COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson’s contested proposal to give the Missouri attorney general the power to intervene in St. Louis homicide cases failed Wednesday when the GOP-led House…
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Missouri Senate passes bill targeting Gardner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A faction of Republican lawmakers forced a bill through the Senate early Thursday morning that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St. Louis…
Prosecutor in Virginia alleges infringement, pushes back
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia prosecutor who says her county’s judges are infringing on her discretion to dismiss charges and enter plea bargains is asking the state…
Parson wants state authority in city homicide cases
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Monday that he would ask state lawmakers meeting in a special session to give state Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office authority to…
Gardner charges couple who pulled guns on protesters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner charged a white husband and wife on Monday with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice…
Gardner rebuts criticism, cites need for police evidence to prosecute riot suspects
ST. LOUIS – Missouri’s attorney general and the St. Louis Police Officers Association went on the offensive in recent days against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, claiming she failed…
Missouri lawsuit blames China for pandemic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The state of Missouri filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Chinese government over the coronavirus, alleging that nation’s officials are to blame for the global pandemic.…
Missouri Attorney General tackles alleged price gougers
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is going after eight third-party Amazon sellers suspected of price-gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, March 30, Schmitt sent civil investigative demands to the…