A Franklin County, Missouri man has been accused of a federal criminal sex act with a minor. Scott M. Arnold-Micke, 46, was indicted on March 22, 2023, on one count of transportation of a minor to engage in a criminal sex act. He appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, after his arrest, and […]
U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri to ten years in prison on gun and methamphetamine charges. Mosley Jumon Williams, now 32, was accused on March 28, 2019, of kidnapping an elderly man at gunpoint to learn the location of William’s ex-wife, who had an order of protection naming […]
(Missourinet) – The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned lower court rulings that blocked Missouri utility companies from building new electric transmission lines in the state. L.S. Power Midcontinent and Southwest Transmission challenged a law passed in 2020 that gave those who already owned electric lines in the state the right of first refusal […]
(Missourinet) – EBT cardholders in Missouri, be aware of a texting scam targeting you. The Missouri Department of Social Services is warning residents to be wary of a text message scam targeting EBT cardholders. Legitimate, information texts can sometimes be sent to people who receive benefits, but the department will never call or […]
Like others across the country, many Missouri families struggle with the cost of child care, and state lawmakers are proposing some relief. Rep. Hannah Kelly, R-Mountain Grove, serves Webster County, where the average child care cost for a family with two young children is more than $12,000 a year. Kelly has introduced legislation to create a […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey warns Missourians to be aware of scammers and to take steps to protect themselves from anyone attempting to get their personal information. “I want to protect consumers and educate Missourians on potential scams during tax season, which is when scammers often try to take advantage of consumers and can put […]
The owner of a Kansas City, Mo., pawn shop pleaded guilty in federal court to engaging in a $744,000 scheme to fence more than 14,000 stolen items and sell them on eBay. Dennis G. Russell, 65, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to a […]
(Missouri Independent) – Republican lawmakers rejected an effort Thursday evening to spend $900 million to assist hundreds of Missourians with developmental disabilities who lack proper residential support, including dozens languishing in hospitals, jails, and homeless shelters. State Rep. Deb Lavender, D-Manchester, asked the House Budget Committee for $910 million, all from federal tax dollars, to push […]
Less than two months since recreational marijuana sales launched in Missouri, a shortage has emerged, causing prices to skyrocket. KCTV 5 reported that cultivators have struggled to meet the overwhelming demand, resulting in higher costs of production for manufacturers and steeper prices for consumers at dispensaries. A major factor contributing to the surge in demand is […]
(Missouri Independent) – A bill that would stop physicians from providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors who have not already begun treatment passed Missouri’s Senate Thursday in a party-line vote. The legislation originally sought to ban all gender-affirming care, but after negotiations was amended to allow transgender youth to continue their treatment if they started […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has launched an online form where those who have experienced harm from gender transition interventions or witnessed troubling practices at transition clinics in Missouri can submit their concerns. This tip line stems from an investigation that Attorney General Bailey launched into a St. Louis pediatric transgender […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office obtained seven felony convictions against 56-year-old Robert Lee Sims, Jr. of Madison, Missouri, for sexually abusing and exploiting a minor victim over many years. “As a former prosecutor and a father of four, I want Missouri to be the safest state in the nation for children, […]
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has released his office’s compilation of 2022 federal forfeiture reports. Law enforcement agencies that participate in the federal asset forfeiture system must file information regarding federal seizures and proceeds with the State Auditor’s Office. Law enforcement agencies can seize money and property from individuals and organizations involved in illegal activities. […]
A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Wednesday admitted defrauding business customers of Lowe’s of over $1 million. Michael W. Burrus, 44, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of bank fraud. Burrus acknowledged that the conspiracy caused a […]
U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a man caught with methamphetamine and fentanyl to 10 years in prison. Antoine Demetrius Meeks, 31, was caught by the O’Fallon Police Department with 208 grams of methamphetamine and 26 grams of fentanyl during an August 19, 2022 traffic stop. Meeks pleaded guilty in U.S. District […]
A Kansas City, Kansas, man, and woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Alonso Alfredo Nunez, also known as “Bullet,” 19, and Jaloany Garcia-Medina, also known as “J. Lo,” 20, were charged in a four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas […]
A former Harrisonville, Mo., man was convicted at trial after his testimony in a previous trial for Social Security fraud resulted in an additional charge of perjury being filed against him. Michael Sylvara, 37, who currently lives in Ozark, Mo., but lived in Harrisonville at the time of the offense, was found guilty of one […]
(Missouri Independent) – The CEO of Moderna on Wednesday defended the company’s decision to drastically increase the price of its COVID-19 vaccine later this year, arguing that an expected drop in demand, changes to its distribution process, and the overall benefit of the vaccine warrant the higher cost. That decision was met with bipartisan condemnation […]
(Missouri Independent) – On a Friday afternoon in late December, Geri Curtis received a disturbing phone call informing her she had only five days to find a new home for a developmentally disabled person. As part of her job as public administrator for Livingston County, she had become the legal guardian of a person with […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri’s marijuana businesses have extra obstacles when it comes to getting help from financial institutions. With recreational marijuana now legal in Missouri but still illegal at the federal level, it creates more hoops to jump through for both banks and businesses to meet federal scrutiny. Missouri lawmakers have an opportunity to streamline […]
