A lawsuit filed nearly three years ago on behalf of detainees who say they were wantonly maced in the St. Louis city jail is scheduled to be heard by a jury in July after a federal judge refused to dismiss the case. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Autrey wrote in an order issued on Thursday that the detainees and their attorneys bringing the suit “present evidence of a continuing, widespread, persistent pattern of unconstitutional misconduct by the officers in deliberately violating the constitutional rights of pretrial detainees.”
Ha ha ha. Donald Trump has betrayed his pro-life supporters even harder than anyone figured. Today he declined to support any national abortion ban at all. Not 6 weeks, not 16 weeks, not anything. Just leave it up to the states. "Whatever they decide must be the law of the land," he said in a ...continue reading "Trump caves completely on abortion"
ST. LOUIS - A solar eclipse will streak across the United States on Monday and many people have special glasses to view the event. The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a warning to people who may have purchased some of the glasses. They say certain brands were recalled because they failed to meet safety [...]
A wide-ranging investigation into allegations of misconduct by the leader of the Missouri House appears to be escalating, with three more hearings scheduled this week.
The House Ethics Committee has already met eight times since the beginning of March as part of its inquiry into the actions of Speaker Dean Plocher. Last week, a six-hour hearing focused on questioning members of Plocher’s inner circle, including his chief of staff, legislative assistant and top political consultant.
The committee…
The son of the Brown & Crouppen co-founder says the firm that advertises $1 billion in recoveries didn't pay the co-founder's trust what it was owed after he died.
A broker representing the building's seller said it's "exciting for the city to have a redeveloper come in with a new plan" for the long-vacant 44-story tower.
Truth matters. Even if it’s inconvenient for your narrative. I’m going to do a question and answer style post, because I want to address a bunch of questions that came up on this story over the weekend, but let’s start here. So what happened? Last Thursday, the Kansas Reflector, a small local news non-profit in […]
Nikki Sixx is setting the record straight about the sound of Mötley Crüe's new music.The rocker previously shared on X, formerly Twitter, that the band would be releasing new music soon,…
Dorsey's attorneys argued that without a local anesthetic, he could be in so much pain that it would impede his right to religious freedom in his final moments.