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The U.S. president-elect said it all during a press conference last week announcing his choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission: The American public is frustrated that “there’s not a lot of adult supervision out there” when it comes ...

The Dec. 14, 2005, collapse of the Taum Sauk reservoir in Reynolds County left an environmental and legal mess that spawned yet another lawsuit, almost exactly three years later. Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Natural Resources The Army Corps ...

Class action alleging deceptive ads yields $1.27 million The owner of a Grain Valley funeral home and cemetery will pay nearly $1.27 million to settle allegations that its deceptive advertising misled military veterans who purchased burial services. The award will ...

David H. Miller will be appointed as circuit judge of the state’s 8th Judicial Circuit, Gov. Matt Blunt said Thursday. “David Miller’s legal background will serve him well as he assumes the responsibilities as a judge,” Blunt said in a ...

The top news stories each week are not mistaken — like every other state, Missouri is feeling the national economic downturn. While our economic diversity makes Missouri more resilient than many states in the nation, reports of plant closings and ...

Lawsuit action alleging deceptive ads yields $1.27 million for 1,200 class members

The top news stories each week are not mistaken — like every other state, Missouri is feeling the national economic downturn. While our economic diversity makes Missouri more resilient than many states in the nation, reports of plant closings and ...

Two Kansas City brothers’ enhanced sentences for drug and weapons possession could change under a new standard recently set by the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. In an opinion issued Wednesday, the 8th Circuit said although Porfirio and José ...

Not clear if guns used to obtain drugs

The Army Corps of Engineers has filed a federal lawsuit against AmerenUE over the 2005 Taum Sauk Reservoir disaster. The Army Corps claims that the reservoir collapse released debris that traveled downriver to Clearwater Lake and Dam, a site about ...

The Missouri Supreme Court rejected a bid by two men to overturn their determinations as “sexually violent predators,” ruling that it was constitutional to use a “clear and convincing evidence” standard to make such a decision. Under Missouri law, individuals ...