Jackson County /tags/jackson-county Jackson County en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT Judge rules Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey can be questioned under oath /government-politics-issues/2024-07-30/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-can-be-deposed Meetings Bailey participated in seem to have violated the rules of professional conduct set out by the Missouri Supreme Court. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-30/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-can-be-deposed Jason Hancock Judge hears arguments whether Missouri AG should be questioned under oath /government-politics-issues/2024-07-26/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-deposition-hearing A deputy said given the Missouri Attorney General’s Office’s caseload, requiring Andrew Bailey to sit for a deposition could set a troubling precedent. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-26/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-deposition-hearing Allison Kite Missouri AG ‘weighing legal options’ after judge orders him to sit for deposition /government-politics-issues/2024-07-11/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-deposition-legal-options Clay County Circuit Judge Karen Krauser ordered Attorney General Andrew Bailey to answer questions under oath over an apparent legal ethics breach. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:36:58 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-11/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-deposition-legal-options Allison Kite, Anna Spoerre Judge orders Missouri attorney general to sit for deposition over possible ethics breach /government-politics-issues/2024-07-10/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-to-be-deposed-ethics The attorney general can be questioned about his interactions with a Jackson County official as his office sues over the county’s property assessment process. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:15:39 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-10/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-to-be-deposed-ethics Allison Kite Missouri counties say they lose money housing people headed to state prison /law-order/2024-07-14/missouri-county-jails-state-prison-money-loss Missouri prisons can house offenders in county jails after they’re convicted for a cost. But, counties say they’re spending more than what the state pays. Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:01:47 GMT /law-order/2024-07-14/missouri-county-jails-state-prison-money-loss Meg Cunningham They were shot at the Super Bowl parade and may have bullets in their bodies forever /health-science-environment/2024-05-15/kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-parade-shooting-bullets Despite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivors’ bodies — leaving lasting impacts for survivors. Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-15/kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-parade-shooting-bullets Bram Sable-Smith, Peggy Lowe Missouri Supreme Court lets St. Louis, Jackson County challenge controversial gun law /government-politics-issues/2022-04-26/missouri-supreme-court-lets-st-louis-jackson-county-challenge-controversial-gun-law The Missouri Supreme Court sent a case involving the Second Amendment Preservation Act back to a lower court on Tuesday. The ruling lets St. Louis and Jackson County argue that the law, which prevents police in Missouri from cooperating with federal officials to enforce gun regulations, is unconstitutional. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:56:33 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-04-26/missouri-supreme-court-lets-st-louis-jackson-county-challenge-controversial-gun-law Kavahn Mansouri Cole County judge rebuffs Jackson, St. Louis counties over bid to appeal Missouri COVID ruling /health-science-environment/2021-12-22/cole-county-judge-rebuffs-jackson-st-louis-counties-over-bid-to-appeal-missouri-covid-ruling Cole County Judge Daniel Green ruled on Wednesday that St. Louis and Jackson counties can't intervene in a case in which he decided that local health departments lack authority to issue and enforce health orders. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:26:55 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-12-22/cole-county-judge-rebuffs-jackson-st-louis-counties-over-bid-to-appeal-missouri-covid-ruling Steve Vockrodt Kevin Strickland is free from prison after 43 years, as Missouri judge overturns his conviction /law-order/2021-11-23/kevin-strickland-is-free-from-prison-after-43-years-as-missouri-judge-overturns-his-conviction "The Court's confidence in Strickland's conviction is so undermined that it cannot stand," the judge wrote. Strickland's wrongful imprisonment for nearly 43 years is among the country's longest. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:55:59 GMT /law-order/2021-11-23/kevin-strickland-is-free-from-prison-after-43-years-as-missouri-judge-overturns-his-conviction Luke X. Martin Jackson County Will Stop Prosecuting Most Pot Cases After Missouri Passes Medical Marijuana /2018-11-13/jackson-county-will-stop-prosecuting-most-pot-cases-after-missouri-passes-medical-marijuana A week after voters approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana in Missouri, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced today that it will... Tue, 13 Nov 2018 20:23:22 GMT /2018-11-13/jackson-county-will-stop-prosecuting-most-pot-cases-after-missouri-passes-medical-marijuana Celisa Calacal