Celia’s Story: Missouri teen vindicated 175 years later; pardoned for slave owner’s murder thanks to family’s fight for justice
She was only 19 years old when she was sentenced to death for killing her slave master, Robert Newsom, six miles south of Fulton.
Newsom vows to veto bill that would prevent state prison system from cooperating with ICE
In a rare move, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced he would veto Assembly Bill 15, or a bill like it, if it reached his desk.