Messenger: A new tale of a mentally ill man who died in a Missouri jail. Anyone care yet?

Quincy Baker was being treated at the psyche ward, where he belonged. He got sent to the city jail to die.

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Messenger: Chesterfield man wanted his wife dead. An order of protection saved her.

Five-year-old Missouri law helps domestic violence victims keep extended orders of protection in place for years.

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Messenger: Her crime had a 7-year sentence in Missouri. She's not free 27 years later.

70-year-old woman has been in custody of the Department of Mental Health for 27 years for nonviolent crime.

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Messenger: Kangaroo court? Assault case against 85-year-old is dropped in Creve Coeur

“I have never seen a prosecutor treat a judge with that sort of disrespect."

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Messenger: He helped his daughter enlist in the Army. Then ICE arrested him.

“He’s living a devout Catholic life. It’s awful to see how he’s been treated. He’s just like the rest of us,” said a spokesman for the St. Louis Archdicese.

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Messenger: New education task force in St. Louis can learn from past efforts

From Ferguson Commission Report to Spainhower Commission, the answers to fix St. Louis schools are out there.

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Messenger: ICE releases pregnant St. Louis immigrant. It's a win for human dignity.

Guatemalan immigrant had been detained even though she was four-months pregnant and had active asylum case.

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Messenger: She was once homeless in St. Louis. Now she helps others in a rough spot.

Nonprofit Assisi House becomes haven for homeless men and women, who pay rent and can live there as long as they want.

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Messenger: Are St. Louis cops brave? Of course. Now, some judges need to be brave too

The battle for accountability will end up before the Missouri Supreme Court, where it's St. Louis vs. the state of Missouri when it comes to police.

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Messenger: This case shows a crisis in Missouri jails. 'Just sitting in a cage is not OK'

St. Louis man has been declared incompetent for trial, but state's mental health backlog keeps him locked up.

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Messenger: Business dispute in tiny Rosebud leads to arrest, free speech issues

“It’s crazy...You can’t go around arresting people for saying things that are true.”

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Messenger: Cardinal from Peru says battle against Doe Run was about 'truth and justice'

Lawsuit alleging lead poisoning of Peruvian children took 19 years to reach a $150 million settlement.

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Messenger: St. Louis teen who spoke against gun violence becomes a victim of it

“We need to find a way to reach more teens. Too many kids and young people just don’t feel like they’re connected to anything."

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Messenger: World Cup brings back memories of a unifying Independence Day 32 years ago

Rooting for America? Rooting for another country? Both? How the World Cup is crossing our great political divide.

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Messenger: Ex-landlord wants better jail conditions. His ex-tenants would like a word.

Michael Fein is learning what it's like to live with a less-than-satisfactory landlord.

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Messenger: A flip-flop on database privacy in Missouri is a loss for voters

There was a time when Missouri's Secretary of State led the various battles against sharing government databases.

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Messenger: Lesson learned during my hospital stay: Pay the nurses!

Where were the ice chips? Waking up after my long surgery spurred an important question. It also reminded me how important nurses are to patients.

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Messenger: Appeals court rebukes judge who added politics to Missouri immigration case

A new St. Louis-based federal judge punished an undocumented immigrant as a "deterrence" to Joe Biden's policies.

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Messenger: Judge cuts through false narrative on state takeover of St. Louis police

The state wants the public to see this as a battle of social media hashtags: #BacktheBlue vs. #DefundthePolice. It's a false narrative.

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Messenger: Invest in people with criminal records? To reduce violence, it's worth the risk

Investing in people — and yes, that includes people who have been convicted of crimes — is part of the path to reduce violence in St. Louis.

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Messenger: A St. Louis 'slow flip' victim fights to stay in her home

“These contracts are designed to fail,” one attorney says. “It’s abusive and predatory.”

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Messenger: A plan to reduce homicides in St. Louis is working. Can it be sustained?

Save Lives Now! effort isn't fully implemented but homicides are dropping in St. Louis. Future funding remains elusive.

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Messenger: The St. Louis police board pleads the Fifth, dodges tough questions

The people looking to balloon St. Louis' police budget are refusing to show up for hearings where those decisions are justified.

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Messenger: Reforming court fees has saved Americans billions of dollars

Since 2018, various changes to law designed to reduce court debts have had a massive positive effect on families, new study says.

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Messenger: She took on City Hall over solar panels and won. She's fighting again.

“I have a whole ton of issues with telling people that they can’t have solar (panels) just because their house is facing the wrong way."

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Messenger: America loses its connections and a mental health crisis follows

There's a path to improving the mental health of a nation. It takes one connection at a time.

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Messenger: Trump order is a big win for veterans groups battling suicide rates

Two local nonprofits have joined forces to boost access to plant-based alternative healthcare for veterans. Trump's recent order is a big win for them.

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Messenger: Trump order is a big win for veterans groups battling suicide rates

Two local nonprofits have joined forces to boost access to plant-based alternative healthcare for veterans. Trump's recent order is a big win for them.

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