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Bayer proposes $7.25B plan to settle Roundup cancer cases
Bayer said it filed a proposed class settlement totaling as much as $7.25 billion aimed at resolving claims that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.
Prosecutor-as-witness move sinks case against Mo. governor
Attorneys defending Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in a criminal case used a highly unusual tactic when they sought to the call the prosecutor as a witness as they attacked her handling of the case.
Mo. governor’s trial hinges on photo that may or may not exist
For all of the sensational allegations in the invasion-of-privacy case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens — an extramarital affair, bondage, blackmail — the verdict may come down to the technical workings of the iPhone, the definition of "transmission," and the whereabouts of a photo that may or may not exist.
Reptile evidence earns Mo. woman new trial on abuse charges
A Missouri woman convicted of child abuse is owed a new trial — one in which there is less discussion of the large reptiles in her home, a state appellate court has held.
After Franklin’s execution, Mo. poised for more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Once one of the most active death penalty states in the U.S., Missouri carried out its first execution in nearly three years Wednesday after turning to […]
ABA memberships for all
The interim dean at the St. Louis University School of Law is buying each student at the law school a membership to the American Bar Association.
Paper maps: Amid GPS boom, nostalgia finds a place
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Used to be, Dad would stuff a half-dozen maps in the glove box before setting out with the family on a road trip to see the waterfalls […]
Some money from $25B mortgage settlement to be diverted
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The ink wasn’t even dry on a settlement with the nation’s top mortgage lenders when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon laid claim to a chunk of the […]
Cantaloupe outbreak from possible listeria is deadliest in a decade
WASHINGTON — Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. The […]
Supreme Court to take up huge sex bias claim vs. Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON — Christine Kwapnoski hasn’t done too badly in nearly 25 years in the Wal-Mart family, making more than $60,000 a year in a job she enjoys most days. But […]
US corn reserves hit lowest level in 15 years
ST. LOUIS — U.S. reserves of corn have hit their lowest level in more than 15 years, reflecting tighter supplies that will lead to higher food prices in 2011. Increasing […]
Budget woes force state parks to delay maintenance
KAISER, Mo. — At state parks across the nation, this is the toll of the deepening budget crisis and years of financial neglect: crumbling roads, faltering roofs, deteriorating restrooms. Electrical […]
