MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.

A former Jackson County Circuit Court administrator on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to a fraud scheme costing the county nearly $140,000 in embezzled funds.

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St. Louis attorney Philip M. Hess will take a seat on the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.

Bernard Susman, a St. Louis estates and business attorney who practiced for more than 70 years, died in his sleep Nov. 14. He was 97.

If the old saying is true — that he who writes the rules wins the game — then the No. 1 rule for any witness is to take your time.

Just how far do “whistle-blower” protections extend?

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Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Thomas C. Fincham to fill the vacancy created by the retirement earlier this year of Judge Owens Lee Hull Jr.

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A federal judge had halted Joseph Franklin’s execution late Tuesday afternoon, but the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision after a flurry of briefing that went through the night.

U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig on Friday tossed a lawsuit filed against the county by members of Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church.

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A federal judge on Monday awarded $8.3 million for a veteran who suffered brain damage and a leg amputation following a surgical-site infection at a Veterans Administration hospital in St. Louis.

Larry Conners, the former KMOV-TV anchor who was fired after he posted controversial statements on social media, is still prohibited from taking a television job in St. Louis.

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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday denied clemency for a man set for execution early Wednesday.