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The Missouri Supreme Court on Jan. 15 probed whether a state law allowing drivers suspected of driving while under the influence to consult with an attorney prior to chemical testing also extends the right of confidentiality to those calls.

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Nine years ago, Missouri courts said the state could remove administrative law judges through the budget process. A case now before the Missouri Supreme Court could determine whether lawmakers can decide who gets the ax.

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Missouri House lawmakers on Tuesday voted against protections for LGBT staffers and gave themselves the option to make some of their emails confidential, despite a voter-approved requirement for transparency. House members changed their records policy as part of a broader ...

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On each side of the abortion debate, legislators and activists emboldened by recent political developments plan to push aggressively in many states this year for bills high on their wish lists: either seeking to impose near-total bans on abortion or ...

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Rethinking the benefit of prisons, Missouri House leaders are backing legislation that could effectively undo mandatory minimum sentencing laws for many nonviolent criminals. The Missouri legislation reflects a national trend toward more lenient prison terms for some drug offenders and ...

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A man accused of killing a woman and sexually assaulting two others inside a suburban St. Louis religious supplies store in November was charged Monday with sexually assaulting another woman two months earlier. Thomas Bruce, 53, is charged with kidnapping, ...

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After nine days as the St. Louis Circuit Court’s presiding judge, Robin Ransom is getting a promotion. Gov. Mike Parson on Jan. 9 appointed Ransom to the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. She will fill the vacancy created by ...

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Deep inside Smallin Civil War Cave, Rick Mansfield stood next to the very spot where famed Ozarks explorer Henry Rowe Schoolcraft stood 200 years ago. In the dim light, Schoolcraft — age 25 at the time — noted the two ...

On a recent cold morning at the Lemp Brewery complex, Ace, an Australian cattle dog, stood sentinel in a red sweater over a ridiculous stockpile of stage props. Try to imagine thousands of period pieces — anything from a gargoyle ...

Lawmakers returned to Jefferson City on Jan. 9 for the 100th session of the Missouri General Assembly. It promises to be a very different session than last year’s. Most notably, lawmakers are working with a new governor, Mike Parson, who succeeded former Gov. Eric Greitens last year after a series of scandals led Greitens to resign on June 1.

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Uncertainty over federal funding for transportation projects amid a partial government shutdown is forcing some states to delay contracts for new road and bridge work while others are preparing for that possibility. Transportation officials in Oklahoma this week announced plans ...