28Posted Fri, May 1, 2020 at 3:33 pm ETUpdated Fri, May 1, 2020 at 4:41 pm ETReplies (28)CONCORD, NH — The sight of quarantine-defying parents coughing at a pair of Concord police officers in a city park has triggered calls for the resignation of a newly elected member of the Weare School Board. Board member Rochelle Kelley herself posted cellphone video of the incident on her Facebook page on April 23, sparking outrage at the flouting of the state's stay-at-home order. The clip showed parents and several children confronting two officers at a playground in Rollins Park in Concord. Kelley...…28Posted Fri, May 1, 2020 at 3:33 pm ETUpdated Fri, May 1, 2020 at 4:41 pm ETReplies (28)CONCORD, NH — The sight of quarantine-defying parents coughing at a pair of Concord police officers in a city park has triggered calls for the resignation of a newly elected member of the Weare School Board. Board member Rochelle Kelley herself posted cellphone video of the incident on her Facebook page on April 23, sparking outrage at the flouting of the state's stay-at-home order. The clip showed parents and several children confronting two officers at a playground in Rollins Park in Concord. Kelley...WW…

In 1994, when Jeff Mizanskey was sentenced to life in prison, the country was already several years into waging a meat-grinder drug war against its own citizens. In Missouri, courts locked away thousands on mandatory minimum sentences that could be triggered by anything from several pounds of cocaine to a joint's worth of cannabis. Two decades later, Riverfront Times staff writer Ray Downs broke the story of Mizanskey's shocking punishment in a 2013 piece, titled "."But Mizanskey, the only Missouri prisoner serving a life sentence for solely cannabis-related drug charges, did not die in...…In 1994, when Jeff Mizanskey was sentenced to life in prison, the country was already several years into waging a meat-grinder drug war against its own citizens. In Missouri, courts locked away thousands on mandatory minimum sentences that could be triggered by anything from several pounds of cocaine to a joint's worth of cannabis. Two decades later, Riverfront Times staff writer Ray Downs broke the story of Mizanskey's shocking punishment in a 2013 piece, titled "."But Mizanskey, the only Missouri prisoner serving a life sentence for solely cannabis-related drug charges, did not die in...WW…

Switch to the of this page.Christopher Rea had always adored Christmas. "It was his favorite holiday," his sister, Brandy Tate, recalls. "He loved the big Christmas trees and the lights."But this year, the father of three never got the chance to celebrate the holiday. On December 24, the 21-year-old was discovered shot to death in a vehicle in the Patch neighborhood of south St. Louis. Tate tells the Riverfront Times that the family is now hoping for answers while police investigate.Rea's death came amid an extended holiday weekend that saw the city's homicide count pass 260, a...…Switch to the of this page.Christopher Rea had always adored Christmas. "It was his favorite holiday," his sister, Brandy Tate, recalls. "He loved the big Christmas trees and the lights."But this year, the father of three never got the chance to celebrate the holiday. On December 24, the 21-year-old was discovered shot to death in a vehicle in the Patch neighborhood of south St. Louis. Tate tells the Riverfront Times that the family is now hoping for answers while police investigate.Rea's death came amid an extended holiday weekend that saw the city's homicide count pass 260, a...WW…

Switch to the of this page.Jerrod Mahurin, the former elected prosecutor of St. Francois County, is attacking the credibility of a fired employee whose newly filed lawsuit names him in multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Part of Mahurin's defense is the argument that the employee wore raunchy sweaters.Mahurin's remarkable retort came during with the Daily Journal, the paper of record for St. Francois County, a mostly rural region located about an hour's drive south of St. Louis.During 2018 midterm elections, the citizens in St. Francois County voted Mahurin out of office. Earlier...…Switch to the of this page.Jerrod Mahurin, the former elected prosecutor of St. Francois County, is attacking the credibility of a fired employee whose newly filed lawsuit names him in multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Part of Mahurin's defense is the argument that the employee wore raunchy sweaters.Mahurin's remarkable retort came during with the Daily Journal, the paper of record for St. Francois County, a mostly rural region located about an hour's drive south of St. Louis.During 2018 midterm elections, the citizens in St. Francois County voted Mahurin out of office. Earlier...WW…