The DEA in partnership with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Tempe Police Department announced the culmination of a three-year-long investigation targeting the Sinaloa Drug Cartel. To date, over 150 individuals have been charged and investigators have seized over 4.5 million fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills, 66 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 138 kilograms of cocaine, […]
A man and a woman have been indicted and accused of two armed carjackings in St. Louis, Missouri last May. Jermanine Smith, 48, of St. Louis, and Bianka North, 27, of Illinois, were each indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on two counts of carjacking and two counts of possession of a firearm in […]
A man from St. Louis, Missouri accused of involvement in a convenience store shootout was indicted Wednesday on drug and gun charges. Kennis Body, 25, was indicted on a drug conspiracy count, one count of possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, and one count of possession of one or more firearms in furtherance […]
A woman from Missouri was sentenced in federal court for using six stolen identities to fraudulently file 71 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in four states. Bridgette Ford, 62, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to four years and six months in federal prison without parole. The court […]
A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a carjacking. Kerri J. Seaboldt, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to nine years in federal prison without parole. On April 1, 2022, Seaboldt pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually assaulting a 3-year-old victim to produce child pornography and distribute it to others through the Kik application. Andrew J. McCardie, 36, of Farley, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to two counts of producing child pornography and one count of distributing child […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Tina man in Carroll County on Thursday morning, February 23rd. He was accused of multiple allegations. Forty-three-year-old Steve Solomon was accused of driving while intoxicated causing physical injury, felony assault, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash, resisting arrest, and not wearing a seat […]
Jane Dunn of Chillicothe was appointed as the new Sullivan County Prosecuting Attorney by Circuit Judge Terry Tshannen. She was sworn in on February 2nd by Associate Judge Tracy Mason-White. No one ran in the last election for prosecuting attorney. Dunn says the previous prosecuting attorney, Brian Keedy, did not run for reelection in Sullivan […]
The Read Southall Band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, and multi-platinum songwriter and country music artist Chris Janson will headline the Mid-America Music Festival this year. CFM Insurance presents the event, which will be at the Black Silo Winery of Trenton from August 4th through 6th. The Read Southall Band will be the headliner that Friday. The […]
Tier II hazardous materials reports for 2023 are now available at the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton. The reports are open for inspection and copying during normal business hours. A nominal fee may be charged for copies of the Tier II reports. Local Emergency Planning Committee Coordinator and Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs explains Tier […]
A woman previously charged with first-degree murder in connection with a hospital patient’s death faces another charge of first-degree murder in connection with another patient. The new charge for 42-year-old Jennifer Anne Hall was filed in Livingston County and stems from March 21st, 2002. A probable cause statement accuses Hall of causing the death of […]
As beneficiaries of Northwest Missouri State University’s profession-based education model, Brian Hesse and his wife are now giving back to the institution that helped shape their careers. Brian and his wife, Holly, recently pledged a $100,000 gift to the Northwest Foundation to establish two scholarship funds – the Brian Hesse Scholarship for Business and the […]
Absentee ballots are available for the April 4th Municipal Election at the Livingston County Clerk’s Office at the courthouse in Chillicothe. Anyone wanting to vote absentee may contact the county clerk’s office to receive information on the process. Regular office hours are 8:30 to 4:30. The last day to register to vote is March 8th. […]
Authors Kirsten Mouton and Brenda Anderson O’Halloran recently submitted for publication a new Livingston County history book. The book will include information on 207 vintage photographs shared by nearly 2 dozen sources, including the Grand River Historical Society Museum and the Livingston County Library. In total, over 300 photos were collected and considered. Many photographs […]
(Missourinet) – A Missouri House committee is considering a bill to create incentives for businesses to hire apprentices and interns. If passed, it would reward a $1,500 tax credit for each intern or apprentice hired, with each hire earning at least the state’s minimum wage. Hayden Torpey is a college student and Kansas City native […]
(Missourinet) – A bill that would expand Medicaid coverage for mothers and newborn babies is moving forward. Marshall Griffin has details: The Republican-controlled Missouri Senate gave first-round approval Tuesday to the bill, which would provide health insurance coverage to low-income mothers and their babies for up to one year after birth. Coverage is […]
(Missourinet) – Insulin and EpiPens are not within financial reach for some Missourians. A Kansas City area lawmaker is looking to cap those prices. State Representative Sean Pouche’s bill proposes to restrict how much insurance companies make Missourians pay for insulin and EpiPens. Some municipalities, such as the city of Springfield and Kansas […]
(Missouri Independent) – A bipartisan think tank expects that the United States will default on its debt in the summer or early fall if Congress doesn’t take action to address the debt limit before then. The timeline is similar to one the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released last week, saying lawmakers have until sometime between July and […]
(Missouri Independent) – All that is needed for Missouri state employees to receive their biggest pay raise in decades is a signature from Gov. Mike Parson. The Missouri Senate voted 29-4 Wednesday to approve a $627 million supplemental spending bill that will add 8.7% to paychecks issued in March as well as boost the night differential for workers in […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding the resignation of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner by noon on February 23, or face immediate removal proceedings in the form of a writ of quo warranto brought by his office. “As Attorney General, I want to protect the people of St. Louis, and that includes protecting […]
