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A Black man who was arrested when he was 15 and held for three weeks for a crime he did not commit has reached a $900,000 settlement with the Kansas City Police Department.
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St. Louis County drops mask mandate with COVID cases waning
With COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases dropping in Missouri, the state's largest county will end its mask mandate next week, the county's top elected official said Wednesday.
Read More »Missouri senator protests punishment for wearing overalls
A Missouri state senator punished for wearing overalls on the Senate floor blocked any work from getting done Tuesday in protest.
Read More »Missouri candidates sign up for office without new districts
Missouri is one of several states where candidates still face uncertainty about their new districts.
Read More »After $73M win, Sandy Hook families zero in on gun marketing
After agreeing to a $73 million lawsuit settlement with gun-maker Remington, the families of nine Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims say they are shifting their focus to ending firearms advertising with macho, military themes that exploit young men's insecurities, all in the hopes of preventing more mass shootings.
Read More »Group sues St. Louis over police promotion procedures
A police group that advocates for minority officers filed a lawsuit against St. Louis and some city officials contending that procedures used for promotions do not give minority officers an equal chance to advance their careers.
Read More »Missouri finalizes $458M deal in opioid epidemic lawsuit
Missouri will get $458 million to help victims of the opioid epidemic as part of a settlement with the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, the state attorney general announced Friday.
Read More »2 students sue Missouri school district over banned books
Two students have sued a suburban St. Louis school district over its decision to remove several books from school libraries.
Read More »Justice Department sues Missouri over new gun law
The Department of Justice on Wednesday sued Missouri over a contested new law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws just days after pulling out of a state crime-fighting partnership.
Read More »Court backs Missouri ban on using public funds for campaigns
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a law banning the use of public funds for campaigning.
Read More »Court: Woman let go from remote job earned jobless benefits
A woman who lost her job after moving from St. Louis to New York to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic should receive unemployment benefits, a Missouri appeals court ruled.
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