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A firearms dealer who sold a gun used in a deadly Kansas City shooting will stop selling guns as part of a settlement with the parents of the victim. Green Tip Arms also agreed to surrender its federal firearms license ...

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Some of the biggest out-of-state marijuana chains and board members of a pot-related trade group in Missouri were among the top recipients of medical marijuana licenses in the state, according to a newspaper’s review of records. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ...

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The American husband of a Chinese woman who has been missing since October was charged this week with first-degree murder in her death, even though her body hasn’t been found. Joseph Elledge, of Columbia, Missouri, was charged with first-degree murder ...

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Missouri lawmakers this week advanced a bill to give more options for prosecuting people for carjackings, a move praised by some as a way to combat an uptick in violent crime and criticized by others as too expansive and harsh. ...

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Springfield-based trucking company New Prime Inc. has agreed to settle a sexual harassment suit brought against it by a female employee who alleged a male coworker made sexual comments to her and propositioned her daily for sex. The parties informed ...

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Legal Services of Eastern Missouri has helped to secure a landmark settlement ensuring both a St. Louis-area school district and districts across the state adhere to a federal law ensuring homeless students’ access to public education. The settlement comes in ...

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A Missouri man convicted of killing an 81-year-old mobile home park manager nearly three decades ago now faces execution in May. The Missouri Supreme Court this week set a May 19 execution date for Walter Barton, 64. He would be ...

Missouri officials are spending $3.6 million to purchase a new helicopter to help fight fires, survey flooding and manage wildlife. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Airbus H125 is expected to be delivered to wildlife officials from a dealer ...

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One of seven suspects in a drug deal killing in Columbia has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports  that 30-year-old Richard Leroy Nole Jr. was sentenced Tuesday after a judge accepted his guilty plea ...

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A Missouri man convicted of killing an 81-year-old mobile home park manager nearly three decades ago now faces execution in May. The Missouri Supreme Court this week set a May 19 execution date for Walter Barton, 64. He would be ...

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Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. Blagojevich landed at O’Hare airport hours after walking ...

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