Former St. Louis Fire Chief Sherman George is suing the city of St. Louis for racial discrimination in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the St. Louis Circuit Court, alleges Mayor Francis Slay and ...

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Former Betonsports Plc Chief Executive Officer David Carruthers pleaded guilty in an illegal-gambling case filed by the U.S. Justice Department. Betonsports, now bankrupt, took in $1.25 billion in 2004, with 98 percent coming from bets made through its Web sites, ...

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There’s a reason they call them deadlines. St. Louis Alderwoman Bennice Jones King waited until after she lost her bid for re-election as alderwoman of the 21st Ward to challenge her opponent’s qualifications. But the deadline for such challenges is ...

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Michael Teer is a free man. He walked out of the St. Charles County Jail last Thursday after the Missouri Court of Appeals in St. Louis ordered that he be discharged. Teer killed four people and injured another in an ...

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Thor Hearne is now heading up the St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage. Hearne, known for his work as national legal election counsel for President George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign, takes over from Brent Baldwin. Baldwin exited for ...

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