ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fox News contributor John Solomon has won a default judgment against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner in an open records lawsuit he filed concerning a…
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Change laws that shield police, County prosecutor says
CLAYTON (AP) — After a third review failed to uncover enough evidence to charge the officer who fatally shot Black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson in 2014, some prosecutors and…
County prosecutor won't charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, a dramatic decision that could…
Parson backs push to try youths ages 12-18 as adults
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is asking lawmakers to approve legislation that would allow judges to decide whether a youth between the ages of 12 and 18…
Circuit attorney contest mirrors U.S. debate on crime, reform
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor may rest with which side city voters choose in two competing national debates: criminal justice reform versus the push…
Parson says pardon likely if St. Louis couple charged
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, told a radio host that based on the information he had received, it’s likely he would pardon a white St. Louis couple…
Parson calls special session to address violence
(AP) — Missouri lawmakers will reconvene later this month to consider ways to stem the escalating violence that has become especially deadly in St. Louis and Kansas City, Gov. Mike…
Trump bristles at question about police killing Blacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bristled at a reporter’s question about police killing African Americans and defended the right to display the Confederate flag as he continued to play…
Trump 'focused' on situation with St. Louis couple, Parson says
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says President Donald Trump is focused on and concerned about the possibility that a white St. Louis couple could face criminal charges for displaying…
St. Louis takes new look at surveillance planes to fight crime
(AP) — With 2020 shaping to be an especially violent year in one of the nation’s most violent cities, St. Louis leaders are considering a new tool — surveillance planes…
Marianists release names of members they say abused children
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Marianists religious order released on Wednesday the names of 46 living and dead religious leaders who they claim sexually abused minors. The Marianists are the…
'No-knock' warrants bill sparks clashing opinions
CITY HALL – A proposal to ban “no knock” warrants for drug cases brought sharply different opinions at a Board of Aldermen committee meeting this week. A city police officer…