Cleveland police trying to keep protests from turning violent during the Republican convention are relying heavily on bicycle-mounted officers, who are not only more maneuverable but are seen as friendlier and less intimidating. The strategy was on display Tuesday evening, ...
Read More »GOP rivals spar in Missouri primary for attorney general
Two Republicans vying to become their party’s nominee for Missouri attorney general are waging one of the state’s most hotly-contested primary campaigns, slamming each other with attack ads in a race that also includes lawsuits and ethics complaints. The slugfest ...
Read More »Bloodshed fills headlines, confronting public with anxiety
Orlando. Istanbul. Dallas. Nice. And now, again, Baton Rouge. Ever since a gunman opened fire on Florida nightclub goers five weeks ago, killing 49, we’ve been buffeted by images of bloodshed. The scenes of the violence are often far away ...
Read More »Kander will OK tobacco tax for vote if signatures verified
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander said Monday that a court-ordered change to the ballot summary of a proposed cigarette tax increase is not enough to disqualify it from going before voters if it has sufficient petition signatures. The announcement ...
Read More »ACLU sues Kansas over voting rule for state, local races
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a Kansas election rule that could throw out thousands of votes in state and local races by people who registered at motor vehicle offices or used a ...
Read More »With millions covered, ‘repeal and replace’ gets riskier
As Republicans gather to anoint their presidential ticket in Cleveland, uncompromising opposition to “Obamacare” is getting politically riskier. Few people were covered under President Barack Obama’s health care law when the GOP held its last convention in 2012. Now, Donald ...
Read More »Judge reignites debate over researching jurors online
Mining prospective jurors’ Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts is common practice for many attorneys looking to spot biases that might cost their clients a fair trial. The American Bar Association has said the searches are ethical, and a ...
Read More »Police: Gunman who killed 3 was ‘seeking out’ officers
A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition set out to ambush police in Baton Rouge, authorities said Monday, a day after three law enforcement officers were killed in the attack. The gunman’s “movements, his direction, his attention ...
Read More »Prosecutor to decide soon if trooper will face charges
A southeast Missouri prosecutor is expected to decide as early as this week whether a state trooper should face charges in the shooting death of a suspect. Jeffrey Darrell Hobbs, 48, of Neelys Landing was fatally shot by a Missouri ...
Read More »Officer acquitted in Baltimore police custody death case
A judge acquitted a Baltimore police officer of manslaughter and other charges Monday in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who was critically injured in a police transport van. It was the fourth straight trial prosecutors failed to ...
Read More »Cleveland, a fractured city, an apt place for GOP convention
Donald Trump’s effort to unite a splintered Republican Party around his candidacy is about to take center stage in a city that is itself deeply fractured. Once an industrial powerhouse, Cleveland is one of the poorest and most segregated big ...
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