The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at its April 5 meeting in Rolla for the upcoming 2024 migratory game bird hunting seasons and 2024-2025 waterfowl hunting seasons. 2024 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Mourning Doves, Eurasian Collared Doves, and White-Winged Doves Season: Sept. 1 through Nov. 29 Limits: 15 […]
A new report issued by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick details how poor budgeting procedures and lacking oversight have produced a deficit balance in the General Fund in the tens of thousands of dollars and worsened the financial condition of the City of Dixon. The audit, which gives the city a rating of “poor,” was […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation indicates that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 3,721 birds over the youth weekend on April 6 and 7. The top harvest counties were Gasconade with 92 birds harvested, followed by Osage with 90, and Franklin with 89. The weekend total represents a significant increase from the […]
The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a request to delay the execution of Brian Dorsey, setting the stage for the execution to proceed as scheduled on Tuesday, April 9. Dorsey, 51, was convicted in 2008 for the murder of his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and her husband, Ben Bonnie. He received a death sentence for the […]
Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have addressed a letter to the CEO of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) in the wake of a significant data breach attributed to the ransomware group BlackCat in February. The letter seeks clarification […]
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Friday sentenced a Sikeston, Missouri man with over a dozen criminal convictions who was caught with a firearm to 200 months in prison. Milton Napoleon Porter, 41, pleaded guilty in November to the offense of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and admitted knowing […]
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a Canadian man who used sleight-of-hand and other ruses to steal $109,000 from retailers in at least 11 states to 15 months in prison. Judge Pitlyk also ordered Mohsen Akbari, 38, to repay the money. About $75,000 has already been seized from Akbari’s accounts. During a […]
In Monroe County, Missouri, a traffic incident on Highway A, approximately 3 miles north of Holliday, led to one person being transported to Hannibal Regional Hospital with moderate injuries. The accident occurred late Sunday evening, around 11:05 p.m., involving a 2010 Ford Expedition. The driver, identified only as a 16-year-old female from Clarence, Missouri, was […]
A motorcycle accident occurred on Marion County Road 402, three miles east of Palmyra, resulting in moderate injuries for a man on Sunday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident took place at approximately 6:42 p.m. on April 7, 2024. Trey M. Tonnies, 38, of Palmyra, was identified as the rider involved […]
Help the Missouri State Fair honor the men and women who have served or are serving our amazing country. The Missouri State Fair is accepting nominations for Veteran/Active Military Honoree of the Day, sponsored by Capital Materials, Retrieving Freedom, Inc., and Starline Brass. Eleven veterans/active duty service members from Missouri will be chosen from the […]
As the moon casts its shadow across Earth, a rare celestial event is set to mesmerize skywatchers. On April 8, 2024, an eclipse will traverse the United States, with Missouri poised as a prime viewing location for this awe-inspiring phenomenon. For those flocking to the Show-Me State, a journey of astronomical delight awaits, offering not […]
If your plans for viewing the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, include visiting southeastern Missouri, Missouri State Parks is inviting you to experience the event from the “Park Side of the Moon” and celebrate in a state park or historic site. Twenty parks and historic sites will be in the path of totality, while […]
Between April 1 and April 4, 2024, the Missouri State Highway Patrol made eight arrests in northern Missouri counties. The arrests encompassed various charges, ranging from driving while intoxicated (DWI) to possession of controlled substances and stealing. Natasha L. Findling, 28, from Greentop, MO, was arrested in Adair County on April 1 at 3:20 PM. […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued guidance for Missouri baseball fans on avoiding ticket scams as the 2024 baseball season begins. “Now that the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals have started their seasons, I want to educate Missourians on potential ticket scams,” said Attorney General Bailey. “As ticket sales increase with the […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has requested the Missouri Supreme Court to set an execution date for Christopher Collings. In November 2007, Christopher Collings abducted, raped, and murdered nine-year-old Rowan Ford of Stella, Missouri, in Newton County. Afterward, Collings disposed of the victim’s body in a sinkhole near Powell, Missouri, in […]
The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) announced that the next round of microbusiness applications will be accepted through the online registry portal from April 15 to 29. DCR continues to develop guidance and communication to support those interested in applying for a microbusiness license, including cautionary information about predatory practices that often follow this type […]
U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Thursday sentenced a registered sex offender to 40 years in prison for soliciting sex from two minor victims via social media. Thomas J. Bowles, now 48, of St. Charles County, Missouri, repeatedly contacted a female minor on social media from Jan. 1, 2020, to Aug. 20, 2020. He […]
A man has been indicted on a federal charge and accused of secretly recording women in the St. Louis area. Erik Elsasser, 37, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on March 27 on one felony count of distribution of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty Thursday. The indictment accuses Elsasser of distributing […]
U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Thursday sentenced a man who committed six armed robberies in three months in 2021 to 17 years in prison. Bruce Franklin, 64, admitted robbing a Family Dollar store and cell phone stores, including two cell phone stores that he targeted twice. Franklin robbed the Boost Mobile store at […]
An Independence, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court after law enforcement officers seized 22 firearms and a large quantity of a variety of illegal drugs from his residence and his two campers in Bagnell, Mo. Jonathan P. Henik, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner on Wednesday, April 3, to […]
