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The Missouri Supreme Court made new administrative law June 12 in its opinion about a bail-bond agent’s license, clarifying what litigants must do before taking certain disputes with state and municipal agencies to the courts.

Kansas City police shot and killed two men who were fighting in a downtown square less than an hour after city officers fatally shot a woman reportedly seen brandishing a sword, raising concerns about police tactics and how the investigations ...

The private attorneys who represented former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ office against potential impeachment proceedings won’t be paid by the state for more than $180,000 of legal bills, a top official decided Thursday. Office of Administration Commissioner Sarah Steelman said ...

Faith and civic leaders gathered Thursday to call on St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch to join his counterparts in other urban areas who have stopped requiring people accused of low-level crimes to post money for bail, saying the current system needlessly keeps many poor people behind bars because they can't afford the cost.

Missouri’s voter ID law is facing a legal challenge from a national progressive organization alleging it creates undue burdens for voters who lack the required photo identification. The Democratic-aligned Priorities USA filed the lawsuit on behalf of 70-year-old Mildred Gutierrez ...

A Texas County man won a rare instance of post-conviction relief after a judge found he’d been wrongfully denied a public defender.

President Donald Trump slammed Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill as “phony” in a tweet on Wednesday after she used a private plane during part of a recent RV road trip through Missouri to visit veterans. Trump and Republicans piled on ...

St. Louis prosecutors will no longer pursue charges for most low-level marijuana offenses, joining their counterparts in some other cities who have opted to redirect their resources toward more serious crimes. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said in an interview Wednesday ...

One day after St. Louis officials announced plans to cut ties developer Paul McKee over a massive but long-stalled project in an impoverished area, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has filed suit against the same developer. The suit filed Wednesday ...

The Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred a Raymore attorney for multiple rule violations stemming from his mishandling of client settlement funds and a lawsuit he filed against his client alleging extortion.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has filed a lawsuit against the St. Louis suburb of Bel-Ridge, accusing the city of violating the state's Sunshine Law.