A Kansas prosecutor will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist from Missouri who was ruled competent Thursday to face trial on charges of killing three people at two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City.
Read More »Hell hath no fury like a tort reformer scorned
The Missouri Supreme Court has never been the American Tort Reform Association’s favorite group of judges, but this year the national business lobbying group was particularly peeved, ranking the state's high court as No. 6 of seven "Judicial Hellholes."
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Read More »Drug evidence against professor ruled inadmissible
Prosecutors won’t be able to present evidence of a pot-growing operation seized from the home of a former Missouri professor whose attempt at humor on Facebook led authorities to investigate him as a potential terrorist.
Read More »Bough confirmed for judgeship in Senate’s waning hours
Kansas City attorney Steve Bough, whose nomination had appeared troubled this year, received a 51-38 vote in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night. (Updated)
Read More »Execution date set for 1998 murder
The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday set a Jan. 28 date for the execution of Marcellus Williams.
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Read More »Missouri workers’ comp insurance costs could fall
The Missouri insurance department is recommending a reduction in the premiums charged to businesses for workers' compensation insurance.
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Read More »Bill requires check of employee resident status
All Missouri employers would be required to use a federal verification system to check employees' legal resident status under legislation introduced Monday by a Republican lawmaker that's aimed at curbing the number of immigrants working illegally in the state.
Read More »Fatal patrol car explosion gets shot at third trial
A product liability suit over a car explosion that killed a state trooper and injured a man could be headed to a Jackson County jury for the third time since it was filed in 2003.
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Read More »Settlement reached in medical records case
A Kansas City-area women’s clinic agreed to a $400,000 settlement in a case alleging the clinic had improperly disposed of the medical records of 1,500 patients.
Read More »Ex-KC attorney sentenced for money laundering
Former Kansas City attorney Jim Wirken was sentenced Wednesday to 13 months in prison on a federal money laundering charge.
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Read More »Lloyd named as head of OSCA
Kathy S. Lloyd has been selected as Missouri’s new state courts administrator, the Missouri Supreme Court announced on Tuesday.
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