Attorney General Chris Koster will investigate Missouri’s only abortion center after the release of an undercover video showing Planned Parenthood’s national medical director discussing the disposition of parts from aborted fetuses. The Democrat on Tuesday announced the investigation, which follows ...
Read More »Trial underway for damages in JJ’s explosion
A lawsuit stemming from the fatal explosion of a well-known Kansas City wine bar is underway in Jackson County Circuit Court. Opening statements began Tuesday in a lawsuit by the owners of JJ’s Restaurant, which was leveled in the Feb. ...
Read More »Court overturns some Blagojevich Senate-seat convictions
The ruling from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago means the 58-year-old, currently Inmate No. 40892-424 in a Colorado prison, could serve less than his original 14-year sentence.
Read More »House to take up bill blocking money for ‘sanctuary cities’
The House will take up a bill this week blocking funding for so-called “sanctuary cities” that resist turning over immigrants to federal authorities. The move follows the shooting death of a woman in San Francisco this month, allegedly by an ...
Read More »Fed directs 8 biggest US banks to hold extra capital
Federal regulators are directing the eight biggest U.S. banks to hold capital at levels above industry requirements to cushion against unexpected losses and reduce the chances of future taxpayer bailouts. The Federal Reserve’s action Monday means the eight banks together ...
Read More »Uber says it would create 2,000 St. Louis-area driver jobs
The ride-sharing service Uber is vowing to create 2,000 new driver jobs if it is allowed to operate in the St. Louis region. KMOX Radio reports that Uber is partnering with the NAACP and the Ferguson 1000 organization to recruit ...
Read More »Drowning cases on the rise throughout Missouri this year
Missouri has already seen nearly as many drowning cases in the first seven months of this year as in all of 2014. The Springfield News-Leader reports that two recent drowning deaths pushed the total in the state this year to ...
Read More »Supreme Court to review wrongful death damage cap
The Missouri Supreme Court has been asked once again to determine the constitutionality of the state’s wrongful death damage cap. The Court of Appeals Eastern District on Tuesday transferred the appeal of a $10.8 million verdict that a St. Louis ...
Read More »Former teacher sentenced for sexual contact with students
A former southwest Missouri high school teacher has been sentenced to four years in prison for having sex with one boy and sending nude photographs to another. The Joplin Globe reports 33-year-old Jessica Low was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty ...
Read More »Carbon monoxide sickens 3 people in Kansas City
Three people were sickened by carbon monoxide at a Kansas City office building. The Kansas City Star reports that firefighters responded to a call about noon Monday regarding shortness of breath at an office building in the Crossroads Art District. ...
Read More »Another month, another global heat record broken by far
Earth dialed the heat up in June, smashing warm temperature records for both the month and the first half of the year. Off-the-charts heat is “getting to be a monthly thing,” said Jessica Blunden, a climate scientist for the National ...
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