Ferguson's municipal court held its first session Thursday night since a Department of Justice report found the city operated a profit-driven system that heightened tensions among black residents for years.
Read More »Monsanto to pay $350K to settle more wheat-related lawsuits
Monsanto said Wednesday it will pay about $350,000 to settle class action lawsuits brought by farmers in seven states over genetically modified wheat.
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Read More »Potential GOP candidate for governor visits Capitol
A potential Republican candidate for governor in 2016 made the rounds Tuesday in Missouri, first shaking hands and visiting with lawmakers in the Capitol and then speaking to a Missouri Farm Bureau fundraiser.
Read More »Kinder accuses Justice Department of racism
Missouri's lieutenant governor is accusing Justice Department officials of "fanning the flames of racial division," as the federal agency is criticizing Ferguson police for alleged racial biases following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
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Read More »Part-time Ferguson mayor in full-time spotlight
In the days since the release of a Justice Department report that found widespread racial bias in the Ferguson Police Department, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb has become a part-time public servant in a full-time spotlight.
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Read More »Chief Magistrate Judge Mummert plans retirement
Thomas Mummert III, chief magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court based in St. Louis, is planning to retire by the beginning of next year.
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Read More »Missouri high court won’t halt execution of deputy’s killer
The Missouri Supreme Court refused on Saturday to halt the execution of a deputy sheriff's killer over claims that he is mentally incompetent because of a brain injury he suffered in a sawmill accident.
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Read More »Pedestrian settles lawsuit against attorney over accident
After admitting that allegations about a large law firm partner’s cell phone distraction and refusal to help were untrue, a pedestrian struck by the St. Louis attorney’s car in 2009 settled a lawsuit over the accident.
Read More »Judge approves $18M settlement for red-light tickets
A St. Louis County circuit judge gave final approval on Friday to an $18 million statewide settlement over red-light cameras.
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Read More »Neill named to 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission
Thomas Neill, an attorney at Gray, Ritter & Graham, was elected Thursday to fill a vacancy on the 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission created by the death of former Judge Michael B. Calvin.
Read More »Bipartisan effort gets med mal bill through Senate
Changes to medical malpractice litigation overcame a historic barrier in the Senate, which gave the nod Thursday to a bill that would reinstate a cap on noneconomic damages in malpractice cases.
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