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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Missouri prosecutors advising police on undercover investigations now have greater legal protection that their conduct won't violate ethical rules.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Missouri senators are debating legislation that seeks to reinstate a cap on some damages in medical malpractice lawsuits after the state Supreme Court struck down the previous limit.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  A Jefferson City man appointed by Governor Nixon in December to the Supreme Court of Missouri was sworn in Friday afternoon in Jefferson City.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Mark Woodworth is facing a retrial for the 1990 killing of Cathy Robertson, a neighbor in Chillicothe.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri's attorney general say the governor shouldn't have to testify in a Chillicothe man's murder retrial.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Chillicothe man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's 1990 death wants Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to testify about his involvement in the case.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an attorney discipline hearing cannot be closed to the public without good reason.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Voters in more than a dozen Missouri counties have approved local taxes that can be applied to out-of-state purchases.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Dozens of people are rallied at the Missouri Capitol Wednesday for what a gay and lesbian group promoted as "Equality Day."

Thursday, March 28, 2013  However Supreme Court rules, sharp divisions over gay marriage will persist across U.S.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Missouri House members have advanced a bill designed to reinstate a cap on some damages in medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down an existing law.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  We randomly asked people walking the streets of downtown Columbia for their opinion on same sex marriage.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Cooper County Commissioners said that tax money represents about one percent of their annual budget or $83,000 a year.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Updated with video: Next up for gay marriage: Supreme Court hears challenge to federal Defense of Marriage Act

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Democratic efforts to expand Medicaid coverage for lower-income adults have been dealt another defeat in the Missouri House.