A hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a man in a crosswalk in April in Xenia was sentenced to four years in prison. The ...

Since 2020, data shows Missouri’s Department of Corrections has paid out $68 million in settlements to contractors, inmates ...

Law enforcement officers with the Kinston Police Department arrested two men in connection with the murder of Melvin Lofton.

A $2.3 million sale agreement has been reached so that Kansas City can construct a new municipal jail alongside Jackson County’s new detention center.

Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. announced the deal, which follows recommendations from city and county staff.

The city is purchasing the land for $2.3 million to build a dedicated municipal jail site adjacent to the county’s detention center.