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Kevin Strickland has spent more than 43 years in prison for a crime prosecutors now say he did not commit. Judges in the court that convicted him have now been recused, and a new judge appointed.

Judge Kevin Harrell decided not to recuse himself or Jackson County's 16th District Circuit Court from the case — a ruling that could be appealed by the state attorney general.

The Missouri Attorney General has raised questions about the appearance of bias within the 16th District Circuit Court and asked the judge to recuse himself and the jurisdiction. A date for Kevin Strickland's innocence hearing has still not been set.

More than 2,800 eviction cases have been filed in Jackson County court so far this year. Attorneys expect those numbers to increase after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's eviction moratorium.

In his new book, Sasha Issenberg argues that the LGBTQ community's focus was elsewhere when conservative Christians unleashed an attack against same-sex marriage.

The court's decision has legal experts watching for a wave of states to mimic the Texas law, including Missouri.

Legal delays and appeals from the Missouri Attorney General's Office have kept Strickland incarcerated, despite the fact that Jackson County Prosecutors say he's innocent. His family is bearing the burden.

Instead of setting a date to begin hearing evidence, a judge and attorneys will meet Sept. 13, to decide if Strickland's case will be heard in a Jackson County Court.

An innocence hearing for Kevin Strickland was set for Thursday in the court that handed down his guilty verdict 43 years ago. Instead, a judge will meet with attorneys to determine a new schedule.

The city and county of St. Louis asked a court to overturn the Missouri bill that would fine law enforcement agencies and officers who work with federal agencies to enforce gun regulations.

Like face masks and Medicaid expansion, the future of Kevin Strickland seems to have entered the state's political arena.

A Texas judge ruling prohibits the federal government from approving further applications to DACA, calling it "illegal."