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Lawyers for the parents of an unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson said Thursday that they would file a civil lawsuit in Michael Brown's death.

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback touted his income tax policies Wednesday during a visit to Missouri's capital city, telling Republican legislators and business groups there that "the seeds of growth" are starting to sprout in his state despite a projected budget shortfall approaching $600 million.

The Missouri House approved Thursday a bill to reinstate limits on how much juries can award in noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases against health care providers (Updated)

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The Justice Department won't prosecute former a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old, but in a scathing report released Wednesday faulted the city and its law enforcement for racial bias. (Updated)

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A Justice Department investigation found sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson police department — with officers routinely discriminating against blacks by using excessive force, issuing petty citations and making baseless traffic stops, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the report.

Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the mean-spirited nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich.

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Harness, Dickey & Pierce, an intellectual property law firm that has a law office in Clayton, announced Monday that it opened a new office in Dallas.

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St. Louis Circuit Court is preparing for a September death penalty trial of a man accused of a triple murder.

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Six months after 18-year-old Michael Brown died in the street in Ferguson, the Justice Department is close to announcing its findings in the racially charged police shooting that launched "hands up, don't shoot" protests across the nation.

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Seven adult children of Rodessa Norful lined a bench in a St. Louis Circuit courtroom as lawyers launched the case over their mother’s death from lung cancer four years ago.

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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, who had recently launched a Republican campaign for governor, fatally shot himself Thursday in what police described as an "apparent suicide" at his home in suburban St. Louis.

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