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St. Louis City SC to host 2-day block party ahead of 1st home match

1 year 10 months ago
As excitement grows among St. Louis soccer fans for St. Louis City SC's inaugural home match this coming Saturday, the team is giving fans the opportunity to come out and show their support a day early at a block party. Coming off the high of winning its first match in franchise history Saturday night against Austin FC at QT Stadium, the team will host the celebratory block party in St. Louis from Friday afternoon until kickoff Saturday. The City SC Block Party will feature music, surprise entertainment,…
Jennifer Somers, KSDK

Congresswoman Cori Bush marries campaign security guard in secret wedding

1 year 10 months ago
U.S. Rep. Cori-Bush, D-St. Louis, the progressive Democrat who has long described herself as a single mom, is no longer single. Bush got hitched in a private ceremony in St. Louis last weekend, according to sources. Marriage records filed with the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds show Bush signed her marriage license in a pact with Cortney Merritts on Feb. 11, a few days before their wedding. Merritts, a veteran of the U.S. Army, has worked for Bush's campaign as a hired security guard. Campaign finance…
Mark Maxwell, KSDK

Missouri Supreme Court appoints judge in Attorney General Andrew Bailey's case against Kim Gardner

1 year 10 months ago
The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday appointed a St. Louis appeals court judge to hear Attorney General Andrew Bailey's case against the city's top prosecutor, Kim Gardner. Set to hear the high-profile case is Judge John Torbitzky of the Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District, according to a court notice. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in August 2021 appointed Torbitzky, who was previously in private practice, to the appeals court, according to a court biography and media reports. All judges of…
Jacob Kirn

Clayton law firm hires partner away from Lathrop GPM LLP

1 year 10 months ago
The newest partner at Armstrong Teasdale has worked with clients including developers, business owners, finance companies and banks on issues such as loan workouts and restructurings, forbearance agreements, foreclosures, bankruptcy proceedings, enforcement actions, lender liability and other litigation.
James Drew

St. Louis judges recuse themselves in attorney general's case against Kim Gardner

1 year 10 months ago
St. Louis Circuit Court judges on Thursday recused themselves from hearing the case brought by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey against the city's top prosecutor, Kim Gardner. Legal experts said the state Supreme Court would now decide which circuit will hear the action, called quo warranto, or legal proceeding to remove Gardner from office. In a message Thursday to the Supreme Court, Elizabeth Hogan, presiding judge of the St. Louis Circuit Court, where Gardner serves as prosecutor, said…
Jacob Kirn

Kim Gardner defends actions of her office in press conference, court transcripts dispute her claims

1 year 10 months ago
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner spoke to the media Thursday for the first time since a crash downtown led to fallout and calls for resignation this week. Gardner started and ended her statement by expressing sympathy to Janae Edmondson and her family after the crash that cost the 17-year-old Tennessee volleyball player her legs. She went on to acknowledge her office could have done more in the 2020 robbery case involving Daniel Riley, the crash suspect, but said her office tried to get…
Sam Clancy