After a more than 18-month investigation, the U.S. Justice Department says Missouri has broken federal law by unnecessarily putting adults with mental illness in nursing homes. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clark said there’s “reasonable cause” to believe...
Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to block the planned merger of Capital One and Discover Card. The bank holding company that issues Capital One Visa and Mastercards announced Monday that it would buy Discover Financial...
The U.S. Justice Department says it has opened an investigation into whether Missouri unnecessarily institutionalizes adults with serious mental illness in skilled nursing homes. A press release says the department will investigate whether these individuals could be...
Hundreds of protesters have lined streets in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, and the St. Louis area this weekend chanting phrases like “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “No justice, no peace”. They have been calling attention to this week’s death of George Floyd, an...
