Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, said she prayed for those who disagreed with her and feels the pace of social change has “awakened” Christians across ...
Read More »Attorney who made improper donation reinstated
The Missouri Supreme Court today reinstated the law license of Edward J. Griesedieck III. In 2012, Griesedieck, formerly a partner at Herzog Crebs, admitted in federal court to misappropriating $5,000 from the Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. He made the ...
Read More »Woman gets new trial over fermented blood evidence
An appeals court granted a new trial to a young woman who alleged that mishandling of her blood sample had tainted the evidence against her in a fatal car crash. Kelli Carin Smith was convicted last year in Montgomery County ...
Read More »‘Dark money’ grows in politics even as states try to stop it
Just before Rhode Island voters chose their governor last year, a group in Ohio transferred $730,000 from secret donors to another Ohio organization that spent the money on television ads aimed at defeating Gina Raimondo, the Democrat who eventually won ...
Read More »Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years
Support for legal abortion in the U.S. has edged up to its highest level in the past two years, with an Associated Press-GfK poll showing an apparent increase in support among Democrats and Republicans alike over the last year. Nearly ...
Read More »New trial date set for officer charged in Freddie Gray death
A Baltimore judge scheduled a retrial date Monday following the mistrial of one of six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. A new trial for William Porter has been scheduled for June 13; the other five ...
Read More »Prosecutor says no indictment in Sandra Bland jail death
A grand jury decided that neither sheriff’s officials nor jailers committed a crime in the treatment of a black woman who died in a Texas county jail last summer, but has not yet determined whether the state trooper who arrested ...
Read More »Couple who sued after pot raid came up empty lose lawsuit
A suburban Kansas City couple who sued authorities after a SWAT-style raid of their home found no marijuana has lost their civil lawsuit in a case that spurred Kansas lawmakers last year to make it easier for the public to ...
Read More »Missouri professor: Theft accusations were misunderstanding
A University of Missouri professor says that his now-dropped charges related to the removal of artifacts from a national forest were due to miscommunication. Professor R. Lee Lyman says he and two other researchers went on 2013 trip to the ...
Read More »Appeals court affirms circuit court ruling in insurance case
An insurance company is not on the hook for an insurance claim tied to a policyholder’s alleged suicide attempt, according to a recent appeals court ruling. On Dec. 15, the Western District Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming a ...
Read More »St. Louis aldermen approve financing for football stadium
St. Louis aldermen on Friday agreed to spend $150 million to help finance a new riverfront football stadium as part of the effort to keep the Rams from moving. Aldermen voted 17-10 to approve the measure. “Won by a touchdown,” ...
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