A Jackson County judge on Tuesday awarded $525,449 in front pay to a woman who alleged in a lawsuit that Centene Corp. and AcariaHealth Pharmacy Inc. fired her for refusing to unlawfully submit Medicaid services for reimbursement, bringing her total ...
Read More »Consumer confidence slips in November, yet stays strong
U.S. consumer confidence slipped this month, although it remains strong. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer-confidence index fell to 135.7 in November from October’s 18-year high 137.9. The index measures consumers’ assessment of current ...
Read More »Justices weigh free-speech case involving ‘Arctic Man’ event
The Supreme Court on Monday waded into a freedom-of-speech case resulting from an arrest at Arctic Man, a snowmobile and ski race event that draws thousands to a remote campsite in Alaska. Justices heard arguments in a case with the ...
Read More »18 apply for Eastern District judgeship
Eighteen attorneys and judges are applying to be the next judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. The Appellate Judicial Commission said it will meet on Dec. 19 at the Eastern District courthouse in St. Louis to conduct ...
Read More »Professor accused of making students watch dogs, be waiters
The University of Missouri-Kansas City is expanding its investigation of a professor after a Kansas City Star story revealed allegations that he coerced students to perform personal favors, including watching his dog and acting as waiters and busboys. The Star ...
Read More »2 small airlines protest price of Kansas City airport plan
Two small airlines are protesting the price tag for the new single terminal project at Kansas City International Airport. Executives at Spirit and Allegiant airlines outlined their concerns in letters to the Kansas City Council Airport Committee, citing the $1.6 ...
Read More »Officers’ group seeks more diverse St. Louis County police
A police association that focuses on adding diversity and fighting discrimination is trying to gain a foothold within the St. Louis County Police Department, although its leaders claim the police chief is blocking its path. The Fraternal Order of Police ...
Read More »Court upholds $10M judgment against Kansas City
The Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a $10.2 million judgment against Kansas City for the city’s 2010 decision to end a trash-rebate program that had been in place since the 1970s, in violation of an agreement between ...
Read More »Ferguson activist believes son was targeted, not suicidal
A Ferguson protester has said she believes her son was killed in retaliation for her activism, even as police investigate the man’s death as a suicide. Relatives found 24-year-old Danye Jones hanging by a bed sheet from a tree behind ...
Read More »Parents file lawsuits after day care encourages fighting
A St. Louis day-care center is under fire after a video surfaced showing preschoolers punching each other in what appeared to be a fight club organized by teachers. KTVI-TV obtained video taken at Adventure Learning Center on Gravois Avenue in ...
Read More »Democratic wave faces GOP gerrymandering in US House races
As a freshman congressman, Republican Ted Budd seems to have several strikes against him as he faces his first re-election in his North Carolina district. He belongs to the same party as the president, a historical negative in midterm elections. ...
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