The U.S. attorney’s office says the former top elected official in St. Louis County is set to plead guilty to corruption charges. A spokeswoman says Steve Stenger will plead guilty Friday to all charges in the indictment that was announced ...
Read More »Final report confirms Coldwater Creek cancer risk
A federal agency has issued a final report confirming its earlier finding that people who lived near a St. Louis County creek contaminated with nuclear waste could face a higher risk of developing certain types of cancer. The report released ...
Read More »Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public
Private tensions between Justice Department leaders and special counsel Robert Mueller’s team broke into public view in extraordinary fashion Wednesday as Attorney General William Barr pushed back at complaints over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report and aimed his ...
Read More »St. Louis-area cop indicted for shooting shoplifting suspect
A suburban St. Louis police officer who says she meant to use her stun gun but mistakenly grabbed her service revolver was indicted on a second-degree assault charge Wednesday for shooting a suspected shoplifter outside a grocery store. St. Louis ...
Read More »Missouri lawmaker resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
A Missouri lawmaker has resigned under pressure after an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint found he engaged in “ethical misconduct” by sending flirtatious text messages and repeatedly pursuing a relationship with a legislative employee whom he supervised. Democratic Rep. ...
Read More »Former Missouri sheriff sentenced to 6 months in fed prison
A former Missouri sheriff who was accused of actions ranging from fraud to assault to playing a role in an inmate’s death was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison. Former Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson was originally charged ...
Read More »Missouri bill would shield businesses from fines in lawsuits
Missouri lawmakers advanced a bill this week to make it harder for courts to fine defendants as punishment for hurting people. The pending measure would raise the standard for what are called punitive damages, which courts use in civil lawsuits ...
Read More »Lawyer fighting palm oil among 6 to win environmental prize
When Alfred Brownell arrived in a remote Liberian village, the surrounding tropical rainforest had been leveled by bulldozers. Burial grounds were uprooted, religious shrines were desecrated and a stream people depended upon for water was polluted. Brownell, an environmental lawyer ...
Read More »Greenpeace drops effort to move lawsuit to friendlier venue
Greenpeace is dropping an effort to move a lawsuit alleging it conspired against the Dakota Access oil pipeline from North Dakota state court to federal court — a possibly friendlier venue to the environmental group. Greenpeace had cited federal law ...
Read More »Important Harvey Weinstein hearing being held in secret
An important pretrial hearing in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault case played out in secret after a judge ruled Friday that the movie mogul’s right to a fair trial outweighed news organizations’ arguments for keeping the courtroom open. Both the prosecution ...
Read More »Trump speaks to a weakened National Rifle Association
With pro-gun legislation largely stalled in Congress, President Donald Trump said Friday he is withdrawing the U.S. from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association the treaty is “badly misguided.” Trump made the announcement as ...
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