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Missouri’s new distracted driving law begins with warning-only period

2 years 2 months ago
Beginning Monday, a Missouri law will penalize drivers for using their cell phones while the car is moving. Inattention is a leading cause of collisions, said Captain John Hotz, director of public information and education for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Between 2017 and 2021, roughly 380 people died in incidents involving a distracted driver, according to the Missouri Coalition for Road Safety. But law-enforcement officers can’t penalize someone just for holding a phone. A driver must…
Annelise Shaw

Press freedom after Marion

2 years 2 months ago

Nearly the entire police force raided the Marion County Record in August 2023. The search warrant was later withdrawn after the Marion County Attorney determined that it was based on “insufficient evidence.”

Marion County Record

Caitlin Vogus spoke to the Lawfare podcast last week about the police raid of the Marion County Record, its chilling effect on the press, and steps journalists can take to protect themselves against future police raids and other searches.

As Vogus, deputy director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), told Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien:

“The raid on Marion was rare, but it is not the only type of violation of press freedom that’s in a similar vein that we’re concerned about at Freedom of the Press Foundation. … We have to stay vigilant about press freedom in the U.S. We can’t be complacent and think we have the First Amendment and everything is fine.”

Listen to the whole podcast.

FPF also led national discussions on News Nation with Chris Cuomo, Scripps News Morning Rush, and the News in Context podcast.

Freedom of the Press Foundation

Bommarito 500 featured a diverse afternoon at WWT Raceway

2 years 2 months ago
After 25 years, Phil Horton left the NASCAR series to join Indy Car racing, and now serves as coach of the Colton Herta pit crew team which competed in Sunday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway in…
Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 2 months ago
A lone rider makes her way up the escalator from the Madeleine metro station in Paris.
Kevin Drum