If the final scene of “Gone with the Wind” had taken place at work, Rhett Butler might well find himself without a job or an unemployment check. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District said Tuesday that a woman was ...
Read More »Federal judge fines St. Louis County counselor
A federal judge imposed almost $3,000 in sanctions on an attorney from the St. Louis County Counselor’s office “because of the disturbing pattern” of the attorney’s “abuse of the discovery process.” The order, written July 19 by U.S. District Judge ...
Read More »Atheists sue Kansas City officials over Baptist convention
A group of atheists has sued Kansas City officials over the planned use of $65,000 in tourism tax dollars to aid an upcoming Baptist convention. American Atheists Inc. and two Kansas City members filed the lawsuit Friday against Kansas City ...
Read More »2 years after Ferguson, recriminations roil governor’s race
It has been two years since a white police officer fatally shot black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, touching off days of rioting, but the political repercussions from the incident have only intensified, fanned by a governor’s race in which ...
Read More »Welch, successful and eccentric trial lawyer, dies at 83
Lantz Welch, a larger-than-life Kansas City trial attorney, died Thursday. He was 83. Welch’s death was announced in an online obituary that he wrote himself and that proclaimed the lawyer sometimes known as “Sir Lantzlot” as “large and very much ...
Read More »Clay faces challenge from state senator in 1st District race
A member of the Clay family has represented St. Louis and its northern suburbs in Congress for nearly 50 years. A veteran state lawmaker hopes to change that. State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal is opposing William Lacy Clay in the Aug. ...
Read More »City pays judgment years after noted work comp ruling
Four and a half years after winning a landmark workers’ compensation case, a Kansas City municipal worker has gotten the city to pay the judgment. In December 2011, Richard Robinson won a $990,000 judgment against a fellow employee, Cheryl Hooker, ...
Read More »2016 Tax Sale Listings
Up to date listings for 2016 by county (Non-subscribers can purchase from the online store): Independence Tax Sale Jefferson County Tax Sale 2nd Ed Kansas City Tax Sale 2nd Ed St. Charles County Tax Sale St. Louis Tax Sale 181 ...
Read More »AB InBev says it has US approval for SABMiller merger
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer maker, announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the Justice Department that clears the way for U.S. approval of its acquisition of SABMiller. AB InBev, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, ...
Read More »Appellant: ‘Weird vibe’ not enough to strike prospective juror
A ruling on a decision to strike a black prospective juror in a 2014 Jackson County trial was central to arguments Wednesday in the Western District Court of Appeals that the case should get a new trial. The appellant, Deborah ...
Read More »Suit over Rams’ move bounces from court to court
A lawsuit over the Rams’ move out of St. Louis may have to stay in federal court, following an appellate ruling on Tuesday. The suit alleges that the football team violated the Missouri Merchandising Practice Act when it decided in ...
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