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Sen. Joseph Keaveny, D-St. Louis, is leaving the Senate to become an administrative law judge in St. Louis. Keaveny’s colleague, Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, announced the move on the Senate floor Friday in a congratulatory speech. “It’s hard to ...

Some Missourians could have their criminal records sealed under a bill the Missouri Legislature passed Wednesday. The proposal won bipartisan approval, with supporters saying it would allow reformed criminals to get jobs while ensuring people with histories of violence or ...

In a nearly unanimous vote that belied the three previous sessions of failed efforts, the Missouri Legislature on Thursday gave final approval to legislation that sets a constitutional penalty for juveniles who commit first-degree murder. The bill would allow those ...

Ryan Walsh, a former Bryan Cave attorney, was sentenced Tuesday to time served with three years of supervised release for making threats against a former colleague. Walsh, 32, is to be released Wednesday. He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court ...

A split appellate court panel on Tuesday said a woman who was fired for smacking a co-worker can still get unemployment compensation. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District parsed the unemployment statute’s recently tightened definition of “misconduct” and found ...

Missouri voters could decide whether to re-impose limits on the large amounts of money flowing to political candidates and committees. Supporters of campaign contribution limits said Wednesday they had submitted more than 272,000 petition signatures to try to get a ...

The Missouri Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge from a would-be candidate for the Missouri House who was kicked off the ballot because she only recently registered to vote. Rachel Johns filed as a Democrat for the 76th ...

Ferguson is seeking to replace a city prosecutor who was criticized by the federal investigation of the St. Louis suburb’s justice system after the 2014 police shooting death of Michael Brown. The city posted on its website Tuesday an advertisement ...

A St. Louis jury on Monday awarded a woman $55 million in her case against Johnson & Johnson that claimed her ovarian cancer was linked to the company’s talcum powder products, including baby powder. The verdict is the second high ...

For the second time in three months, a St. Louis jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a huge award over claims that its talcum powder causes cancer. The jury deliberated eight hours Monday before ordering the company to ...

Taped on the office door of Rep. Brandon Ellington, the chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, is a cutout of the House public safety chairman’s smiling face, topped with the words “This is what bigotry looks like!” The poster directs ...