On the trail: For Alderman Kennedy, police shooting shines spotlight on...
For the past few days, Alderman Terry Kennedy has been through a complex whirlwind. Kennedy’s 18 th Ward includes the intersection of Walton and Page, the place close to where police shot and killed...
View ArticleEditor's Weekly: Why St. Louis Public Radio should not have been subpoenaed —...
For the second time this year, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce’s office has subpoenaed St. Louis Public Radio and “requested” that we keep silent about it. For the second time, we’re speaking...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Rep. Gardner on need to collaborate in the House – and...
On the latest edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome state Rep. Kim Gardner for the first time.
View ArticleFederal program to reduce gun crime gets city committee approval
St. Louis is a step closer to accepting a grant from the federal government to help battle gun violence in the city. The Board of Aldermen's public employees committee on Thursday authorized the city...
View ArticleClemons will face new trial for 1991 Chain of Rocks murders
Updated at 4:50 p.m. with comments from Justice for Reggie campaign. A man whose death sentence and murder convictions were overturned by the Missouri Supreme Court in November will face a new trial....
View ArticleProsecutors back bill that boosts penalties for unsafe storage of weapons
The prosecutors in Missouri's two largest cities are joining with pediatricians to support legislation that would make it a crime to leave a loaded weapon accessible to children. Rep. Stacey Newman,...
View ArticleSt. Louis looking at different ways to control addiction crisis
Lawmakers, prosecutors, and first responders are hoping that two bills introduced Friday at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen will help control the region's opioid addiction crisis. The first bill ,...
View ArticleJoyce charges former St. Louis police officer with murder for 2011 fatal...
Updated at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday with comments from police chief Sam Dotson. — A former St. Louis Metropolitan Police officer is facing first-degree murder charges for fatally shooting a man after a car...
View ArticleOfficers will not face charges in death of Mansur Ball-Bey
Updated at 5:15 p.m. with comments from the family and prosecutor Jennifer Joyce. - Two St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers will not face criminal charges for the August 2015 shooting death of a...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Harmon hopes to bring outsider perspective to circuit...
On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies and Rachel Lippmann are pleased to welcome circuit attorney hopeful Steve Harmon to the...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Patrick Hamacher wants circuit attorney to be 'smart on...
On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies and Rachel Lippmann welcome Patrick Hamacher to the program. Hamacher is one of four...
View ArticleObscure court rule pushed to forefront at forums on witness protection
Prosecutors in the city of St. Louis are taking their push to protect witness information to the public. The circuit attorney's office is holding a community forum Wednesday night at the headquarters...
View ArticleLegal Roundtable — Election 2016 and changes to come
On Monday, St. Louis on the Air’s Legal Roundtable returned to discuss pressing legal issues of the day. We were joined in studio by: William Freivogel, J.D., Professor, School of Journalism, Southern...
View ArticleBehind the Headlines: Colleagues remember journalist and mentor George Curry
In our weekly "Behind the Headlines" segment, St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh discussed the top news stories that caught St. Louisans’ attention this week, with the people who produced them and...
View ArticleActivist leader found guilty of wiping pepper spray on St. Louis police chief
A St. Louis jury Wednesday found activist Elizabeth Vega guilty of wiping pepper spray on police Chief Sam Dotson’s shirt — which drew a third-degree assault charge against an officer — during a May...
View ArticleState appeals court says defense attorneys must get some witness information
Both prosecutors and defense attorneys in St. Louis are applauding an appeals court ruling outlining what information must be provided to defense attorneys in criminal trials.
View ArticleCircuit Attorney says anti-gun violence efforts working, despite mixed data
In 2015, circuit attorney Jennifer Joyce announced several new initiatives to help combat gun violence. On Monday, she met with the media to discuss whether she thinks those plans are working. The...
View ArticleJudge names Missouri attorney general as special prosecutor in Clemons murder...
Updated at 12:00 p.m. with comments from Clemons' supporters. — Missouri's attorney general will be taking over the retrials of Reginald Clemons. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison granted the...
View ArticleSt. Louis’ longest-serving circuit attorney, Jennifer Joyce, retires after 16...
The city of St. Louis’ Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce first started in that office in 1994 as the assistant circuit attorney. In 2000, she was elected as the city’s circuit attorney. Joyce just left...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: How 12 St. Louis residents will decide Gov. Greitens’...
On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies and Rachel Lippmann break down all of the developments in the legal and political saga of...
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