The city of St. Louis has been ordered to pay nearly $1.5 million in damages to a man falsely arrested 14 years ago. The ruling Tuesday by a federal judge could end a four-year legal battle in which Michael J. ...
Read More »2 years after Ferguson, recriminations roil governor’s race
It has been two years since a white police officer fatally shot black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, touching off days of rioting, but the political repercussions from the incident have only intensified, fanned by a governor’s race in which ...
Read More »Clay faces challenge from state senator in 1st District race
A member of the Clay family has represented St. Louis and its northern suburbs in Congress for nearly 50 years. A veteran state lawmaker hopes to change that. State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal is opposing William Lacy Clay in the Aug. ...
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Up to date listings for 2016 by county (Non-subscribers can purchase from the online store): Independence Tax Sale Jefferson County Tax Sale 2nd Ed Kansas City Tax Sale 2nd Ed St. Charles County Tax Sale St. Louis Tax Sale 181 ...
Read More »AB InBev says it has US approval for SABMiller merger
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer maker, announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the Justice Department that clears the way for U.S. approval of its acquisition of SABMiller. AB InBev, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, ...
Read More »Suit over Rams’ move bounces from court to court
A lawsuit over the Rams’ move out of St. Louis may have to stay in federal court, following an appellate ruling on Tuesday. The suit alleges that the football team violated the Missouri Merchandising Practice Act when it decided in ...
Read More »8th Circuit upholds dismissal of BBB case
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a ruling that a press release by the Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis expressing concerns about a Michigan charity was not actionable injurious falsehood or subject to a ...
Read More »Ferguson, police shootings focus of panel at national conference
When the leaders of the National Black Prosecutors Association decided to include a panel discussion on prosecuting police shootings at its annual conference, they had no idea that events in the week leading up to the event would make the ...
Read More »St. Louis’ black police officers’ group asks chief to resign
St. Louis’ black police officers’ association is calling for the city’s police chief to resign, claiming he’s unfair in managing the department and making promotions. Homicide unit Sgt. Heather Taylor, president of the Ethical Society of Police, says the group ...
Read More »Appeals court upholds suspension, sanctions for Critique Service attorneys
A bankruptcy court was within its right in suspending two St. Louis attorneys from practicing in bankruptcy court and in imposing large monetary sanctions, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The attorneys in the case, James C. Robinson ...
Read More »Lawsuit: Missouri mansion was shorted steel fiber
The owner of a massive home in southwest Missouri has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that during construction the mansion was shorted more than 70,000 pounds of crucial steel fiber. Lawyers for Steven T. Huff also said in recent court ...
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