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A powerful Missouri state senator has unveiled a $2.8 billion plan to widen Interstate 70 to at least three lanes across the state. The Senate Appropriations Committee chairman on Tuesday proposed paying for half of the project with bonds.

A marathon court hearing Tuesday saw teams of lawyers representing St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey debate the merits of a suit filed by the state’s top law enforcer to remove the city’s chief prosecutor.

The pause came months after the airline canceled thousands of flights around the Christmas holiday due to crew scheduling technology system issues.

Officials said this feature is a "literal lifesaver" for victims in domestic violence situations or for someone with hearing loss.

Listen to the second chapter of Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles that examines the circumstances surrounding a death in a New Jersey resort town.

Mayors from Bridgeton, Wildwood, Manchester and Brentwood are asking the Missouri Legislature to create a regional office to address crime.

The proposal to create one regional prosecuting attorney comes as the Missouri Legislature considers several crime-related measures in its last four weeks of legislative session.

Lawyers for Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner clashed in court today at a hearing for the trial that will determine if Gardner should be removed from office. The two sides met in front of Judge John Torbitzky to hash out a number of points of contention pending before the court.

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Fox News settled the Dominion lawsuit today for $787 million. Depending on how you look at it, that represents about half a year's profits or 20% of their current cash stockpile. Not a back breaker, but not a trivial hit either. Here's how the market responded: That is one big nothingburger. Apparently investors have decided ...continue reading "Fox News settles with Dominion"

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner appeared Tuesday for the first hearing in Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's case seeking to remove her from office. The hearing began at 1:30 p.m. and Judge John Torbitzky began the proceedings. He said there were several motions to get through and he began with Gardner's motion to dismiss.  Gardner's main council Jonathan Sternberg addressed Judge Torbitzky first.  The attorneys for Gardner asked the judge to dismiss the whole case, saying Bailey…

Jaylan Quinn, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and one count of using a firearm to commit murder during and in relation to a crime of violence.

A woman was killed in a crash while speeding away from police, who tried to pull her over.

EAST ST. LOUIS – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a St. Louis man to a total of 50 years in federal prison after he murdered a security guard during a bank robbery in East St. Louis in August 2021. Jaylan Quinn, 23, pled guilty to one count of bank robbery and one count of using a firearm to commit murder during and in relation to a crime of violence. After his imprisonment, the defendant will serve five years of supervised release. Quinn was also ordered to pay $7,280 in restitution. “Although this sentence won’t bring back Ted Horn, it’s a small sigh of relief that the man responsible for taking his life will spend the foreseeable future in federal prison for his crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “Swift action by the FBI, the Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department led to this successful investigation, and I applaud their efforts to remove this dangerous, uncivilized criminal from society.” FBI Springfield

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The projects will improve “traffic flow, reduce congestion, and safety at two-high volume intersections.”