Under a Missouri House bill, if a person is convicted of domestic violence and has been convicted at least once before, they would have to register as a persistent offender.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's been a sharp increase in domestic violence homicides this year in Kansas City, Missouri. Police report 12 people have been killed through April, which matches the total for ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It's just April 7, but there have already been 12 domestic violence homicides in Kansas City, Missouri, according to KCPD Chief Stacey Graves. It's the same amount of domestic ...

Missouri lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would make it easier to identify people with a pattern of domestic violence convictions.House Bill 2997, introduced by Rep. Raychel Proudie, would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last year, 22-year-old Hailey Jennings of Festus, Missouri, was murdered in an act of domestic violence. Her ...

WE’LL HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU TONIGHT AT NINE AND TEN TONIGHT, THE JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR IS PUTTING THE FULL WEIGHT OF HER OFFICE BEHIND A MISSOURI SENATE BILL AIMED AT PROTECTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A proposed million-dollar budget cut to Missouri domestic violence shelters could strain already limited resources, as lawmakers weigh a state budget proposal that would ...

SPARTA, Mo. (KY3) - A domestic abuse survivor and her family are advocating for awareness and education. Kourtney Parker and her family’s lives were changed forever on Mother’s Day seven years ago ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Missouri Capitol stands at dusk on the final day of the 97th Legislature at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City on ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. In 2017, more than 45,000 Missourians reported incidents of domestic violence. In about 28,000 of those cases, the victims — ...