Missouri's top House Republican called Wednesday for a number of changes to how traffic violations are handled in the state's courts — proposals prompted by concerns raised after the fatal police shooting in Ferguson last August.
Read More »Judges choose three finalists for St. Louis drug court commissioner
St. Louis Circuit Court judges chose public defender Matthew Melton, provisional municipal judge Scott Millikan and attorney Michael Walton as the finalists for a vacant drug court commissioner position.
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Read More »Public defender’s top lawyer named as new director
Missouri Public Defender Counsel Michael Barrett will serve as the next director of the Missouri State Public Defender System, the Public Defender Commission said Friday. (Updated)
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Read More »Audit faults attorney general Koster on lobbyist policy
Although Attorney General Chris Koster's gubernatorial campaign has had a policy in place for months to address concerns that he was influenced by lobbyist perks and political donations, an audit released Tuesday faulted his state office for not implementing a similar system.
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Read More »Police: No clear motive in Schweich’s suicide
The embattled chairman of the Missouri Republican Party gained some support Monday as police said they have no evidence of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against a state auditor who killed himself.
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Read More »Missouri Republican wants gun ban for ‘violent’ felons only
A Republican lawmaker wants to tweak Missouri's gun laws to keep firearms out of the hands of certain felons following a St. Louis judge's ruling that jeopardizes the state's current ban on convicted felons possessing guns.
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Read More »GOP donor backs anti-Semitic claims of auditor who shot self
A prominent Republican donor stepped forward Thursday to back up assertions that Missouri's GOP chairman had made negative remarks about the religion of the state auditor, who killed himself amid perceptions he was the target of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign.
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Read More »Missouri high court won’t halt execution of deputy’s killer
The Missouri Supreme Court refused on Saturday to halt the execution of a deputy sheriff's killer over claims that he is mentally incompetent because of a brain injury he suffered in a sawmill accident.
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Read More »Hillsboro mayor Frank Roland dies at 81
Longtime Hillsboro Mayor Frank A. Roland Jr. died Monday. He was 81.
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Read More »Bipartisan effort gets med mal bill through Senate
Changes to medical malpractice litigation overcame a historic barrier in the Senate, which gave the nod Thursday to a bill that would reinstate a cap on noneconomic damages in malpractice cases.
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Read More »GOP chair Hancock defends himself against calls to resign
The chairman of the Missouri Republican Party mounted a public defense of his reputation Thursday as several state lawmakers called for his resignation over his alleged involvement in an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against a state auditor who killed himself.
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