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In a carefully hedged opinion, a Missouri appeals court has upheld a trial judge’s decision to exclude the public from jury selection in a criminal case.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District said Tuesday that the state's Public Service Commission followed the applicable statutes and regulations in allowing KCP&L's holding company, Great Plains Energy Inc., to take over Aquila and operate it as a subsidiary.

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When Lisa White Hardwick graduated from journalism school in 1982, she looked into a job with a fledgling news operation called Cable News Network.

A Kansas gun shop can be sued in Missouri for allegedly selling gun parts used in a deadly rampage, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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Here's a cautionary note: If you keep large amounts of pot in your home, you might consider canceling the service designed to bring the authorities at a moment's notice.

Law professor David Jacks Achtenberg chats with Judges Mark Pfeiffer (standing), Cindy Martin and James Welsh. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District is being asked to grant a man a new trial after members of the audience snapped photos in court in an apparent attempt to intimidate the jury.

An appeals court has upheld the basic premise of a $1.9 million jury verdict in dispute over a neuroradiosurgery unit's contract. But the dollar amount still might fall by almost half.

A court of appeals has sent back for reconsideration a Missouri Gaming Commission resolution stating the President Casino may not move or repair its boat.

State appellate judges have deemed unconstitutional a request from the Kansas City Symphony to force the Legislature to transfer money to the Missouri Arts Council Trust Fund.

Gary Witt [far left] was informally sworn into the Western District Court of Appeals on Thursday.