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Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3Amendment 3 legalized recreational marijuana in Missouri. It also required all nonviolent marijuana-related misdemeanors and felonies to be expunged by June 8 and December 8, respectively. But the state doesn’t know how many cases are left, and experts say the courts aren't equipped to handle those that remain before June or December. -
Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioGabriel Gore was sworn in as the new circuit attorney on Tuesday with the task of stabilizing a severely understaffed office.
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Last year, 120 children were shot in metropolitan St. Louis, by one organization's count. Now, educators are looking to students for input on how to stop gun violence. -
Kendall Perry was rehired as chief after the new mayor, Charles Powell III, took office. Depending on who you ask, Perry either abruptly retired or was among the four city staff members fired in January for reasons they say were political.
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Gore is an attorney with prominent St. Louis law firm Dowd Bennett. He was also a member of the Ferguson Commission.
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There could be consequences for people who openly display a gun and don’t have a concealed carry permit, such as a fine of at least $500 and up to 30 days in jail.
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Kim Gardner’s abrupt resignation on Tuesday led to confusion about who was in charge of an office that had descended into chaos over the past two months.
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The decision means the ban will now likely remain in effect while the federal appeals court in Chicago takes time to hear arguments in the case.
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Two key witnesses against Christopher Dunn recanted their testimony but a quirk of Missouri law makes applying for actual innocence claims impossible except in death penalty cases.
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Prosecutors, public defenders and others review the damage caused by the staffing crisis in the circuit attorney’s office and discuss how to move on after Kim Gardner leaves.
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St. Louis police say they’re moving up their summer patrolling plans after shootings across the city left five dead and 17 injured over the weekend.
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The latest order a stays temporary injunction from another judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.
