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The question of how much surveillance a society can tolerate is on the collective front-burner. In September, Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an executive order putting limits on how Missouri law enforcement …
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By Dan Curry
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10/2/26
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KRAKOW, Poland — My son and I spent two weeks in this wonderful city, hosted by an editor of one of Poland’s leading papers. One weekend, we hiked with him through a hailstorm to a chalet high in …
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By Dan Curry
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9/2/26
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Across the country, websites — including yours — often incorporate Google Analytics, ad tracking pixels , social sharing tools or an archive search bar. These can be standard offerings from a web …
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By Dan Curry
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8/2/26
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As many of you are likely aware, earlier this year a Missouri judge found a Hermann reporter in contempt for using a cell phone to take photos and a short video in the courtroom during a murder …
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By Dan Curry
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7/2/26
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To help newspaper publishers, their readers, elected officials, civil servants and all other Missourians better understand public notice requirements, Missouri Press has updated its Guide to Public …
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From Missouri Press Staff
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6/24/26
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Strong, real, effective anti-SLAPP law is on the verge of becoming reality in Missouri.
For years Missouri’s anti-SLAPP statute has been a puny thing. The version currently on the books, Mo. …
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By Dan Curry
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6/2/26
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On the hotline I have received several inquiries connected to reporting on juvenile court proceedings. I wanted to put my responses in one place so that you might have it handy if the news compels …
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By Dan Curry
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5/2/26
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A Missouri Appeals Court last month upheld a trial court finding that a county sheriff has misused the investigation exception to producing investigative records.
The facts of the case were …
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By Dan Curry
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4/2/26
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The courts have been active in early 2026: A U.S. District Court judge issued an order finding there was no chance “no chance” games were not gambling devices under Missouri law, and the Missouri …
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By Dan Curry
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3/2/26
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This month, the Missouri Attorney General’s office filed an appellant’s brief in the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals defending Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins against a False Light …
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By Dan Curry
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2/2/26
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The Missouri Supreme Court issued an order on Dec. 16, 2025, changing the way redactions will work for court records, starting in July 2026. The new rules have some improvements that could benefit …
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By Dan Curry
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1/2/26
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Here’s the holiday gift you can get your hotline attorney: Everyone please make a request to the Missouri State Highway Patrol for records. I am actively gathering as many examples of denied or …
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By Dan Curry
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12/2/25
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Community newspapers are public institutions. But relatively recently, they operated only on a for-profit model. Converting from for-profit newspapers into nonprofit organizations could be a path for …
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By Dan Curry
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11/2/25
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Automatic renewals of subscriptions are a customer service convenience. Not that anyone should care, but I would not survive three months without autopay of my utility bills and credit cards.
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By Dan Curry
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10/2/25
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Missouri cities and towns should spurn any advice to adopt an ordinance punishing elected officials for disclosing information or records shared during unlawfully closed meetings. These “codes …
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By Dan Curry
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9/2/25
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The more I dig into the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s decision to stop providing access to online crash reports, the more I believe its decision was a wrong turn.
The Driver’s …
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By Dan Curry
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8/2/25
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Litigation is a terrible form of problem-solving, and yet more and more, it seems necessary in these times.
When the Missouri State Highway Patrol issued its statement on November 1, 2024, …
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By Dan Curry
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7/2/25
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Reporters should not be forced to guess what the magic words are to spring open public documents. Specifically, a records-seeker should not need to know the name of the type of file under which an electronic record has been stored. The file type does not matter – the underlying information is what is important.
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By Dan Curry
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6/2/25
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