforcement agencies and prosecutors could have access to nearly $2 million in hopes of reducing violent crime across the state. It’s part of ...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Starting next month, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors could have access to nearly $2 million in hopes of reducing violent crime across the state after lawmakers passed ...

In 2020, Missouri lawmakers acted to address the state’s rising violent crime rates. They came up with a novel approach: state funding for witness protection. With $2 million at their disposal, local ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers are looking to increase use of a $2 million fund for witness protection that has gone mostly untapped since its inception four years ago. Post-Dispatch ...

Several members of the Missouri State Senate gather for a special session in the Senate Chambers at the Missouri State Capitol Building in Jefferson City on Monday, July 27, 2020. The special session ...