Kim Gardner
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Crime
Roadblocks facing Strickland’s claim of innocence are nothing new for Missouri
Kevin Strickland was hopeful Thursday was going to be his first step towards freedom after 40 years in prison. A…
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Crime
Missouri prosecutor files motion to free longtime inmate
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has filed a motion asking a judge to exonerate a man who has…
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Opinion
Jaco: The racists who want to bring down Kim Gardner have an ally: Kim Gardner
Kim Gardner could be the most transformative circuit attorney in St. Louis history if she would get out of her…
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Politics
Judge appoints new prosecutor in perjury case against Greitens investigator
A St. Louis circuit judge has approved attorney Gerard Carmody’s motion to withdraw as the special prosecutor in the case of…
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News
St. Louis judge to decide whether special prosecutor can withdraw from Tisaby case
A St. Louis circuit judge on Thursday heard attorney Gerard Carmody’s motion to withdraw as the special prosecutor in the case…
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Opinion
Opinion: A reflection on the deflection used on Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner
In the course of following national and local politics, I have concluded that St. Louis has gone out of its…
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Opinion
Opinion: The case against Gardner reeks of racism, sexism
As a distant observer of St. Louis politics, I find it very disturbing that the charges filed against St. Louis…
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Politics
Pending law to correct wrongful convictions could depend on Missouri attorney general
If Missouri’s elected prosecutors have evidence that a person has languished in prison for decades wrongfully, they don’t have the…
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News
Charges against Patricia McCloskey in gun-waving at protesters are amended
A special prosecutor said Tuesday that he had amended the charges against Patricia McCloskey, who waved a gun at racial…
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News
Jones, Bush condemn conditions at city’s jails
NORTH RIVERFRONT – Less than a week after becoming mayor, Tishaura Jones led a congresswoman and other officials Saturday on…
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Politics
Reform-minded leaders now at the helm in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The daunting task of turning around the fortunes of St. Louis is now in the hands…
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News
Gardner loses bid to stay on McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court denied on Tuesday St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s request to be…
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Crime
In blow for reform prosecutors, no new trial in 1995 murder case
Nearly two years ago, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion for a new trial for Lamar Johnson,…
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Crime
Gardner seeks to take back McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority…
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Crime
Appeals court rejects Gardner’s appeal in McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri appeals court denied on Wednesday a second challenge from St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly…
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Crime
Gardner’s appeal in McCloskey case turned away
(AP) — A Missouri appeals court denied on Friday St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s appeal challenging the disqualification of…
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Featured
Five years after Ferguson report, progress has been slow
Dr. L.J. Punch was glued to the television on the night of Nov. 24, 2014. That night, the country learned…
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News
Gun-wielding St. Louis couple seek Gardner’s removal
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The attorney for the city couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters…
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Crime
McCloskeys plead not guilty to charges from waving guns at protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple celebrated in some circles and vilified in others…
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Crime
Legislature hands Gardner a win, Parson two out of six
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson’s contested proposal to give the Missouri attorney general the power to intervene in…
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Crime
Citations for 9 who demonstrated near McCloskey home
(AP) — Nine protesters have been issued trespassing summonses for marching onto a private St. Louis street in June, a…
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Crime
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…
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Featured
Missouri bill to drop police residency rule heads to governor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis police, firefighters and other first responders no longer would have to live in that…
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Featured
McCloskeys, charged for waving guns at protesters, appear in court
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The attorney for a white St. Louis couple charged for waving guns during a racial injustice…
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News
Missouri House passes bills on crime, giving guns to children
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri state House passed on Tuesday legislation to end the misdemeanor crime of giving guns…
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Crime
St. Louis couple, in RNC speech, defend show of weapons
(AP) — A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their…
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Crime
Missouri bill would allow giving guns to minors without parental OK
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that would legally allow people to give firearms to children…
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Crime
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…
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Crime
Missouri prosecutors oppose expanding attorney general power
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri prosecutors came out on Wednesday against Gov. Mike Parson’s proposal to give the state attorney…
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Crime
Missouri bill targeting Gardner spurs backlash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s contested call to give the attorney general the power to prosecute homicides…
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