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Some Missourians could lose Medicaid coverage as eligibility renewals restart April 1

(Missouri Independent) – Missouri’s social services department will resume conducting Medicaid eligibility renewals on April 1 — allowing the state to once again remove people from its rolls after a three-year pause during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Since March 2020, states have been barred from removing enrollees from Medicaid during the federally-declared public health […]

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Missouri woman sentenced to two more years in prison for committing pandemic loan fraud after $727,000 embezzlement

U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Wednesday sentenced a woman from Franklin County, Missouri to two more years in prison for fraudulently applying for three Paycheck Protection Program loans after she had pleaded guilty to an unrelated $727,000 embezzlement case. Judge Schelp on Wednesday called Christen Diane Schulte’s conduct “outrageous” and “very aggravating.”  Schulte, […]

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Missouri man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and illegal firearm

 A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm and methamphetamine to distribute. Clint Alexander Doll, 35, Jefferson City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On July 28, 2022, Doll pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and […]

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Missouri Department of Conservation reports 8,599 deer taken during alternative methods portion of deer season

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 8,599 deer during the alternative methods portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 24 – Jan. 3. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 200 deer harvested, Harrison with 186, and Macon with 162. The harvest total for last year’s alternative […]

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Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two arrests over New Year’s weekend

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two over New Year’s weekend. A Columbia resident was arrested Saturday night in Chariton County. Sixty-year-old Thomas Williams was accused of felony driving while intoxicated, a persistent offender. Williams was held by the Chariton County Sheriff’s Department. A Kansas City, Kansas resident was arrested late Friday […]

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Governor Parson signs Executive Order 22-11 extending relief for former Gygr-Gas customers

 Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 22-11 to continue allowing registered Missouri liquefied petroleum gas companies to fill containers owned by Gygr-Gas until January 31, 2023. The order waives Section 323.030 RSMo and 2 CSR 90-10.019 for Gygr-Gas owned propane containers only.  “Through this Order, we are allowing additional flexibility for Gygr-Gas customers to seek permanent propane service through […]

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Missouri State Auditor releases audit of city of Dixon; finds at least $18,910 misappropriated by former city clerk

A report from State Auditor Nicole Galloway found at least $18,910 was misappropriated from the City of Dixon through overpayments made to the former city clerk. The audit, which also found the Dixon Board of Aldermen did not adequately monitor the city’s payroll and employee reimbursement activity, gave a rating of “poor,” the lowest possible.  “Audits […]