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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.

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.

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

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a decision striking down a 2011 law that created an incentive fund for science and technology-based businesses.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The Missouri House has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow evidence of past criminal behavior in child sex abuse prosecutions.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Lawyers for Missouri's governor and auditor are battling before the state Supreme Court over the governor's power to make spending cuts.

Friday, February 15, 2013  A Missouri judge has ordered a man convicted in his neighbor's 1990 murder to be released on bond pending a retrial.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  A Chillicothe man whose murder conviction in the 1990 slaying of a neighbor was recently overturned could learn on Friday whether he will be released from prison as the state seeks a new trial.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of man who had been sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 slaying of a woman on a neighboring farm.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Nixon appointed Paul C. Wilson to replace retiring Justice William Ray Price Jr.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Gov. Jay Nixon says expanding Medicaid eligibility in Missouri is both "the smart thing" and "the right thing to do."