A two-vehicle accident occurred on Route MM, two miles south of Memphis, Missouri, at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, resulting in injuries to a local man. Paul R. Chancellor, 72, of Rutledge, Missouri, was injured when his 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage ran off the right side of the road and overturned. Chancellor was […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a free Dark Skies stargazing event from 5 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the Little Compton Lake Conservation Area south of Hale in northeastern Carroll County. Participants will have the option to camp overnight, and MDC staff will provide fishing and archery lessons with […]
Congressmen Sam Graves (MO-06) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) wrote to Attorney General Garland and Director Colette Peters of the Federal Bureau of Prisons today, urging them to ensure that convicted felon Robert Courtney remains incarcerated. “Robert Courtney’s violent crimes were heinous,” the congressmen wrote. “To this day, it’s difficult to find anyone in the region […]
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced today that an audit of the Lewis County Clerk’s Office is now underway. The audit officially began Thursday, April 18 with an entrance meeting with county officials and the county clerk. The audit was prompted by concerns submitted by the Lewis County Commission. Auditors will now review allegations of […]
Four residents of Warren County, Missouri, have entered guilty pleas to federal charges related to extensive mail, check, and personal information thefts. On Wednesday, Elijah Briggs, 42, appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, admitting guilt to three counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. Jessica Kirkpatrick, 44, also pleaded […]
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced La’Vontray Hayes-Williams to nearly 9 years in prison for a carjacking incident that occurred in 2022. The incident took place on July 7, 2022, outside a Family Dollar store located at 6440 West Florissant Avenue in Jennings. Hayes-Williams brandished a handgun and demanded the keys to […]
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Antwon Fulton, a convicted felon, to over 13 years in prison after he was found with a rifle and methamphetamine. The sentencing occurred on Wednesday. On May 6, 2021, Fulton was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department […]
An anesthesiologist at a Lee’s Summit, Mo., hospital pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally taking fentanyl from the hospital. Roman Peplinski, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to a federal information that charges him with one count of obtaining […]
(Missouri Independent) – A bill that would make Missouri the fourth state to ban Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood is on its way to the governor. On Wednesday, the Missouri House in a vote down party lines approved legislation that would end Medicaid reimbursements to any health centers affiliated with abortion providers. Republicans are confident they’ve landed […]
A registered sex offender from northeast Missouri on Wednesday admitted crossing state lines to engage in sex with a minor. Joshua T. Wilson, 23, of Monroe County, Missouri, pleaded guilty to a charge of transporting a minor across state lines to engage in sexual activity. As part of his guilty plea, Wilson admitted that he […]
A Kansas City, Mo., tax preparer pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding the preparation of dozens of false tax returns. Linzell Harris, 67, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return. Harris owned and operated The MJM Group, […]
A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court for carrying thousands of methamphetamine pills aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo. Antuan McClendon, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 21, 2023, McClendon pleaded guilty to possessing […]
A teenage driver sustained injuries in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident Tuesday evening in Ray County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the incident occurred around 6:20 p.m. on County Road West 88th Street near Norborne. The 16-year-old, from Norborne, Missouri, was navigating a 2006 Honda TRX 400 north through a field when the […]
(Missouri Independent) – April 20 is a day recognized globally for celebrating cannabis culture, but it’s also like the cannabis industry’s Black Friday. Dispensaries offer deals designed to inspire people to flood their stores to stock up. However, on Saturday, dispensaries across the state using an inventory platform called Dutchie were hamstrung for hours by technical […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to President Biden urging him to deploy the National Guard to ensure the safety of Jewish American students on college campuses amid anti-Israel and pro-terrorist demonstrations. In the letter, Senator Hawley writes, “On college campuses across the United States, Jewish Americans are at risk. In your […]
The owner of a steel company in Hazelwood, Missouri on Tuesday admitted committing fraud during a repair project for a Mississippi River lock and dam. Theodore J. “Ted” Stegeman, 60, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of wire fraud. In his plea agreement, Stegeman admitted that between October […]
A Missouri woman on Tuesday admitted taking more than $75,000 in retirement benefits to which she was not entitled after the death of her mother-in-law. Ronda G. Oswalt, 58, of Marion County, near Hannibal, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of theft of government money. As part […]
A Deepwater, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for fraudulently obtaining more than $500,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Brian Ruth, Sr., 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to nine years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered […]
A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri after law enforcement officers seized approximately 29 pounds of methamphetamine, approximately $57,000, and several firearms. Jeffrey L. Hughley, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 10 years […]
A West Plains, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for illegally harvesting and stealing trees from Mark Twain National Forest. Justin Lee Massey, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to two years and six months in federal prison without parole. The court ordered the federal sentence to be served consecutively to […]
