Southeast Missourian

Missouri State Highway Patrol orders militia report shelved

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Uproar over a law enforcement document linking various right-wing organizations with the modern militia movement prompted the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Wednesday to cease ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Reports on extremists tread fine line Recent violence shows value of warnings on modern militia movement even as they have been decried as an 'enemies list'

JEFFERSON CITY - Jimmy Linegar never had a chance. The Missouri state trooper pulled over a van that looked suspicious on Highway 65 in Taney County. The driver of the van, David Tate, was a violent ...
Southeast Missourian

Nixon blames 'overzealousness' for highway patrol's militia report

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday blamed the "overzealousness" of a Missouri State Highway Patrol unit for a report slammed by conservatives because it links various right-wing ...