ST. LOUIS (AP) — The attorney for the city couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home asked a judge Wednesday to…
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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 for waving guns at protesters marching on their private street,…
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 St. Louis homicide cases failed Wednesday when the GOP-led House…
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 demonstration that prompted a couple to emerge from their home…
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…
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 city under a bill headed to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk.…
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 protest outside their home said Monday that they were anxious…
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 to children without their parents’ permission, along with a number…
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 home made the case in their opening night speech of…
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 without their parents’ permission after the governor had initially sought…
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…
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 general the power to prosecute St. Louis homicides. Leaders of…