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NewsJune 11
Governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on TuesdayST. LOUIS — Gov. Mike Parson on Monday turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution. Hosier, 69, faces lethal injection Tuesday for the 2009 deaths of a Jefferson City couple, Angela and Rodne...
NewsJune 7
Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns backST. LOUIS — A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. Now they want their guns back. Attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey filed a request in January to have t...
NewsJune 6
Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker room discrimination caseBLUE SPRINGS — A $4.2 million verdict that jurors ordered a Missouri school district to pay a transgender student is under consideration again. The Western District Missouri Court of Appeals found Tuesday that a judge erred in ordering a new trial in a lawsuit over...
NewsJune 5
Missouri Supreme Court says governor had the right to dissolve inquiry board in death row caseThe Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a death row inmate's challenge to Gov. Mike Parson's decision to dissolve a board of inquiry convened to investigate the inmate’s innocence claim. Marcellus Williams filed suit last year after Parson, a Republican, did a...NewsJune 5
Missouri court changes date of vote on Kansas City police funding to AugustJEFFERSON CITY — Missouri voters in August will weigh in on a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend more money on police, the state Supreme Court ordered Tuesday. The high court changed the date when the ballot measure will appear from November to...
NewsJune 4
Missouri education package establishes long-time priorities, stomping smaller billsDuring Missouri’s 2024 legislative session, 338 bills addressing education were filed: a mix of proposals to change curriculum, increase funding, boost oversight and others. The House appeared poised to expedite more K-12 legislation by forming a Special Committee ...
NewsJune 4
Already outlawed in Missouri, noncitizen voting ban will appear on statewide ballotMissouri’s Constitution has banned noncitizens from voting since 1924. And state law requires individuals to verify they are a U.S. citizen in order to register to vote. But GOP lawmakers contend the constitutional and statutory language isn’t strong enough. Instea...Advertisement
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