A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition set out to ambush police in Baton Rouge, authorities said Monday, a day after three law enforcement officers were killed in the attack. The gunman’s “movements, his direction, his attention ...
Read More »Prosecutor to decide soon if trooper will face charges
A southeast Missouri prosecutor is expected to decide as early as this week whether a state trooper should face charges in the shooting death of a suspect. Jeffrey Darrell Hobbs, 48, of Neelys Landing was fatally shot by a Missouri ...
Read More »Missouri Democratic candidate for governor raises $3.4M
New campaign finance reports show Missouri Democratic candidate for governor Attorney General Chris Koster raked in more than $3.4 million in cash in the last several months, bringing his war chest up to more than $10 million. That’s more than ...
Read More »Officer acquitted in Baltimore police custody death case
A judge acquitted a Baltimore police officer of manslaughter and other charges Monday in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who was critically injured in a police transport van. It was the fourth straight trial prosecutors failed to ...
Read More »Cleveland, a fractured city, an apt place for GOP convention
Donald Trump’s effort to unite a splintered Republican Party around his candidacy is about to take center stage in a city that is itself deeply fractured. Once an industrial powerhouse, Cleveland is one of the poorest and most segregated big ...
Read More »Congress leaves Washington, its dysfunction on display
Congress exited a sweltering Washington on Thursday, its dysfunction on full display as it left behind must-do legislation to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a stalemate over lawmakers’ basic job of fulfilling agency budgets. The twin failures highlighted the ...
Read More »Trump seeks $10 million in damages from former campaign aide
In a highly unusual campaign dispute, Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from his former political consultant Sam Nunberg, arguing Nunberg violated the nondisclosure agreement nearly every Trump employee is required to sign. Trump alleges Nunberg leaked confidential ...
Read More »National Black Law Students Association calls for progress
National and local law students and activists gathered at St. Louis City Hall Friday morning to call for a critical look at the criminal justice and for reform, such as increased training for police. “We stand in solidarity to call ...
Read More »Governor’s counsel appointed to Western District
Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Edward R. (Ted) Ardini Jr., of Columbia, to fill the vacancy on the Western District Court of Appeals created by the retirement of Joseph M. Ellis. Ardini has served as counsel to the governor since ...
Read More »At King’s church, advice on 21st century social activism
Long-tenured members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church have some advice for today’s social justice activists: You’re on the right side, but get organized, never use or condone violence, and always use the power to vote that earlier generations secured. ...
Read More »Supreme Court denies appeal over tobacco tax initiative
The Missouri Supreme Court has turned down appeals of a ruling changing the ballot summary for a tobacco tax initiative. The court Thursday denied an appeal made by the sponsors of the initiative. On Wednesday, it denied a similar request ...
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