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Joyful shouts and laughter, the universal language of childhood, echo across the Affton High School pool on Saturday mornings when American teenagers teach dozens of refugee children how to swim. The 12 volunteer coaches from Lutheran High School South, many ...

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In a move that is likely to evoke déjà vu for some Franklin County residents, a Missouri appeals court has ordered the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to fully fund the 20th Judicial Circuit Court’s juvenile court budget. The Feb. ...

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An ethics investigation found “probable cause” that disgraced former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign broke the law by not reporting that it cooperated with a political action committee during his successful 2016 bid for the state’s top office. The Missouri ...

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A St. Louis County police lieutenant who was passed over for promotion 23 times said he has no plans to leave the department after he settled a discrimination lawsuit for $10.25 million. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported  that Keith Wildhaber ...

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A federal appeals court has upheld a $3.175 million class-action settlement for Edward Jones employees who said the company violated its fiduciary duties to them in its handling of the company’s profit sharing and 401(k) plan. In an unsigned opinion ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court has revisited a recent landmark ruling that radically revised how special laws are scrutinized. The court on Feb. 4 upheld a recently passed law that restricted land purchases by the Department of Natural Resources. The Missouri ...

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The U.S. Senate has confirmed St. Louis attorney Matthew T. Schelp as a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Senate voted 72-23 to approve his confirmation on Feb. 12. Five senators did not vote. Schelp is ...

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Missouri legislators debated a measure this week that would ban public colleges and universities from offering in-state tuition to students living in the U.S. illegally. Schools in the state now risk losing state funding if they offer students with “an ...

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A federal judge has thrown out a free-speech lawsuit against a former police detective filed by a man who was arrested while questioning a speaker at the Kansas City Public Library in 2016. Chief Judge Beth Phillips ruled that Brent ...

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St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester was hospitalized and underwent tests early Wednesday after suffering a cardiac episode and collapsing on the bench during the first period of the Blues’ game against the Ducks. The team said in a statement 36-year-old ...

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St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester was hospitalized and underwent tests early Wednesday after suffering a cardiac episode and collapsing on the bench during the first period of the Blues’ game against the Ducks. The team said in a statement 36-year-old ...

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