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Challenges persist for St. Louis schools, as NAACP pushes for improved literacy rates
A complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. A fired school superintendent and an interim leader without proper state certification. Two government audits, and a shortage of school buses and bus drivers. The start of the 2024-2025 school year has been anything but routine for the St. Louis Public School […]
Missouri judge overturns wrongful conviction of Christopher Dunn after 33 years in prison
Christopher Dunn was wrongfully convicted of murder and assault in 1991, and after 33 years in a Missouri state prison, should be released immediately, St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser ruled Monday afternoon. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office plans to appeal, which would likely block Dunn’s release. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore asked […]
Missouri attorney general opposes St. Louis prosecutor’s push to free Christopher Dunn
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will oppose efforts by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore to vacate the murder conviction of Christopher Dunn, who Gore believes has spent 33 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. In February, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore announced he filed a motion with the court to […]
Federal court in St. Louis hears arguments on Arkansas ban on transgender health care
Federal appeals court judges in St. Louis on Thursday heard legal counsel for the national ACLU and the U.S. Department of Justice argue that transgender minors have a constitutional right to gender-affirming care, while Arkansas’ deputy solicitor general said a state law prohibiting such care was in the best interest of youth and not discriminatory. […]
Effort to place St. Louis police under state control returns in Missouri legislature
Missourians voted in 2013 to return control of the St. Louis police department to local officials, ending more than 150 years of state oversight. And almost immediately, state lawmakers began pushing to get control back. That effort is back again this year, with proponents arguing the experiment with local control has failed, leaving the city […]
St. Louis prosecutor announces he’ll seek to vacate Christopher Dunn conviction
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore says the evidence shows Christopher Dunn, a 54-year-old St. Louis native serving a life sentence without parole, is innocent of the murder for which he has served more than 30 years. And in a statement released to the media Wednesday, Gore announced he’d filed a motion with the 22nd […]
Coalition pushing to improve literacy rates for St. Louis Public Schools
A coalition of parents and community members in St. Louis Public Schools is demanding more transparency at local school board meetings and in-school reading tutors as part of an effort to deal with standardized test scores that show a huge chunk of the district’s students struggling to read at grade level. The district’s current enrollment […]
Retired Missouri Supreme Court judge joins staff of St. Louis circuit attorney
ST LOUIS— Recently retired Missouri Supreme Court Judge George Draper III has been named to a newly created job of “chief training officer” in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, promising to share the experience he gained from serving on the bench and as a prosecutor. He will start on Oct. 23, with an annual salary […]
St. Louis city and county see progress as part of global push to end HIV epidemic by 2030
The health-focused targets are referred to as “95-95-95.” It means 95% of people living with HIV knowing their status; 95% of people with HIV taking anti-viral medicine; and 95% who are being treated are virally suppressed. It’s a lofty goal, but for local governments around the globe — and some in Missouri — it’s one […]
St. Louis prosecutor says review of Christopher Dunn conviction ongoing, a ‘high priority’
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore said this week that his office has given “high priority’ to reviewing the 1990 murder conviction of Christopher Dunn — a case that finds the Midwest Innocence Project arguing for Dunn’s release from state prison after two prosecution witnesses recanted their testimony and legal experts have cited a lack […]
Gabe Gore touts his first six weeks as St. Louis prosecutor after taking over for Kim Gardner
When Gov. Mike Parson announced his appointment of Gabe Gore as St. Louis circuit attorney, he declared that “crime anywhere affects Missourians everywhere, and for too long, dysfunction has plagued the circuit attorney’s office.” Now six weeks into the job, Gore says the office has taken steps that will make St. Louis safer and that […]