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The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals upholds finding that the state's Department of Corrections was “knowing and purposeful” in refusing to release records of inmate who committed suicide to his mother.
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The legislation comes after several unsuccessful attempts to stop public funds from going to abortion providers or affiliates through the budget process. The bill now goes to Gov. Mike Parson.
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In a unanimous ruling, Illinois' highest court found the residency restriction “does not infringe upon a child sex offender’s fundamental rights” and that there was a “rational basis” for restrictions where a person convicted of such a crime can live.
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Unless Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft uses an unusual procedure to speed up counting petition signatures, a bid to legalize abortion won’t go before voters until after the Aug. 6 primary.
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Under current state law, minors who are 16 or 17 can get married to someone under 21 if they have parental consent.
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Over the last decade, nearly 2,000 homicides have occurred in St. Louis. More than 1,000 of them have not been solved. Here are some of them.
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The Army Corps shelved 14 flood control measures authorized in 1965 for the area because of “low cost-benefit ratios.” The federal lawmakers noted that decades later the communities experience frequent flooding.
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Legislation granted initial approval Wednesday in the Missouri House prohibits exporting water to other states without a permit.
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Missouri State Rep. Justin Hicks, a U.S. House candidate for Missouri's 3rd congressional district, filed the lawsuit after another Republican posted his criminal and military records online.
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A diverse group of people tried to stop Dorsey’s execution, but both the courts and Gov. Mike Parson declined to halt his death sentence.
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The U.S. Department of Justice identified St. Louis as a city “most in need of crime-fighting resources.”
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Despite the fire pension board reaching a deal with East St. Louis, the pension board representing police will move forward with a plan to have Illinois's comptroller intercept funds from the city.