Students across the Show-Me state will see sweeping new cell phone restrictions starting in the upcoming school year in K-12 classrooms, part of a new law signed Tuesday that includes exceptions for ...

COLUMBIA — Federal officials must take action to allow cellphone jamming in prisons, state grand juries said in a pair of ...

How are we going to ensure that every site implements this policy consistently, when the last policy — which was almost the ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe also signed a bill that seeks to support victims of college hazing, and a bill expanding the use of ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson held a press conference with law enforcement on Tuesday about an escalating public safety crisis: organized crime being run from within state prisons, all ...

ALBANY — The state cellphone ban in schools doesn’t start until September, but Albany is leaping in now. The city school district announced that it would start the ban during summer school.

One of South Carolina’s top officials addressed a new report regarding what’s described as “organized crime” within state ...

The Village of Ruidoso knows the catastrophes they could face when it rains in the massive burn scar areas. The village has ...

Police in Hopewell Township have issued a letter alerting the community of three incidents they are calling suspicious. The letter has now sparked concern and debate in the community.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed a bill Wednesday that enacts changes to elementary and secondary education, including a ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (R – South Carolina) held a press conference with Law Enforcement Tuesday on an ...