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Missouri Attorney General Files Charges in 2004 Jefferson County Murder

Aug 12, 2021, 10:24 AM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his office has filed charges against Alice Weiss for the 2004 murder of James Summers. Weiss was charged last night with Murder in the 2nd Degree. The case was handled through the Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit, which was established in December of 2020, with help from investigators with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
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Missouri Attorney General Files Suit, Shuts Down McDonald County Breeder for Violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act

Aug 11, 2021, 10:39 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has successfully filed suit and shut down a substandard dog breeder in McDonald County for multiple, repeated violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act resulting in inhumane conditions for dozens of dogs and the deaths of several.
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Missouri Attorney General Files Suit Against Kansas City Over Mask Mandate

Aug 3, 2021, 15:44 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed a lawsuit to halt the recently imposed mask mandate in Kansas City. The suit, which was filed this afternoon in Jackson County, argues that the mask mandate imposed is unreasonable, unconstitutional, and arbitrary and capricious.
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