A Missouri man was indicted by a federal grand jury on nine additional counts of producing child pornography, as well as additional counts of distributing and receiving child pornography. Andrew J. McCardie, 35, of Farley, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Tuesday’s superseding indictment […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for shooting at a police officer during a high-speed chase that began in Carthage, Missouri, and for illegally possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Raul A. Gonzalez Reyes, 35, of Stotts City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 24 years in federal prison without parole. […]
A Missouri woman was sentenced in federal court for fraudulently claiming reimbursements for travel expenses for her work for the U.S. Postal Service. Monique S. Koger-Little, 48, of Lee’s Summit, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to one year and three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Koger-Little […]
Country music superstar Justin Moore will headline the final concert of the 2022 Missouri State Fair, performing on the State Fair Grandstand stage, presented by CFM Insurance on Saturday, Aug. 20. Opening for Moore is newcomer Heath Sanders. Multi-platinum hitmaker and Arkansas native Justin Moore has built a loyal following over the past decade with […]
Mid-States Services presented donations totaling $5,000 to area Bright Futures- Beds for Bulldogs program. A $2,500 donation was made to the Gallatin School District of Gallatin, Missouri for their Beds for Bulldogs program. Troy Slagle, IT Manager, and Terry White, Technology Department Supervisor presented the check. Accepting the donation on behalf of Bright Futures was […]
Traditional skills will be demonstrated when the Grand River Historical Society Museum and Fiber Gals present Heritage Days next month. The event will be in the Ron Wilder Traditional Arts Center in the former African Methodist Episcopal Church near the Grand River Museum in Chillicothe on June 4th. The Grand River Museum and Arts Center […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 School District has provided more information on the hiring of a new superintendent. The board of education hired Doctor Matthew Copeland last week. Current Superintendent Doctor Lucas McKinnis reports Copeland has been the superintendent for the Missouri City School District. Copeland will begin at Newtown-Harris on July 1st. His salary will be […]
The Chillicothe Police Department has released information regarding incidents on May 15th and 16th. Officer Jeffery Allen reports a man was arrested after police responded to the area of Polk and Broadway the night of May 15th in regards to a man walking through yards and looking inside mailboxes. Officers reportedly found drugs and paraphernalia […]
The prosecuting attorney for eastern Missouri’s Washington County is moving to toss out the murder conviction of a 38-year-old man convicted of killing his mother. Michael Politte was 14 years old in 1998 when his mother’s burned body was found in their mobile home. Police quickly focused on Politte as the suspect, and […]
A 41-year-old woman is being transferred to Missouri today in connection with the 2002 death of a woman at a northwest Missouri hospital. Tom Tingerthall reports from Missourinet affiliate KCHI in Chillicothe regarding the extradition of Jennifer Anne Hall. Hall has been charged in the death of Fern Franco, who died on May […]
A Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court to murdering his estranged wife during an argument when they met in a national park. Dylan J. Hanger, 30, of Mountain View, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on May 10, 2022, to one count of murder in the second degree. Hanger admitted […]
The Trenton Family Aquatic Center will open this season, although an opening date has not yet been announced. Park Board President Curtis Crawford says the criteria was met for enough lifeguard applications being submitted to open. As of Tuesday morning, May 17, there were 15 lifeguard applications, 13 non-certified employee applications, and four manager applications. […]
Dr. Albert D. and Carol Cross, dedicated supporters of North Central Missouri College, are once again pledging a significant investment for a new student center on the main NCMC campus through the upcoming Transforming Lives, Empower People major gifts campaign. The couple holds a passion for North Central Missouri College and helping better individuals’ lives […]
Cameron will hold its first-ever balloon festival in June. The Hot Air Affair will be at the Cameron Memorial Airport on June 4th and 5th. Balloon competitions will be held each morning at 6:30. That Saturday will also include a car show from 10 to 2 o’clock and inflatables and laser tag from 10 to […]
(Missouri Independent) – Lawyers for Tyson Foods, one of America’s largest meatpacking companies, drafted an early version of a 2020 executive order that allowed plants to continue operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Congressional report based on company emails shows. It’s been reported that the meatpacking industry wrote a draft version of President Donald Trump’s […]
A truck driver from Sheridan, in northwest Missouri, was injured Monday when the Freightliner big rig he was driving traveled off Highway 46 and overturned in Harrison County two miles west of Hatfield. Injuries were serious for 57-year-old John Steinman who was taken by ambulance to Ringgold County, Iowa Hospital in Mount Ayr. The truck […]
The driver of a pickup received minor injuries when the vehicle he was driving traveled off a rural DeKalb County road early Monday evening and overturned onto its passenger side, striking a fence. Sixty-five-year-old Carl Uthe of Altamont was taken by EMS to Mosaic Health Care in St. Joseph. The truck was demolished when the […]
Three people were taken to the Hedrick Medical Center following an accident early Monday evening four miles north of Chillicothe. The two vehicles were northbound on Highway 65 when a sports utility vehicle turned onto LIV Road 214 and attempted to make a U-turn, traveling into the path and striking the passenger side of a […]
The remains of a U.S. Sailor from northwest Missouri who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor are returning home soon. Navy Seaman 1st Class Wilbur Newton perished in the 1941 attack that sank the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. Now, his remains will return to Mound City, where he was born and […]
An Independence, Missouri man is now charged for his actions in the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021. Joey Parker tells us about a tip that led to the man’s arrest. Devin Rossman is charged with entering and remaining in a restricted building and three other charges relating to disorderly conduct on the […]
