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A special judge has been appointed to oversee the Missouri Attorney General's effort to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office.

Amid the torrent of news this week, the biggest story was the ongoing controversy embroiling St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner that stems from a St. Louis man causing a crash that seriously injured a 17-year-old girl who was visiting from out of town. Missouri’s Attorney General is attempting to use a legal procedure to remove her from office and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says Gardner has lost the trust of the people. Gardner says she’s not fully to blame and that calls for her to step down are political stunts that undermine the will of the people. STLPR reporter Rachel Lippmann discusses this story.

Republican Councilman Dennis Hancock's call for Gardner to resign is among the first from St. Louis County elected officials.

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…

Police arrested 13-year-old boy Friday in connection with the January murder of a woman in the Bevo Mill neighborhood.

The Urban League praised Jackson for her work on inclusivity, balance, and perspective on stories dealing with race.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced legal action to remove Kim Gardner from office after she didn't respond to his demand that she resign by noon Thursday.

Bush, St. Louis’ sole member of Congress, has been visible, vocal supporter of Gardner in past, appearing with circuit attorney on multiple occasions.

A bicyclist died Friday afternoon after a crash in Florissant.

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."

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Friday’s announcement marks the beginning of work to ready the plan for implementation, a report on which Pritzker expects by October.

Many have called the case emblematic of the dysfunction in Gardner's office in St. Louis and some state and local leaders have also called for her resignation.

Police recently arrested a second teenager in connection with a murder tied to a foiled carjacking last month.

ST. LOUIS -- What would you like to ask leaders in St. Louis and Missouri about how to deal with crime? FOX 2 and KPLR 11 will take your questions to the people governing the region and the state. The city of St. Louis has been ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in [...]

WASHINGTON — On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration announced an additional $2 billion in weapons and a host of new sanctions targeting Russia’s key industries and government officials. The Friday announcement came on the heels of President Joe Biden’s historic and surprise visit to Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, where […]

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