Missouri lawmakers on Thursday sent a bill to Gov. Jay Nixon dealing with where lawsuits involving railroads must be filed.
Read More »Grant would establish Jefferson County veterans court
The circuit court’s office in Jefferson County hopes to add to its list of treatment alternatives through a program for veterans.
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Read More »Criminal code heads to governor’s desk
After years of study and legislative wrangling, a comprehensive revision of Missouri’s criminal code is headed to Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk, though its ultimate fate is uncertain.
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Read More »New Pevely board causes upheaval
During one of two closed sessions that evening, the board voted to continue using the services of law firm Lashly & Baer but to not allow attorney Melissa Vighi to represent the city.
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Read More »Hillsboro to start collecting from parking meters
Beginning Monday, visitors will have to pay for parking anywhere near the Jefferson County Courthouse in Hillsboro.
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Read More »Trial opens in St. Louis hotel-room molestation case
Neither side in an ongoing criminal trial disputes that a 42-year-old man got into a hotel bed with a 9-year-old girl and touched her.
Read More »State executes Rousan with little fuss from courts
William Rousan, convicted of killing a couple at a farm near Bonne Terre in 1993, was put to death early Wednesday. It was the sixth execution in Missouri in the last half-year.
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Read More »Auction for Crestwood Mall at $1.5M
Want to buy Crestwood Court? The slow-going online auction for the now-defunct St. Louis County mall ends tomorrow.
Read More »Legal experts spar over tax cut bill
A major tax cut bill that Gov. Jay Nixon is likely to veto has drawn dueling legal opinions about its effect.
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Read More »Armstrong Teasdale attorney’s (pro bono) job gets tougher
As St. Louis’ July 4 celebration relocates to Forest Park this year, Armstrong Teasdale partner Steven Pozaric is taking on more work for a volunteer gig that already required a hotel stay near the venue the week of the event.
Read More »St. Louis priest arrested on new child molestation charges
The Rev. Joseph Jiang, a St. Louis Catholic priest who last year faced criminal charges that were later dropped over alleged improper contact with a teenage girl, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of statutory sodomy, based on an accusation from a different child.
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