A Ferguson protester has said she believes her son was killed in retaliation for her activism, even as police investigate the man’s death as a suicide. Relatives found 24-year-old Danye Jones hanging by a bed sheet from a tree behind ...
Read More »Democratic wave faces GOP gerrymandering in US House races
As a freshman congressman, Republican Ted Budd seems to have several strikes against him as he faces his first re-election in his North Carolina district. He belongs to the same party as the president, a historical negative in midterm elections. ...
Read More »Landfill operator sues for help with EPA cleanup
The operator of a suburban St. Louis landfill where an underground fire smolders near illegally dumped radioactive waste is suing the drug maker whose predecessor processed the Cold War-era nuclear material. Bridgeton Landfill LLC seeks help paying for the $205 ...
Read More »Judge’s ruling means clinic can’t resume abortions
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Planned Parenthood’s request for a mid-Missouri clinic to be temporarily exempted from certain abortion regulations, ensuring that the Columbia clinic will not be able to resume abortions. U.S. Western District Court Judge Brian Wimes ...
Read More »Missouri down to 1 abortion clinic amid legal battle
Missouri is down to one clinic providing abortions as of Wednesday, after the only other clinic in the state that performs the procedure failed to adhere to new state requirements. Federal appeals court judges ruled last month that Missouri can ...
Read More »Lawyer found guilty in fatal street racing crash
A St. Louis County jury on Friday found attorney Scott Bailey guilty of second-degree involuntary manslaughter for his role in a fatal street race. Prosecutors alleged that Bailey and another man, Haven Sooter, were racing on Lindbergh Boulevard on July ...
Read More »Whereabouts of almost 1,300 sex offenders unknown
Police don’t know the whereabouts of nearly 1,300 registered sex offenders in Missouri, including hundreds who fall into the most dangerous category, according to a state audit released Monday. Missouri law requires convicted sex offenders to register their names, addresses ...
Read More »EPA announces cleanup plan for troubled landfill
Some of the illegally dumped nuclear waste buried near a long-smoldering underground fire at a Missouri landfill will be dug up and the rest will be capped under a federal plan announced Thursday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s remedy comes ...
Read More »St. Louis archdiocese agrees to open files to AG’s office
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says the Archdiocese of St. Louis has agreed to open its files for an investigation of potential clergy abuse. Hawley told reporters in a teleconference Thursday that he is asking the three other Roman Catholic ...
Read More »Crowd seeks dismissal of charges from mall protest
Several people arrested at mall protests in suburban St. Louis nearly a year ago are expressing frustration that municipal prosecutors have decided to charge them. Dozens of people packed a meeting Monday of the Richmond Heights City Council. Some demanded ...
Read More »Bellerive eager to produce memorable PGA Championship
Bellerive Country Club is considered one of the “Big Four” of traditional, exclusive St. Louis-area clubs, a picturesque parkland course designed by Robert Trent Jones serving as its centerpiece. For a while, big events bolstered its reputation. Gary Player won ...
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