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Missouri teachers trying to wrest control of the classroom back from unruly students can put on a stern look, raise their voices or use suspensions or other punishments as discipline. But backers of what’s called a trauma-informed approach say those ...

A new mobile app to combat sex trafficking has been developed in St. Louis. The TraffickCam app is meant to help the search for sex trafficking victims faster. The app asks travelers to snap photos of any hotel rooms they ...

A man who sued a Kansas City Police Department officer over allegations the officer violated department policy for Taser use has agreed to a $98,750 settlement with the department. The parties dismissed the case Monday, the day it was set ...

An FBI veteran was named Monday to head the U.S. Border Patrol, a departure from the historical practice of picking someone who has risen through the ranks. Mark Morgan, who briefly led the internal affairs department at the Border Patrol’s parent agency, ...

The Court of Appeals Eastern District on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against a St. Charles County condominium association, saying a jury would have to decide if it was negligent in a dog bite incident on the property. In 2013, Mary ...

St. Louis attorney and Republican political figure Ed Martin is alleging that Spencer Fane cannot represent a group of Eagle Forum board members seeking to oust him as president of the conservative organization because the law firm had previously defended ...

Opening statements began Tuesday in Independence for a trial involving claims that John Deere failed to properly label and warn against the use of a carcinogen in products the company distributed under its name. The suit was brought in 2013 ...

An appeals court ruled Tuesday that Missouri’s Medicaid system is allowed to try to recoup thousands of dollars from a St. Louis County family who was signed up for the program due to the state’s own error. But, the Court ...

A Jackson County circuit judge has approved a $7 million wrongful death settlement for a fatal 2015 crash in Independence. Judge Jack Grate entered the judgment and order Friday in the case of Alexa Overman, a Buckner woman who was ...

A grand juror who wants to discuss her experiences with the Darren Wilson case will be able to pursue her First Amendment claim in federal court if she is unsuccessful in state court, following a Monday ruling by the Eighth ...

A judge on Friday ordered Walgreens to pay $309,000 for violating an agreement between the drugstore chain and the state of Missouri over allegedly deceptive pricing, the state’s attorney general said. A Jackson County judge assessed a $1,000 penalty for ...