Missouri’s public defender system sues over funding cuts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s public defender agency is suing over what it calls Gov. Jay Nixon’s unconstitutional decision to withhold $3.5 million in funds for defending the indigent. The Missouri State Public Defender system and the state’s Public Defender Commission filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Cole County. The plaintiffs allege that Nixon has…
Missouri GOP candidates for governor talk police, Ferguson
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican candidates for governor renewed calls to support police during a debate largely focused on racial tensions and police-involved shootings. The fatal police shooting of black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson and the sometimes-violent protests that followed were top issues during a televised debate Wednesday. The GOP candidates for governor…
2 Dead – 2 injured, inluding officer, after shooting in St. Louis
( KTRS ) Two people are dead, one victim is wounded and a police officer is recovering after a shooting in St. Louis. Authorities believe the incident began as an altercation broke out on a front porch of a home in the 3000 block of Miami. Police say a suspect produced a gun among a…