Missouri Court of Appeals revives ‘old school’ self-defense law in resisting arrest case
Two Newton County sheriff deputies were dispatched to a trailer park north of Neosho to evict a man and his…
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Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in Floyd’s death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George…
St. Louis wants BLM protester to pay attorney fees for suing police
An attorney for the city of St. Louis argued in court Tuesday that a woman who sued a police officer…
Guns, pandemic, police use of force helped fuel 2020 homicide spike
Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020. That was the main takeaway from figures released on Sept. 27, 2021, by…
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd,…
Longtime priorities among measures passed by Missouri Legislature
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature pushed through a number of longtime priorities this year that had failed for…
Limits on St. Louis police aren’t permanent, appeals panel says
A judge’s 2017 ruling limiting how St. Louis police officers can control protesters was meant to be a temporary order…
Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his…