Public Defender System "In Crisis"

The Missouri Public Defender Commission plans a vote Friday on whether to refuse to accept any more cases. The state system that provides legal defense for indigent clients says it is buried under cases. The average public defender in Missouri has 305 cases. Former...

Trout Season Kicks-Off

It’s an old state tradition, but George Kromrey with the state Conservation Department says it still draws excitement. Tomorrow, March 1st marks the official openning of trout season. Bennet Springs State Park, Meramac Spring Park, Montauk State Park and Roaring...

Former Helias star honored

Helias High (Jefferson City) alum Jamaal Tatum is having a memorable senior season. A guard on Southern Illinois basketball team, Tatum has led the Salukis to a regular season conference title and a No. 11 ranking in the national poll, the highest ranking in school...

Blues topple Canucks

Playing without Keith Tkachuk and Bill Guerin, who were both recently traded, the Blues still earned a 3-1 win over Vancouver Tuesday night in St. Louis. Doug Weight picked up the slack left by the team’s top two scorers. His second-period goal off a Petr...

Steelman Stops Payment on Settlement Check

State Treasurer Sarah Steelman has stopped payment on a $70,000 check that was to have quietly settled a sexual harassment complaint against former State Agriculture Director Fred Ferrell. Steelman also has made a Sunshine Law request for all documents related to the...
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