The guilt phase of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial was considered a predictable victory for prosecutors, especially after his lawyers bluntly admitted during opening statements that he participated in the deadly 2013 attack. But the outcome of the next ...
Read More »Missouri program helps shelter dogs and prison inmates
Sean Like can only smile as Petey, a white mixed-breed dog with black spots his face, wags his tail and squirms beside him. Like, a big and burly 31-year-old, is serving 25 years at the prison in Bonne Terre for ...
Read More »Parma muni judge sticks around as others quit
Parma Municipal Judge Phillip Santie remains in his post after several other city officials quit following the election of the town’s first African-American woman mayor.
Read More »Missouri Senate leaders uncertain on transportation gas tax
A proposal to raise Missouri’s fuel tax for the first time in two decades appears unlikely to move forward this session, Missouri Senate leaders said Thursday, despite warnings from transportation officials about the future of the state’s infrastructure. A bill ...
Read More »Missouri OKs 15-month reduction in lifetime welfare benefits
More than 3,000 low-income Missouri families could lose monthly welfare assistance under a measure heading to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon for consideration, the first such bill approved by lawmakers this year among a number aimed at trimming social services. The ...
Read More »Missouri Senate OKs prison options for juvenile lifers
Minors convicted of first-degree murder could receive a less-severe punishment than the current requirement of life in prison under legislation advanced Wednesday in the Missouri Senate. The bill aims to address flaws with the state’s sentencing requirements for minors found ...
Read More »Off Track: Opponents say just $2M is fair for massive rails-to-trails settlement
Washington state attorney Gordon Woodley started out on the same side as the lawyers from Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice in what turned out to be one of the largest-ever rails-to-trails cases. He said he represented some property owners and ...
Read More »Koster leads fundraising for Missouri governor with $3M
Attorney General Chris Koster had more than $3 million in cash on hand to spend on his bid for Missouri governor in 2016, campaign records released Wednesday show, more than twice the amount of the lead Republican fundraiser in the ...
Read More »St. Louis governing board to vote on police oversight panel
St. Louis’ governing board signed off Wednesday on sending a much-debated measure that would allow citizens to review complaints against police officers to a final vote as early as next week, with a key sponsor promising future tweaks while welcoming ...
Read More »Missouri audit finds schools did not get traffic fine money
Schools in three Missouri counties have lost out on traffic fine revenues they should have received under a state law legislators are seeking to enhance in response to the Ferguson protests, according to an auditor’s report released Wednesday. The Missouri ...
Read More »Attorney disbarred for pre-law career real estate scheme
The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday disbarred a Kansas City lawyer for failing to disclose her participation in a real estate scheme when she applied to The Missouri Bar. But Audrey N. Pyles, who was the subject of a federal ...
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