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Among the 50 U.S. counties with the highest concentrations of students and overall populations of at least 50,000, 20 have consistently reported higher rates of new virus cases than their states have since Sept. 1, according to an Associated Press analysis.

The Missouri Bar Board of Governors on Sept. 15 elected Lauren Tucker McCubbin as its new vice president while formally naming John R. Gunn as the bar’s 2020-21 president.

In opening The Missouri Bar’s virtual Annual Meeting on Sept. 16, outgoing President Tom Bender asked attorneys to use their imaginations to transport them to Kansas City, where the in-person event initially was planned to take place.

In his speech at The Missouri Bar 2020 Annual Meeting on Sept. 16, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice George W. Draper III jokingly told members of the bar that he has nightmares of endless conference calls where everyone is stuck on mute. But Draper himself had no trouble finding his voice

William Danforth, a member of a prominent St. Louis family and the leader who oversaw Washington University's rise to national prominence during his 24-year career as chancellor, has died. He was 94.

Authorities are investigating a Christian boarding school from which around 20 girls were removed after former residents turned to social media to describe abuse in a case that has focused attention on a Missouri law that exempts faith-based schools from oversight.

A gathering at the Lake of the Ozarks is bringing tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to Missouri, generating worry that the state’s already fast-growing number of coronavirus cases could spike even higher.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western ruled Sept. 8 that a plaintiff needs more time to prove that her settlement with one defendant didn’t also release two others.

Despite taking the exam under extreme conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, those who sat for the Missouri Bar exam in July passed at a greater rate than those the prior year, and with higher MBE and essay scores.

The former clerk of a tiny town in remote northeast Missouri spent more than $300,000 in taxpayer money on concerts, vacations and other personal needs, State Auditor Nicole Galloway said Wednesday.

Hospitalizations for the coronavirus have risen in recent days across Missouri, according to data from the state health department.