Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
The Prosecuting Organizing Table, a coalition of racial justice groups, has released the first of a slew of reports aimed at holding prosecutors in St. Louis and St. Louis County accountable.
Eric Lee
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St. Louis Public Radio
Alex Wroblewski
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Special to Chicago Sun-Times
Dan Zettwoch
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Cockfighting, the practice of fighting roosters, is a federal crime and illegal in all 50 states. But in Oklahoma, there’s an effort to lower the penalties for cockfighting that breeders say simply protects their right to raise roosters. -
The Platte County Republican has sponsored legislation the last couple of sessions that would legalize sports betting. -
Doulas and birth centers are considered part of the solution to Missouri’s ‘unacceptable’ maternal mortality crisis. But current law makes it difficult to help mothers most in need. -
Edgar Springs, a town of 200 in southern Phelps County, must now pay Rebecca Varney $750, plus almost $80,000 in attorney fees, to satisfy a November court decision that found it violated Varney’s First Amendment rights and the Missouri Sunshine Law. -
Willowcreek shut down because of financial issues, according to Steve Miller, the owner and operator of the two nursing homes under the Helia Healthcare company. -
The case, brought by Missouri State Rep. Justin Hicks, R-Lake St. Louis, is sealed from public view. Hicks filed to run for Missouri's third congressional district this week. -
Rep. Scott Cupps, R-Shell Knob, made headlines in February after a contentious committee hearing with Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek over unclaimed property advertisements placed on unregulated gambling machines. -
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is calling for changes to the juvenile justice system that could lead prosecutors to charge more minors as adults. -
St. Louis has roughly 20,000 vacant properties, most of which are in north city and have no buildings on them. -
St. Louis will be near to the path of totality for the eclipse on April 8. Experts advise getting into the path of totality — like in nearby southern Illinois — as even a 99% partial eclipse is nothing like a total one.
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