A shooting incident in New Florence, Missouri, has led to criminal charges for the mother of the boy authorities believe fired the weapon. The charges, however, are not directly related to a weapons offense, but are more directly associated with alleged criminal...
Driving is a multi-facetted activity. We have to control the vehicle, drive at an appropriate speed for the posted limits, and that is permitted by traffic and weather. We have to know where we are going, or rely on a map or a GPS, which we have to check from time to...
Motorcycle helmets and the laws governing them are always contentious. From their high-water mark back in the 1970s, mandatory state laws governing the wearing of helmets for motorcycle riders have been slowly eroding. A recent proposal in the Missouri House of...
Texting while driving has been long recognized to be a danger. The act of picking up a phone and reading the text or using our fingers to type out the letters of a text is a significantly taxing activity for the brain. We know this type of distraction leads to car...
Humans are social animals, and studies have shown that marriage generally has a positive effect on people. Marriage may not always produce that positive effect if the couple’s relationship begins to sour. Few people divorce on the spur of the moment, and when clients...
