As part of National Scholarship Month, Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, MOST 529, and Sallie Mae are partnering to bring a free webinar to Missourians focused on paying for higher education. The free virtual “Lunch and Learn” event will take place on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at noon. Those who wish to participate can register by clicking […]
The U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement that six Missouri-based organizations have been selected to receive a total of $290 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations. The NMTC program provides a 39 percent federal tax credit for businesses or economic development projects in areas with poverty rates of at least 20 percent, or median incomes […]
A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday to a prostitution charge and was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Terico C. Dudley, 39, from St. Louis, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig to a felony count of using interstate facilities to promote prostitution. As part of his plea agreement, he […]
A former longtime deputy juvenile officer in Missouri state court on Monday admitted picking up a vulnerable 15-year-old juvenile who was living in an Illinois group home and engaging in illegal sex acts with her. Scott F. Burow, 62, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Court Judge Audrey G. Fleissig to a felony charge […]
Governor Mike Parson granted 18 pardons during October. Pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. Pardons: Ronald Holden Dana Rabun David Galloway David Heffner Karen Harvey-Lingard Nicki James Brian Huber Phenix […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri House Democratic leader Crystal Quade on Friday demanded to know why a state agency is investigating a southwest Missouri hospital that treated a woman featured in an ad attacking Attorney General Eric Schmitt over state abortion laws. Investigators from the Department of Health and Senior Services visited Freeman Health System in Joplin last […]
Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of the $1 million “Missouri Blue Scholarship” fund to help attract more Missourians to law enforcement careers and address officer shortages in law enforcement agencies across Missouri. The Missouri Blue Scholarship pays $5,000 toward the cost of a Missouri resident attending a law enforcement academy in the state. Missouri […]
A nurse at a Missouri, hospital pleaded guilty to a federal felony and admitted fraudulently obtaining fentanyl for her own personal use. Lindsay J. Maupin, 31, of Cape Girardeau, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark to one felony count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Maupin, a registered nurse, […]
A Missouri man on Friday admitted possessing and sharing child pornography online. James Schoggins, 41, from St. Charles County, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel to one felony count of possession of child pornography. Schoggins admitted possessing videos and images on his laptop computer of a teenage girl, dating back […]
Four men from Jefferson County have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of selling guns and drugs in St. Louis, Missouri and Jefferson County this year. All four were indicted on October 19 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis and the final two defendants appeared in court Friday. Donye “El Baggo” Peace, 18, […]
Four southern Missouri men were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine. Patrick A. Dodson, also known as “Julio,” 42, and Leslie O. Collins, 48, both of West Plains, Mo., Samuel L. Pyatt, also known as “Tippy,” 47, of Pomona, Mo., and Christopher L. Dusenbury, 32, […]
A former soldier in the Army National Guard was sentenced in federal court for sexually abusing four children over several years while he was director of the youth ministry at Fort Leonard Wood U.S. Army Base. David J. McKay, 43, of Waynesville, Mo., was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 30 years […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports that Missouri hunters harvested eight black bears during the 2022 bear-hunting season, Oct. 17–26. More than 5,880 hunters applied during May for 400 permits for the season with the maximum total harvest being 40 bears. Of the 400 hunters selected through a random drawing of all applicants, 350 hunters […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Baptist Convention and Pro-Choice Missouri don’t often find themselves on the same team. Same for the Missouri NAACP and Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. But this year, each is part of an ideologically scattershot constellation of organizations and elected officials that have come out of the woodwork in recent weeks […]
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that Missouri will receive more than $58 million through the ReConnect Pilot Program to expand rural broadband across the state. A large portion of this funding is from the Blunt-backed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “This investment marks another important step toward ending […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that, through the Safer Streets Initiative, his office has secured a 13-count indictment against six defendants in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, which include counts of Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine, Distribution of 5 grams or more of […]
A woman from St. Louis County has admitted to participating in romance and work-at-home scams and agreed to repay $95,350 to seven victims. As part of a civil consent decree approved by U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White Wednesday, Sharon Nickl, 83, admitted that between Sept. 21, 2020, and May 20, 2021, she received U.S. […]
A Phoenix, Arizona, woman pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggling approximately 23 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than a kilogram of fentanyl aboard a bus passing through Kansas City, Mo., en route to St. Louis, Mo. Alexus C. Sparks, 26, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to participating in a conspiracy […]
A Missouri man who used his Snapchat account to sell illegal drugs and firearms pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm after selling a stolen handgun to an undercover federal agent. Antonio Johnson, 20, of Grandview, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to one count of possessing a firearm […]
Special Olympics Missouri honored several of its most outstanding athletes, coaches, volunteers, and donors at its 2022 Leadership Summit on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Training for Life Campus. You can check out all of the photos from the event here. SOMO athletes Anna McDaniel and Allen Tobin emceed the program. During the ceremony, SOMO […]
