Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and 15 other state attorneys general sent a letter calling on President Joe Biden to reinstate the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline following reports his administration is seeking to import more oil from Canada. The coalition also called on the President to stop federal efforts to impose excessive regulations […]
A man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing on his motorcycle from a police officer. William M. Peters, 38, of Sugar Creek, Missouri was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The sentence is the statutory maximum penalty for this offense. […]
Justin Pinnell from Lone Jack, MO, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for April. Justin, a Missouri A+ scholarship student, will graduate in May with his Associate in Arts degree from NCMC. After graduating, he will seamlessly transfer his two-year degree to The University of Central Missouri to obtain a bachelor’s […]
The public is invited to hike the trails at the park from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily during May to locate a May Day basket. Throughout the month, Crowder State Park team members will post pictures and information on the Crowder State Park Facebook page about different wildflower species found in the park. These […]
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 10 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, April 29, 2022. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium, 1510 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO. The graduation ceremony will be live-streamed on the […]
A Trenton woman has been arrested on two felony counts stemming from transactions in November of 2021. Forty-three-year-old Amber Nycole Leeper has been charged with forgery and with passing a bad check. Leeper was arrested by Trenton police on Saturday. Leeper is accused of presenting a check for $2,950 allegedly knowing it was not genuine. […]
Numerous schools in the northern Missouri area have recipients receiving the Missouri FFA degree. Presentations are Friday evening during the state FFA Convention in Columbia. KTTN’s John Anthony has an edited list of local and area recipients of the state honor:
(Missouri Independent) – With the end of the legislative session only weeks away, and organizers of an initiative petition campaign sounding the alarm about an even more pressing deadline, dueling efforts to legalize marijuana in Missouri face uncertain fates. In the legislature, GOP state Rep. Ron Hicks is sponsoring a bill to legalize possession and use […]
Learn about birds and birding when the Missouri Department of Conservation and Missouri State Parks offer a free guided birding hike from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 2, at Crowder State Park near Trenton. Varied ecological habitats make northwest Missouri a good place to see a variety of birds on a single hike. […]
(Missouri Independent) – On one end of the Missouri Capitol last week, Sen. Greg Razer was making yet another unsuccessful attempt to convince his colleagues to enact legal protections in state law for LGBTQ Missourians. “I’m still perceived as controversial,” Razer, a Kansas City Democrat who is one of just six openly LGBTQ lawmakers in […]
When the 2024 presidential primary season kicks off, there’s a good chance Iowa’s caucuses won’t be in the spotlight as much. Last week, the Democratic National Committee adopted plans to reshape the initial wave of states that choose their nominees. They’ll now have to apply, with a final decision expected this summer. Terese Grant is the president […]
U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Co-Chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, Jerry Moran (Kan.), and 11 of their colleagues sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking answers on recent changes to how the department enforces border security and processes migrants at the southern border. “In Fiscal Year 2021, U.S. […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers made two arrests this weekend in Daviess County. Late Saturday night, 24-year-old Kyra Garner of Kansas City was accused of driving while intoxicated and speeding. Early Sunday morning, 27-year-old Dakota Jacobson of Overland Park, Kansas was accused of driving while intoxicated, alleged failure to drive on the right half of […]
Two vehicles collided Sunday in Cameron resulting in three people being taken by ambulance to the Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for all three occupants. They are 77-year-old Garrison Pollard of Cowgill, as well as 57-year-old James Navin and 54-year-old Michelle Navin, both of Tarkio. The car […]
An effort is underway to change the way Missourians select candidates on an election ballot for statewide, legislative, and Congressional races. Petition signatures are being gathered to ask voters later this year if they support ranking their top four primary election candidate choices of any party. The four finalists – regardless of party – would […]
(Missouri Independent) – As the midterm election season ramps up, the Biden administration wants rural Americans to know it’ll be spending a lot of money to improve health care in rural areas. It has tasked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with delivering the message that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing problems with health care infrastructure in […]
(Missouri Independent) – There are several millionaires seeking Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, financial disclosure reports show. But voters won’t see the finances of the only likely billionaire in the race until July. Trudy Busch Valentine, a Democrat and Anheuser Busch beer heiress who jumped into the race during the final days of filing, on […]
Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler says Missouri’s cattle industry needs more markets and competition. The Missouri Republican has teamed with a California Democrat to introduce a bill that the two lawmakers say will fix regulatory roadblocks that hurt livestock auctions and small meat packers. The “A-PLUS” Act would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act to allow […]
A heated admonishment of one Missouri lawmaker to another has gone viral, getting millions of views on social media. An amendment to a bill in the Missouri House of Representatives is not unusual, but the emotional response to a so-called “anti-transgender law” is getting global attention. Republican Representative Chuck Basye, of central Missouri’s Rocheport, added […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City, Missouri resident was arrested early Sunday in Clinton County. Twenty-nine–year old Jacob Lantz was arrested on five misdemeanor warrants from Clay County, and accused of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, exceeding the posted speed limit, and failure to display valid plates. Lantz was transported to the […]
