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Koster alleges local landfill pollutes
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit in St. Charles County against the owner of a local landfill, alleging the landfill is polluting a tributary of Peruque Creek. R&E Sanitary Landfill, owned by St. Charles County
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:57P
Lawyers in Cunningham case say hearing was fair
Judge Alex Macaulay could make some key decisions in the 2009 severance-pay lawsuit between Michael Cunningham and Anderson County in just a few weeks. “We appreciated the opportunity to be heard,” said Brian Murphy, the lawyer for Cunningham.
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:57P
Robb & Stucky begins liquidation sales
Florida ordered the 95-year-old business liquidated after the company failed to come up with a viable plan for remaining in business. The company currently operates 20 stores in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Nevada which will close after the sales.
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:56P
Frenemies of Free Speech
On March 15, 1939, Denmark made it a criminal act to spread “false rumors or accusations” in order to incite “hatred against a group of the Danish population because of its creed, race, or nationality”—with a fine for those who did so in speech and
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:56P
Don't saddle wayward juror with trial costs
Every week thousands of Bexar County residents are summoned to the Justice Center for jury service. The vast majority usually get to go home the same day without being seated on a jury. A small minority end up in the jury box serving one of the most
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:56P
Depleted Robb & Stucky plans 380 layoffs in May
The 95-year-old company declared bankruptcy in February after years of struggling with the sharp downturn in the housing market. Robb & Stucky, which calls itself the nation's largest high-end interior design and home furnishings company, has locations
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:56P
Brady, Manning, Brees file antitrust suit against NFL to prevent lockout
AP MINNEAPOLIS -- Star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees were among 10 players who filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL on Friday to prevent a lockout. Just after the players' union decertified, the star trio
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:55P
Driver who hit snowplow is cited
25 crash. Police Chief Bob Lausten said Deniger was westbound on Giles Road near 117th Street about 11:30 pm when she lost control ofher car, crossed the median and crashed head-on into an eastbound snowplow on Giles Road. Lausten said Deniger suffered
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:55P
Families to get plane crash report on Tuesday
THE first official report into last month's fatal plane crash at Cork Airport is expected to be delivered to the victims' families and survivors within days. Jurgen Whyte, chief inspector with the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU),
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:54P
Kafka: Gov't Tries Barring Newspaper Articles, Whistleblowing & Over
The Justice Department wants to hold the prosecution of former NSA official and whistle-blower Thomas Drake in a Soviet-era vacuum. Recently the government has moved to preclude any evidence of
Updated: 03/11/2011 10:53P
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