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A Missouri prosecutor has announced plans to seek the death penalty against a Kansas City man charged with fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop.
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Read More »High court says past settlement up for discovery
A St. Louis County woman’s car accident settlement is available for discovery in her negligence claim involving a hospital bed malfunctioning and allegedly injuring her.
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Read More »Missouri House passes bill to allow sports gambling
A bill to legalize sports gambling in Missouri passed the state House speedily on Tuesday, but the measure's prospects in the Senate are far less certain.
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Read More »Attorney suspended for repeated sexual advances of clients
A split Missouri Supreme Court issued a one-year suspension to an 86-year-old attorney who had inappropriately touched six clients. Three dissenting judges would have disbarred him.
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Read More »CAFOs follow state, not county, rules
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a tightened state law that stops county regulations on agricultural operations.
Read More »Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions
The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a pair of bills that would temporarily prohibit gender transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports.
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Read More »Damages for ex-DOC officer affirmed on appeal
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed $140,000 in damages for a former Missouri Department of Corrections officer who alleged her supervisor discriminated against her for being a Lebanese Muslim person.
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Read More »Judicial learning center planned for Supreme Court library
Plans are underway to turn part of the courthouse’s second-floor library into a state-of-the-art, interactive space that will help explain the judicial branch of government to a generation raised on screens.
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Read More »Rural Missouri sheriff, 2 deputies arrested in kidnap plot
A rural Missouri sheriff and two deputies are jailed and facing charges accusing them of helping a man in a parental kidnapping plot.
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Read More »Attorney pleads guilty to faking judge documents
Just over a year after pleading not guilty to forging documents from at least 10 judges that he gave to his clients, a former Kirkwood attorney has pled guilty.
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Read More »Kim Gardner seeks stay, dismissal
St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner motioned to stay discovery until a judge addresses her motion to dismiss the quo warranto seeking her removal from office.
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