Since Janae Edmondson's parents told her she no longer has her legs, the 17-year-old standout volleyball and basketball star has asked them if they will still love her.
Her mother told her: "Of course I will. I told her, 'If I cut all my hair off, would you still love me? This is no different.'"
She tearfully recalled the moment before 22nd Judicial Circuit Judge Rochelle Woodiest, who was considering a motion from Daniel Riley to set a bond for him as he awaits trial.
Woodiest ordered Riley…
A judge said the St. Louis circuit attorney has two weeks to respond to the allegations made against her by the Missouri attorney general.
Judge John Torbitzky gave the 14-day deadline in a filing Monday. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is the subject of a "petition of quo warranto" filed last Thursday by Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Bailey wants to remove Gardner from office.
Gardner must file her plea, or response, to the petition and send a copy to Bailey's office. Gardner can remain in office…
A St. Louis private equity firm has made a "growth investment" in a Massachusetts-based clinical data management business that developed a cloud-based software platform to speed up and simplify clinical research.
The new store, announced last fall, will be the company's second under the Eatwell banner, offering local products and emphasizing natural and organic foods.
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,…
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…
The severe maiming of 17-year-old Janae Edmondson will have a ripple effect on the St. Louis area as it continues to confront the issues of crime, the region’s reputation and economic development, said participants in a Business Journal panel.
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…
Bush said "we must reject disingenuous, misogynistic and racist calls by state officials to circumvent the will of St. Louisans who have entrusted democratically elected local officials to oversee and implement public safety."
The Missouri Technology Corp. has made its first investments from an influx of federal funds expected to increase its pace of investment in the coming years.
Troubled nonprofit admitted to making false criminal statements in claims for services not provided to foster youth, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Missouri.
A St. Louis designer of high-end furniture has made pieces for clients like Nike and famed French architect Philippe Starck. But he'd never designed furniture for the average consumer.
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.
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…
Almost everyone is “nice” when first met, but really one has absolutely no idea of what the newly acquainted individual is really like. And it can be difficult to ever find out.
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