The decision to delay final approval of two developments, Pinewoods Park Apartments and Interstate Crossing, came at the request of developers during Wednesday's meeting of the Wentzville Board of Aldermen.
The U.S. Labor Department has fined a Park Hills vegetable operation more than $500,000 after an investigation found the company didn't pay workers proper overtime rates.
Removing current restrictions would help previously incarcerated people reintegrate into society once they have served their sentences, supporters of the bill said.
Lawmakers had previously considered allowing independent charters in all of St. Louis and St. Charles counties, but that was not in the final bill, which still needs another vote.
With written permission from just one parent, 16- and 17-year-olds in Missouri can enter into a legal marriage contract. But minors have limited legal recourse to leave abusive situations.
Ronnie Pope won $12,000 in a federal lawsuit after being attacked by a guard. Missouri wants to take the money from him, to help pay for his incarceration.
Former principal Cornelius Green was married and dating other women, none of whom knew about each other, prosecutors said. One, Jocelyn Peters, was pregnant.
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
The woman came to St. Louis to be with her then-boyfriend, St. Louis City SC star Indiana Vassilev. But she liked it here and eventually came back to live.
"This was a horrendous case," said Berkeley police Chief Art Jackson. "Of the 30 years I've been in law enforcement, I've never seen anything like this."
Police said the charges came because the new administration at the St. Louis prosecutor's office took a fresh look at the case and "opinions changed," and the case was issued.
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