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"My heart is hurting. He was my baby," Kysha Davis said.

St. Louis Police are busy as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches after two murders just hours apart. The latest happened late Monday night, where a woman was shot and killed.

ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy , one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that the 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has recognized the firm with a national Tier 1 ranking in the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs. In addition, the firm received seven Tier 1 and five additional metropolitan rankings across its offices. The 2023 edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan areas. Rankings are based on client evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a national or metropolitan ranking, a law firm practice area must have at least one lawyer in that practice listed in the current edition

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Attorneys for a St. Louis man sentenced to die for a murder he committed when he was 19 asked the Missouri Supreme Court Monday to delay his execution to allow for a hearing on alleged constitutional violations in his original trial. Kevin Johnson was convicted in 2007 of killing a police officer. He is scheduled […]

The post Kevin Johnson’s attorneys, special prosecutor ask Missouri Supreme Court to stay execution appeared first on Missouri Independent.

How developing countries' 30-year battle for "loss and damage" funding culminated in a new agreement in Egypt.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, there were 3,779 crashes with deer involved last year across the state.

The climate conference delivered a historic deal on loss and damage — but little else.

Disabled people are pushing for the U.N. to acknowledge their unique vulnerabilities to climate change.

When Michael Hutchence passed away 25 years ago Tuesday, his band INXS was left wondering what to do next, and apparently they considered going with a female singer. In a new interview for theLiSTNR podcast Behind…

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The UAW’s campus organizing record is far better than its auto factory record—and it can back up its UC members with a sizable strike fund.

A visit to a hospital in Europe is an eye-opener to the many ways monopolized U.S. hospitals pad their profits with unnecessary costs.

While Title 42, which was used to expel over one million migrants, is now over, the next phase of immigration policy is uncertain.

One of the shops is open now, and two others will follow this weekend, just in time for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.

At group's third annual convention on Nov. 21, 1872, an activist tried to register downtown to vote but she was rebuffed.

Steve Schlanger of Fenton, MO became a Real Rock Hero in the Real Rock Army today

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When a citizen stole a police car in October and crashed it into a tree, no one predicted what would happen next.

A 6-foot-tall, handcrafted grandfather clock is raffled off with all of the proceeds going to a non-profit veterans organization.

When Damon Simpson died at the Algoa Correctional Center in January, it took months to figure out how the 44-year-old suddenly dropped dead.