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13 hrs ago | Missourian

Missouri court blocks firing of workers' compensation judges

A Missouri judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the firing of three administrative law judges who decide workers' compensation cases.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

KMIZ

Cook Guilty of 2008 Murder

Stephen Cook killed Cornelius Williams last year. A jury in Cole County found a Jefferson City man guilty of murder in the death of Cornelius Williams in 2008.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Jefferson City, MO, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed Jul 08, 2009

KMIZ

Jury Selection Begins in Murder...

Jury selection now underway in Cole County murder trial. Jury selection is now underway in the Cole County murder trial for 49-year-old Stephen Cook.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Jefferson City, MO

Tue Jul 07, 2009

KMIZ

Cole County Woman Killed in...

Witnesses said they heard an explosion before the home went up in flames. State investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire Saturday that killed a woman in Lohman.

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Related Topix: Lohman, MO, Russellville, MO

Mon Jul 06, 2009

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Mo. court hears arguments on firing of judges

A Missouri judge is considering whether to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the firing of three administrative law judges who decide workers' compensation claims.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

KRCG-TV Jefferson City

Cole Co. woman killed in house fire

A Cole County woman is dead Sunday after a fire Saturday night burnt her Lohman home to the ground.

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Related Topix: Lohman, MO

Sat Jul 04, 2009

KOMU-TV Columbia

Missouri Supreme Court Denies Petitions in Helmig Case

The Missouri Supreme Court denied a habeas corpus petition and a petition for DNA testing filed by Dale Helmig.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Kenny Hulshof, Republican, US House of Representatives

Thu Jul 02, 2009

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Mo. man freed 4 years after being granted clemency

A man convicted of murdering a hitchhiker more than three decades ago walked out of prison Wednesday after receiving help from two governors.

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Related Topix: Prison, Jefferson County, MO, Criminal Defense Law, Law, State Prisons, Jefferson City Correctional Center

Wed Jul 01, 2009

KRCG-TV Jefferson City

Man killed, female passenger injured in one-car accident

Posted on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 5:49 a.m. The Highway Patrol reports Korey Davis was killed when he lost control of his SUV on a curve along Route V just east of Route V-17. Read story Missourians urged to protect themselves from sun Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 6:32 AM Amid the summer heat, state health officials are urging Missourians to ...

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Related Topix: Missouri, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer

Tue Jun 30, 2009

KansasCity.com

Missouri judge rejects eminent-domain ballot summary

A Missouri judge has struck down a ballot summary prepared by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan for a proposed constitutional amendment restricting eminent domain.

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO

Mon Jun 29, 2009

KansasCity.com

Critics of affirmative action try again to get on Missouri ballot

The sponsor of an initiative limiting affirmative-action programs says he plans to submit a new version after a court ruled against his first try.

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO

Sat Jun 27, 2009

KRCG-TV Jefferson City

Jeff City man killed, wife injured after striking tree in car

A Jefferson City man has died and his wife seriously injured after their car ran off the road and struck a tree on Route C near Hillcrest Street in Cole County just before 4 p.m. this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO

Fri Jun 26, 2009

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Mo. judge strikes down affirmative action measure

A state judge on Friday struck down a proposed constitutional amendment limiting affirmative action programs in Missouri, and supporters may have to start from scratch to get it on the 2010 ballot.

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Related Topix: Trenton, MO

Thu Jun 25, 2009

KRCG-TV Jefferson City

Health Dept. confirms H1N1 case in Cole Co.

The Cole County Health Department confirms the county's first positive case of H1N1 in an infant under the age of one.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

KPLR-11

Workers compensation judges sue Missouri governor in attempt to block their dismissals

Three workers compensation law judges have sued to try to prevent their dismissal by Gov.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law

Tue Jun 23, 2009

KSPR

Judge Orders New Parole Hearing for 3 Women

A Missouri trial judge says a 2007 domestic violence law requires the state Probation and Parole Board to reconsider the cases of three women sentenced to life in prison.

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KRCG-TV Jefferson City

Business owners glad robber is caught

Despite his work to conceal his identity, a man wanted in connection with a string of Jefferson City robberies was found quite easily Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO

Sun Jun 21, 2009

KMIZ

Suspected Robber Arrested

Jefferson City police have taken Carlos Aguiar into custody shortly after identifying him as a suspect.

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO

Fri Jun 19, 2009

St. Louis Business Journal

Stephen Coleman appeals decision in securities fraud case

The next showdown in a long-running battle between investment adviser Stephen Coleman and Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan's office is scheduled for June 15 in Cole County Circuit Court.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Turner Report

An example of Newton County justice

Talk about a pillar of the community. Allen Kauffman was the mayor of the mid-Missouri community of Collins.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

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