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St. Charles County Courts Administration Building employees and visitors who park in a nearby city garage received a temporary reprieve Tuesday.

Supporters of a higher Missouri excise tax on tobacco products may try to achieve their goal another way after striking out Tuesday with voters for the third time in 11 years.

Ron Schlechta, who recently bought a couple of packs of cigarettes at Discount Smoke Shop near his home in St. Charles, said that even if a major cigarette tax hike passes on Tuesday, he probably will continue to light up.

A Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District panel has denied the appeal of a woman who argued she didn’t need to file a health care affidavit in her lawsuit against a health care provider and its doctor.

Attorneys and others who conduct business at the St. Charles County Courthouse could have much longer walks to the facility next year.

Debra Fickler is a woman on the go. The Kansas City lawyer opened her own firm in June, enough of a challenge for most lawyers. But Fickler also spends many weekends drag racing at tracks throughout the country, including recently at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill.

Even though the new St. Louis County ordinance regarding foreclosures has not yet taken effect, an official with the Missouri Bankers Association says it is holding up foreclosures.

A jury took little time to determine a doctor did not commit malpractice when part of a medical instrument he was using shattered during surgery, leaving pieces of plastic in the patient.

St. Charles County Circuit Judge Nancy Schneider has ruled two utilities each are entitled to multimillion-dollar judgments against a Missouri natural gas pipeline company.

A judge denied a St. Charles County man’s request to force the elections chief to place two proposals regarding a smoking ban on the county ballot. The proposals, if approved by voters, would have amended the County Charter.

Todd Hendrickson faced little questioning from three appellate judges Wednesday as they listened to him state his argument for why his client didn’t need to file a health care affidavit in her lawsuit against SSM Cardiovascular & Thoracic Services Inc. and its physician, Dr. Stephen D’Orazio.