Missouri Republicans who want the state to take over prosecutions of violent crimes in St. Louis are sharply criticizing the city’s embattled prosecutor after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost her legs in a crash caused by a speeding driver facing felony charges.

Tagged with: ap St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said President Donald Trump is focused on and concerned about the possibility that a white St. Louis couple could face criminal charges for displaying guns as they defended their home during a racial injustice protest.

Tagged with: Gov. Mike Parson Mark and Patricia McCloskey President Donald Trump St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

A 24-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a retired police captain, the city's prosecutor announced.

Tagged with: David Dorn George Floyd St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Stephen Cannon

Missouri Supreme Court judges convened a remote court hearing Tuesday to hear arguments over whether to grant a new trial for a man who has spent more than two decades in prison for a murder he and the St. Louis ...

Tagged with: Assistant Attorney General Shaun Mackelprang Lamar Johnson Lamar Johnson case Missouri Supreme Court St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Wrongful Conviction

A former homicide prosecutor is entering the race for St. Louis circuit attorney. Mary Pat Carl filed this weekfor the Aug. 4 Democratic primary, where she will oppose incumbent Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. The two have run against each other ...

Tagged with: Kim Gardner Mary Pat Carl St. Louis circuit attorney candidates St. Louis Circuit Attorney election St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

A former homicide prosecutor is entering the race for St. Louis circuit attorney. Mary Pat Carl filed this weekfor the Aug. 4 Democratic primary, where she will oppose incumbent Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. The two have run against each other ...

Tagged with: Kim Gardner Mary Pat Carl St. Louis circuit attorney candidates St. Louis Circuit Attorney election St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

The president of a predominantly black St. Louis police union said the city prosecutor’s lawsuit is correct in pointing out racial concerns in St. Louis, including biases within the police department itself. Ethical Society of Police President Heather Taylor stopped ...

Tagged with: Ethical Society of Police President Heather Taylor Ethical Society of Police. Kim Gardner racial lawsuit St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson

The president of a predominantly black St. Louis police union said the city prosecutor’s lawsuit is correct in pointing out racial concerns in St. Louis, including biases within the police department itself. Ethical Society of Police President Heather Taylor stopped ...

Tagged with: Ethical Society of Police President Heather Taylor Ethical Society of Police. Kim Gardner racial lawsuit St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson

The effort to get a new trial for a man who has spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he claims he didn’t commit is headed to the Missouri Supreme Court. The Missouri Court of Appeals in the ...

Tagged with: Lamar Johnson Marcus Boyd Missouri Court of Appeals Missouri Supreme Court St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

A special prosecutor tasked with determining if attorneys for former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens threatened St. Louis’ top prosecutor said in a report he found no evidence that the attorneys committed a crime. Boone County Associate Circuit Judge Michael Bradley ...

Tagged with: Boone County Associate Circuit Judge Michael Bradley Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

St. Louis’ prosecutors are seeking a new trial for a man serving a life sentence for murder after an internal investigation found authorities fabricated evidence and paid a key witness. The request for a new trial filed last week comes ...

Tagged with: Conviction Integrity Unit Lamar Allen Johnson St. Louis St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner