July 20, 2020 St. Louis' top prosecutor says she's charging couple who flashed guns at crowd marching to mayor's home St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said Monday she's charging the couple who flashed guns at a crowd marching to the mayor's home last month, further igniting the gun-rights debate.
July 20, 2020 Who is Kimberly Gardner, St. Louis prosecutor investigating gun-toting couple? The St. Louis husband and wife who pointed guns at a crowd marching through a private neighborhood in June are facing charges, Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner announced Monday.
July 19, 2020 Missouri governor says pardon likely if St. Louis homeowners charged Missouri Gov. Mika Parson says he is prepared to exercise his pardon powers if prosecutors bring criminal charges in the case of a white St. Louis couple who brandished firearms at a group of protestors outside their home.
July 18, 2020 St. Louis home defender Mark McCloskey updates 'Watters' World' on possible charges Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis resident who along with his wife made headlines in late June for holding their legally owned firearms outside their home while protesters invaded their gated community, said Saturday he expects to be indicted for bringing out the weapons.
July 18, 2020 Kansas dog makes 50-mile trek to her old home in Missouri A dog named Cleo who disappeared from her home in Kansas earlier this month turned up a few days later at her old home in Missouri, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away.
July 18, 2020 Kansas City police chief predicts 'close to 700 people' shot in city by end of year Richard Smith, police chief in Kansas City, Mo., predicted on Saturday that his city's recent spike in violent crime would continue for some time, and defended the presence of federal authorities to counter violent protests in the city.
July 16, 2020 Hawley seeks DOJ probe of St. Louis case on couple wielding guns at protesters Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday claimed the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office is improperly “targeting” the couple who wielded guns at protesters in their gated community last month, and requested the Justice Department open an investigation into the case.
July 16, 2020 Wesley Ira Purkey executed by lethal injection, the second federal execution this week The U.S. carried out its second federal execution this week by killing Wesley Ira Purkey on Thursday morning.
July 15, 2020 Trump may intervene in case of St. Louis couple wielding guns at protesters, Missouri governor said The governor of Missouri says President Trump has promised to "do everything he could within his powers" to shield a St. Louis couple who wielded guns at protesters in their gated community from prosecution, even as an attorney for the client says charges are imminent.
July 15, 2020 Gregg Jarrett: Armed couple who defended St. Louis home when threatened shouldn’t be prosecuted The St. Louis couple displaying guns when threatened by a mob acted lawfully. They should not be prosecuted.