-
A coalition of racial justice organizations says the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office is not keeping its progressive promises. The Prosecutor Watch report evaluates Wesley Bell’s office on five metrics, including transparency and convictions.
-
Fundraising in the Republican and Democratic primaries for Missouri governor has exceeded $21 million, with the majority going to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. But the race for attorney general is also proving pricey.
-
Marcellus Williams will get a hearing on Aug. 21, at the request of St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to vacate the conviction after reviewing the case and discovering “clear and convincing evidence” that Williams is innocent.
-
St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell is running against U.S. Rep. Cori Bush and former state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal for the Democratic nomination in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.
-
A spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said Monday the office was waiting for information before charges can be considered.
-
Missouri’s lieutenant governor continues to dominate the fundraising race while public polling consistently shows Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft ahead with voters.
-
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.
-
Missouri Democrats blocked state Rep. Sarah Unsicker from filing partly because she was kicked out of the House Democratic caucus.
-
Chappelle-Nadal will face incumbent Cori Bush and St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell in the Democratic primary.
-
The motion says new DNA evidence, plus the lack of other credible evidence supporting the verdict, cast “inexorable doubt on Mr. Williams’ conviction and sentence.”