Early planting continues to progress slowly with widespread moisture across Missouri. USDA says four percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, nearly 10 percent behind last year and the five–year average. Missouri’s winter wheat crop is rated 57 percent good to excellent, steady with last week and last year but well above the national […]
Missouri could cut unemployment benefits to as little as eight weeks. The state House has passed a bill that would base the amount of time someone could get jobless benefits on the unemployment rate. State Representative J. Eggleston, a Republican from northwest Missouri’s Maysville, is sponsoring the bill. Several House Democrats say the […]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $5.1 million in Emergency Rural Health Care Grants to 12 rural health care organizations and community groups in Arizona. “No matter where you live, people deserve good health care, and the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to making that a […]
A southwest Missouri man is accused of killing his live-in girlfriend over the weekend in Lebanon. The Laclede County Sheriff’s Office says it received a 911 call of a woman being shot in a mobile home Saturday afternoon. Deputies discovered 21-year-old Megan Bailey Nicol Glasser of Lebanon dead at the scene. Twenty-two-year-old Dillion […]
(Missouri Independent) – Thousands of children in the Midwest continue to have elevated levels of lead in their blood. On Tuesday at 7 p.m., join The Missouri Independent and NPR’s Midwest Newsroom for a Facebook Live discussion of the issue, which is the subject of a months-long collaborative investigation by the two organizations. Tune in to […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is welcoming new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program focused on effectively managing wildlife habitats. USDA’s Farm Service Agency has expanded available practices under this initiative in response to feedback from partners. “We are […]
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 […]
