On the afternoon of March 26, 2024, two individuals were hospitalized following a head-on collision on Highway P, approximately two miles southeast of Durham, Missouri. According to reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident involved a 2013 Ford Fusion, driven by 62-year-old Paul A. Matakovic of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a 2020 Ford F150, […]
March 26 was the last day to file for the August 6 Primary Election in Missouri. Candidates filing for area state representative positions include Republican Mazzie Christensen for District 2, Republican Danny Busick for District 3, and Republican Peggy McGaugh and Democrat Terrence Fiala for District 7. Candidates for circuit judge positions include Matt Krohn […]
Candidates filed on Monday to run for the office of U.S. Representative for District 6 and U.S. Senator. Andy Maidment of Kearney filed for U.S. Representative for District 6 as a Libertarian. Previous filings included Republicans Freddie Griffin Jr., Brandon Kleinmeyer, incumbent Sam Graves, and Weldon Wray Woodward, and Democrats Erik Richardson, Rich Gold, and […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Media Matters to compel the nonprofit to submit documents related to his investigation into its alleged fraudulent business practices. General Bailey initiated the investigation in November 2023 after discovering evidence that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses, aiming to influence advertisers to withdraw […]
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced that a regularly scheduled audit of Randolph County, which is located in central Missouri, is now underway. The audit officially started on Monday, March 25 and the State Auditor’s Office will hold an entrance meeting with the County Commission on Tuesday, March 26. The State Auditor’s Office last audited […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Monday sentenced a man who was selling methamphetamine from his Dunklin County home to eight years in prison. Anthony D. Emery, 48, of Kennett, pleaded guilty in December to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Monday sentenced a man caught with methamphetamine and other drugs just weeks after his release from prison to 12 ½ more years in prison. On May 19, 2023, officers with the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and the Kennett Police Department conducted a court-approved search of a home […]
Northwest Missouri State University’s Board of Regents during its regular session Thursday approved rates for the institution’s 2024-25 academic year, including tuition and fees, room and board rates, and supplemental fees that support the University’s continued emphasis on accessibility and affordability. The Board approved a 4.2 percent rate increase in alignment with the University’s focus […]
The Missouri State Fair today announced the fifth concert of the 2024 State Fair concert series. Country music artists Tracy Lawrence and Ruby Leigh will perform on Tuesday, Aug. 13, as part of the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, concert series at the 2024 Missouri State Fair. With 13 million albums sold and […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri’s backlog of Medicaid applications dropped in February, but the average time it took to determine eligibility for them continued to exceed the federal limit. The median time it took Missouri’s social services department to process Medicaid applications for low-income Missourians in February was 77 days, an agency spokesperson told The Independent. […]
(Missouri News Service – Farah Siddiqi) – Undisclosed funding, or “dark money,” is flowing into the 2024 election cycle. Political spending by donors who choose to remain anonymous is reaching record levels, according to a report by OpenSecrets. Anna Massoglia, the editorial and investigations manager at Open Secrets, mentioned that dark money might originate from […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he has launched an investigation into Hazelwood School District after a student was assaulted by another student in broad daylight during school hours. The investigation will focus on how the school district’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs contributed to the incident. “I am launching an investigation into Hazelwood […]
U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Thursday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri to 40 years in prison for killing a woman during one carjacking and shooting another woman during a carjacking a few weeks later. Loyse Dozier, 21, fatally shot Laruth Jones on July 10, 2022, while stealing her Mercedes CLA 250. […]
A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on March 19, 2024, found Phillip J. Cutler of Muskogee, Oklahoma guilty of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and the murder-for-hire of St. Louis Public School teacher Jocelyn Peters, and her unborn child, Micah Leigh, in 2016. Prosecutors proved to jurors that Cutler was enlisted by his […]
A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in federal court of his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and of illegally possessing firearms. Edgar A. Mejia, 49, was found guilty by a jury of one count each of conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. On Oct. 10, […]
A Kansas City, Mo., man was charged in federal court after law enforcement officers found 59 firearms, including machine guns, along with illegal drugs during a search of his residence. Roberto Rosales Gonzales, 23, was charged in a three-count criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo. Gonzales remains in federal […]
A Mexico, Missouri woman was airlifted with moderate injuries following a single-vehicle accident on Highway D, approximately three miles south of Perry, on the afternoon of March 22nd, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Shelbi R. Hamilton, 26, of Mexico, Missouri, was driving a 2002 Toyota Avalon eastbound when her vehicle veered off the […]
As vaccine uptake continues to decrease, measles cases or outbreaks have emerged in several states, including Missouri earlier this year. Nationally, the total number of measles cases has already reached the level that occurred during the entire year of 2023. With cases reported across the country, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) […]
A 20-year-old man was injured in a single-vehicle accident on Highway U, approximately one mile south of Lancaster, Missouri, on Thursday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The incident occurred at around 6:41 p.m. Bronson L. Shaw of Lancaster, Missouri, was driving a 2016 Chevrolet 1500 northbound when his vehicle veered off the […]
The State of Missouri is hosting a hiring event in Jefferson City on April 4, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will be held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center and will feature 20 state employers seeking candidates to start or advance their careers in public service. Attendees at the […]
