MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

A jury of 48 children found Gold E. Locks guilty of breaking and entering last Thursday, during a trial held at the law firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin. Gold E. Lock’s case was presented to the kids at the ...

Not considering all the elements pertaining to a merger, even if they will be considered in a later case, still does not warrant the Missouri Public Service Commission’s approval of the merger, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western ...

A woman should not be obligated to sell assets just in order to meet her monthly expenses, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District found last week. The court reversed and remanded the trial court’s decision to deny ...

In courthouses throughout the state, jurors will be honored for their service by judges, lawyers and court personnel from April 28 through May 2 during Missouri’s Juror Appreciation Week. To start the celebration off, The Missouri Bar has distributed copies ...

An Andrew County sheriff did not have the right to search an inventive container without a warrant, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District found, leading to a reversal of a man’s conviction for possession of a controlled ...

A suspect 20/80 split of marital property in a dissolution led to a remand by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District last week. Terrill L. Bohon appealed the trial court’s award of nearly 80 percent of the ...

Creative business practices have resulted in a perplexing dispute before the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. The dispute began when PC Contractors Inc. and Dean Machinery Company entered into a lease agreement, which stated PC Contractors would ...

Reassessment notices will begin going out this coming weekend for all 272,000 real estate parcels in Jackson County. The state-mandated reassessment covers all real estate property — residential, agricultural and commercial — in Jackson County. All property owners will receive ...

A school that did not allocate an appropriate percentage of its operating expenses to teacher compensation, retirement and tuition, can pay the penalty it incurred by way of salary increases. Knob Noster R-VIII School District was in violation of Section ...

A man was improperly removed as the personal representative of his brother’s estate following a finding by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District that he did not need to include specific property in the estate. The Circuit ...

Elaine Drodge Koch has joined Bryan Cave as a Partner in the law firm’s Kansas City office. She is a member of the Labor and Employment and Commercial Litigation Client Service Groups.