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‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush loses Missouri Democratic primary race to Wesley Bell 

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) suffered a shocking defeat in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, becoming the second member of the far-left “Squad” of lawmakers to lose in the 2024 Democratic primary. Bush, 48, lost the primary to St. Louis County Attorney Wesley Bell by 5.3 percentage points. The Associated Press […]

Supreme Court rejects Missouri effort to block gag order against Trump

The Supreme Court denied a petition to intervene and rule on a lawsuit filed by the state of Missouri seeking to temporarily block proceedings in New York v. former President Trump. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas said they would grant the state’s request to file the complaint but would not grant the other relief […]

Missouri man free after judge overturns 1991 conviction, despite state pushback

A Missouri man was released Tuesday after 34 years in prison after his murder conviction was overturned, despite efforts by the state’s attorney general to keep him in custody. “I never gave up, just like my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said on the steps of the courthouse in downtown St. Louis. “It’s easy […]

Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison freed after murder conviction overturned

A Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison after pleading guilty to a murder in 1980 while mentally ill was released from prison last month despite efforts by the Missouri attorney general to keep her behind bars. Sandra Hemme, 64, was the longest-wrongfully imprisoned woman known in the United States after being convicted of […]