The Missouri Supreme Court has been asked to determine if a Jefferson County man once convicted of felony forgery is eligible to get a concealed-carry permit. The Court of Appeals Eastern District on Tuesday transferred the case to the state’s ...
Read More »Court rules in favor of Arizona in English-language case
A ruling by a federal appeals court Monday has all but ended a two-decade legal fight over Arizona’s program for teaching English to children in schools. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Arizona ...
Read More »3 states get feds’ OK for health insurance marketplaces
The Obama administration gave conditional approval Monday to Arkansas, Delaware and Pennsylvania to expand their roles in the insurance marketplaces created under the 2010 health care law, ahead of a high court decision that could wipe out federal health insurance ...
Read More »US homebuilding drops in May, but pace stronger than in 2014
U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in May, but the pace of construction remains significantly higher than a year ago as the real estate sector increasingly reflects the stronger job market. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that housing starts ...
Read More »Friend who witnessed Michael Brown’s death appears in court
The friend who was with Michael Brown last summer when 18-year-old Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer made his first court appearance Monday on a misdemeanor charge linked to an unrelated incident involving police last month. ...
Read More »Springfield manufacturer cited after worker’s death at plant
The federal government has cited a Springfield-based manufacturer after a worker at the company plant died in January. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday cited Ridewell Corp. with a willful violation after the employee died after he was ...
Read More »In next strike against unions, GOP states go after wage laws
Expanding their battle with organized labor, Republican lawmakers in the Midwest are moving to scrap labor laws that help unions win a healthy share of the jobs on public works projects and bolster trade union membership. Conservative legislators are targeting ...
Read More »Murder trial for Missouri attorney rescheduled for August
The murder trial of a suburban Kansas City attorney accused of killing her millionaire father and his girlfriend has been rescheduled for August. The Kansas City Star reports Susan Elizabeth Van Note of Lee’s Summit now will go to trial ...
Read More »Nixon flooded with emails, letters on contested bill addressing Missouri student transfers
To one St. Louis-area school board member, a proposal revamping Missouri’s student transfer system could lead to “systemic dismantling” of public education in struggling districts. To the parent of a child who left the troubled Normandy district, it’s a chance ...
Read More »US judge gives partial victory to ex-AIG CEO in bailout case
A federal judge has handed a partial victory to the former CEO of American International Group, who claimed the government’s bailout of the insurance giant in the heat of the financial crisis was unfairly punitive. Judge Thomas Wheeler ruled Monday ...
Read More »Missouri seeks death for man convicted in 6 Illinois deaths
Missouri prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a 35-year-old man accused in the killing of a couple from Arkansas who is already serving life sentences in six slayings in Illinois. Prosecutors in Jefferson County south of St. Louis filed ...
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