Republican lawmakers in Missouri's Capitol often bristle at rules and requirements handed down from the federal government, saying they favor local authority in most matters. However, several GOP-supported proposals this year aim to hand down similar mandates to cities and counties across the state.
Read More »Death penalty case in St. Louis triple murder set for September trial
St. Louis Circuit Court is preparing for a September death penalty trial of a man accused of a triple murder.
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Read More »Justices seem skeptical of independent electoral map drawers
The Supreme Court is casting a skeptical eye on voter-approved commissions that draw a state's congressional district boundaries.
Read More »Case brought by students protesting Ferguson dismissed
A Kansas City preparatory school has opted not to punish students for protesting a speech by Gov. Jay Nixon, according to a release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri.
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Read More »U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Missouri spouses’ loan guarantees
The U.S. Supreme Court will have the opportunity to decide just how far the protections of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act go when they hear the case in November of two Missouri women who allege they were required by their bank to guarantee business loans taken out by their husbands. (Updated)
Read More »Suspect declared ‘Heil Hitler!’ after Jewish site shootings
A man accused of fatally shooting three people at Jewish sites in Kansas declared "Heil Hitler!" and asked how many Jews he had killed after the attacks, a police officer who was at the scene testified Monday.
Read More »U.S. to make Ferguson announcements soon
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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Read More »Lung cancer death case starts in St. Louis
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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Read More »Regulators OK ‘net neutrality’ rules for Internet providers
Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile now must act in the "public interest" when providing a mobile connection to your home or phone, under rules approved Thursday by a divided Federal Communications Commission.
Read More »Public safety director chosen amid Ferguson unrest resigns
Just six months into his job, the state's public safety director announced that he's stepping down, effective on March 2.
Read More »Senate panel greenlights Obama’s attorney general pick
Loretta Lynch won approval from a key Senate committee Thursday to serve as the nation's next attorney general, as divided Republicans clashed over her support for President Barack Obama's immigration policies.
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