ST. LOUIS (AP) — The head of the Missouri office that oversees lawyers’ professional conduct alleges that a review of the investigation that brought down former Gov. Eric Greitens three years ago uncovered evidence that the prosecutor in charge concealed evidence that could have helped him. Alan Pratzel, Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel, contends in a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority to prosecute a couple accused of wielding guns at racial injustice protesters last summer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Gardner’s office on Thursday petitioned the state Supreme Court to block a judge’s order disqualifying…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday launched an investigation into conditions at the City Justice Center, a large downtown jail that was the site of a massive disturbance over the weekend. More than 100 detainees on Saturday were able to get out of their cells, smash windows and set…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Thursday disqualified the St. Louis prosecutor from the case involving Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters marching on the private street near their home in June. Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II dismissed Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, citing two campaign fundraising emails…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Mark McCloskey, the man facing charges after he and his wife, Patricia, brandished firearms in defense of their Central West End home during civil unrest back in June, will be speaking at the Republican National Convention next week. The McCloskey’s made national headlines in the incident, which occurred after a group…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The polls are closed, and Missouri’s primary election is now in the books. In a few notable races, Democrat Nicole Galloway will face Incumbent Mike Parson for Missouri Governor, while Democrat Alissia Canady will square off against Incumbent Mike Kehoe for Lt. Governor in November. In a stunning upset, Cori Bush,…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A former Missouri State Highway Patrol captain who led the policing effort during Ferguson protests is joining the St. Louis prosecutor’s office. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner introduced Ron Johnson Wednesday as law enforcement liaison, a contracted position that will pay $50,000 for one year. Gardner says Johnson will work toward…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some black activists say there’s an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner over her hiring of a man who led the investigation of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and who now faces perjury charges. About a dozen black activists gathered Tuesday outside of a downtown…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is ordered to comply with a search warrant in a perjury case involving her office. A judge is forcing her to turn over login information so that city police can seize records related to the grand jury investigation of William Tisaby, the man she hired to investigate…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Supreme Court rules that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner cannot block a grand jury’s search warrant of her office. Gardner appealed to block the warrant, which is related to a perjury probe of William Don Tisaby, the man she hired to investigate former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. It…