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Columbia officials have approved the route of a walking trail to honor the city’s black history. The Columbia City Council on Monday unanimously approved a plan to complete the African-American Heritage Trail. The 2-mile trail will commemorate over 30 sites ...

An eastern Missouri man has been arrested after authorities say he threatened Republican Sen. Josh Hawley in a social media message. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jeremy Cawthon appeared in federal court Friday in St. Louis for a brief ...

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In a 4-3 split decision, the Missouri Supreme Court found on April 2 that the state had indeed violated discovery rules in winning a drug conviction but that the defendant was not entitled to a new trial.

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The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty phase for a former Dent County sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, leaving for another day whether a judge was right to have given him the death penalty. Marvin Rice ...

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After more than 12 years of litigation, a trial marked by tragedy, a sizeable bench judgment and two trips to the federal appeals court, a $55 million settlement is bringing an end to a path-breaking class-action lawsuit involving a St. Louis company’s 401(k) plan.

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A Missouri House member engaged in “unbecoming” conduct by creating a false rumor that another lawmaker was having an affair with a House employee, according to a report from a legislative ethics panel. The report found that Rep. Rocky Miller’s ...

The prior guardians of a disabled Fulton man whose body was found encased in concrete will not be able to share in the recovery of damages after his death, according to a ruling from the Western District Court of Appeals.

A bill passed by the Missouri House on Thursday would give inmates aged 65 and older who were sentenced to life behind bars a chance at parole. Under Republican Rep. Tom Hannegan’s bill, older prisoners sentenced to at least 50 ...

Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued a southwestern Missouri city on Thursday for allegedly using traffic ticket quotas to generate revenue for the municipal government. The City of Diamond’s police chief, Michael Jones, wrote on a white board that the city ...

The winner of an election for city prosecutor in a southeast Missouri city admits she incorrectly said in a mailer sent two days before the vote that her opponent was living with a felon. Julie McCarver was re-elected Tuesday as ...

Three Midwestern Republican governors of states ravaged by recent flooding on Wednesday demanded more authority over management of the Missouri River system. Following a meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts ...