The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Missouri’s request to restore a controversial state gun law. The federal government sued Missouri in 2022 to try and block the state from enforcing the Second Amendment Preservation Act. A federal judge ruled earlier this year that...
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as Thursday on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan – with Missouri as a focal point in the case. The high court is expected to rule soon in the president’s plan that would reportedly forgive nearly $500...
The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop Tuesday’s scheduled execution of Michael Tisius. The high court has denied the 42-year-old man’s request to block Missouri from putting him to death. The court’s decision follows a Kansas City Star story reporting an...
Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri meets with President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Sen. Blunt’s statement: “I appreciated the opportunity to visit with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and congratulate her on her...
At 6:11 p.m. Tuesday, Ernest Lee Johnson was pronounced dead at the state prison in Bonne Terre. After being sentenced to death nearly 23 years ago, he died by lethal injection at the maximum-security prison in southeast Missouri. Johnson, 61, was convicted of...
