A Missouri man who had been released from federal prison in a prior drug-trafficking case less than three months before his arrest was sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Jason Rowland, 43, of Grain Valley, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 15 years in federal prison […]
A Missouri man has been charged in federal court with illegally possessing a firearm. Timothy Zegar, 39, Springfield, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Springfield on Tuesday, Jan. 31, with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Zegar, who was arrested today, remains in […]
A Missouri man and a Callaway County, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Boone and Callaway counties. Jeremiah Joseph Foley, 41, of Columbia, and Bradley Wayne Hensley, 40, of Callaway County, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough. Foley […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court in two separate and unrelated criminal cases for a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine and for a fraud scheme that utilized the stolen identities of Johnson County, Kansas, government employees to make fraudulent credit card purchases. Michael B. Becher, 41, of […]
(Missourinet) – The chairman of the Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee says lawmakers in the committee will vote on three foreign ag land ownership bills this week. One bill is sponsored by State Senator Jason Bean, who says the language should be tightened to restrict five countries from buying Missouri farmland. The bills have […]
(Missouri Independent) – With a single tweet, Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden turned a local controversy over what Columbia Public Schools told parents about the drag entertainment at a city diversity breakfast into a state issue. At 8:44 p.m. on Jan. 19, Rowden wrote that his “office has been inundated with calls & emails re: […]
In an effort to enforce the laws as written and protect children throughout the state, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to Missouri School Board Association Executive Director Melissa Randol, urging MSBA to call on their members to adopt a model resolution pledging to uphold Missouri law on human sexuality instruction in public […]
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man from St. Charles, Missouri caught trying to bring 100 pounds of methamphetamine to the St. Louis area to 10 years in prison. A traffic stop in Kansas led to the case against Demond Benard McDaniels Jr., of St. Charles, and Dawuane Lamont Rhodes Jr., […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Tuesday sentenced a woman who aided a juvenile who committed an armed robbery on the Arch Grounds to two years in prison. Kaniya Sloan, 20, of Belleville, was in downtown St. Louis on Sept. 13, 2021, along with Christopher Franklin and a juvenile male. The juvenile robbed a […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court to the armed robbery of a T-Mobile store in Kansas City, Mo. Derrick C. Davis, 22, of Lee’s Summit, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to one count of robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime. Co-defendant Vondell […]
The popular series of presentations, lectures, and performances known as “Arrow Rock First Saturdays” will resume on Saturday, February 4 at the Arrow Rock State Historic Site Audio Visual Room at 10:00 AM. Admission is free, and seating is limited. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Arrow Rock being named a National Historic Landmark, […]
(Missourinet) – Missouri U-S Senator Josh Hawley is sponsoring a bill that would cap insulin prices across the nation. The proposal would cap out-of-pocket costs at 25 dollars for a one-month supply of insulin, for both Medicare and privately-run healthcare plans. In a press release, Hawley says the price of insulin is straining […]
(Missouri Independent) – The magic in “magic mushrooms” may be the ability to defeat post-traumatic stress disorder, and a St. Charles County Republican lawmaker wants to make them legal in a treatment setting. State Rep. Tony Lovasco of O’Fallon isn’t a hippie. He says he’s never taken psilocybin mushrooms or smoked a joint. “I’ve never even […]
A former bank branch manager from Florissant, Missouri on Monday admitted targeting elderly customers of her bank and stealing $175,000 of customers’ money. Andrea Nicole Hopkins, 28, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig to four felony counts of bank fraud. From Feb. 20, 2020, to May 25, 2021, while manager […]
As school safety remains a critical issue for students, teachers, and families, researchers at the University of Missouri are using a $2 million grant from the Department of Justice to help identify and avert threats students or others may make on school grounds involving potential harm to themselves or others. The project, which will partner […]
In an effort to enforce the laws as written, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and six other attorneys general sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency) Administrator Michael Regan and Director of Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young, urging the Biden Administration to follow the law and allow the EPA to issue regulations allowing […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is looking for non-profit organizations throughout the state to help feed thousands of children who would otherwise go without meals during the summer months and during times of public emergencies when children do not have access to free or reduced-price meals at school. The Summer Food Service […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court to selling fentanyl to another Atchison County, Mo., man which resulted in his fatal overdose. Quentin W. Carder, 23, of Rock Port, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, which caused the death of another […]
Recently, the FCS Financial Board of Directors announced the cooperative is returning $39.5 million to their member-owners in cash patronage for the 2022 calendar year. “As a member-owned cooperative, FCS Financial is committed to the success of Missouri’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities,” Robert Guinn, FCS Financial CEO, says. “In 2022, we met the challenges […]
(Missouri Independent) – The push to allow Missouri students to transfer out of their home district and direct tax money toward their new school of choice is picking up momentum, with a state Senate committee set to approve a pair of bills this week. The bills — one that would allow public districts and charter […]
