A Missouri man is accused of entering a stranger’s home and asking for sex. According to the Maryland Heights Police Department, the incident happened on August 20 at the 2100 block of Renault Drive. The victim told police she was awakened by someone banging on her apartment door. She went into her living […]
(Missouri Independent) – In a span of a little over two weeks, an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri made an unexpected comeback. In late July, unofficial tallies showed the Legal Missouri campaign 2,275 signatures short of the threshold for getting on the ballot, leading many to believe its hopes were dashed. By Aug. 9, […]
(Missouri Independent) – An anti-drug legalization activist has filed a lawsuit arguing a recreational marijuana initiative petition was improperly certified by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and should not appear on the November ballot. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court — the final day within the 10-day window outlined under state […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that the Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that his office and a coalition of forty-two states can proceed with their litigation against the makers of Suboxone, Indivior, Inc. The states allege that Indivior, Inc. used illegal means to switch the Suboxone market from tablets to […]
An easy-to-use resource line for Missouri seniors has been launched by the Division of Senior & Disability Services, a division of the Department of Health and Senior Services. Individuals may call the resource line, input their zip code into their phones, and automatically be connected to their local Area Agency on Aging for assistance. The […]
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Monday sentenced a former high school security guard who recorded his repeated sexual abuse of a child to 25 years in prison. Mark A. Bennett’s victim was less than 10 years old when he began abusing her and filming it, he admitted in a guilty plea in March. […]
During a press conference at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has issued the official call for a special session to make historic income tax cuts and extend key agriculture tax credit programs for a minimum of six years. The General Assembly will meet in Jefferson City on September 6, 2022, at […]
State Senator Dan Hegeman of Cosby is asking Missourians to “think carefully” when voting on the November ballot issue that would allow sales of recreational marijuana to persons 21 years of age and older. In 2018, 65 percent of Missouri voters said “yes” to “medical marijuana”. This allowed the state to have a system for […]
As fall approaches, corn mazes will be popping up across Missouri and the rest of the country. One of the country’s premier designers is Rob Stouffer of Lee’s Summit, who owns Precision Mazes. He says it takes roughly a day to create a corn maze, barring any complications: Stouffer’s company travels across the […]
Governor Mike Parson says Missouri has its largest surplus of money in the state’s history and he wants to give some of that cash back to citizens. He has scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon to announce his plans to ask the Missouri Legislature to cut the tax rate from the current 5.4-percent to […]
The Missouri State Fair celebrated Youth in Agriculture on Saturday, Aug. 20. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, breaking numerous records from previous sales raising a total of $256,825 for Youth in Agriculture. The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Mikaela Rojas of New Boston. Mikaela is the daughter of Bryon and Alicia […]
The Missouri Department of Social Services is warning SNAP food stamp recipients of a scheme to steal login credentials for their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. EBT card vendor FIS Global says emails are being sent to clients impersonating them using Zix Secure messaging and free sites to mimic an FIS login page […]
The current state of the Missouri economy is getting high marks from the White House. Joey Parker tells us about the praise along with the inflation challenges. Jared Bernstein from President Biden’s council of economic advisors on our economy from the eyes of Washington, specifically the record 2.5% unemployment rate. “It’s the lowest […]
(Missouri Independent) – A Missouri public school employee facing federal charges for allegedly threatening an Arizona election official is “embarrassed and humbled,” his attorney said Thursday. Walter Lee Hoornstra, 50, was indicted Tuesday on one count of communicating an interstate threat, which carries a maximum prison term of five years, and one count of making […]
A Mexican national illegally in the United States has been sentenced in federal court for soliciting pornographic images and videos from an 11-year-old victim over Facebook Messenger. Alejandrino Velazquez-Hernandez, 34, of Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Tuesday, Aug. 16, to 17 years and six months in federal prison without […]
Missouri’s medical marijuana program continues to grow after three years in operation. The Department of Health and Senior Services reports retail sales of medical cannabis totaled 190 million dollars from December 2020 to last December. More than 119 thousand patient licenses were issued along with 38 thousand renewals. The report shows six million […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt relied on an unconstitutional law when he sued the City of St. Louis to block it from using federal funds to support access to abortion, an attorney for the city argued in a counterclaim filed Wednesday. The lawsuit, which has been moved to federal court, centers on legislation […]
The former municipal prosecuting attorney for Jefferson County, Missouri pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges and admitted having sexual contact with a defendant and then lying about it to the FBI. James Isaac “Ike” Crabtree, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts: deprivation of rights under color of law, namely the woman’s right to bodily integrity, […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for setting the arson fire of an apartment building in which several residents were injured. Rodney Boyles, 36, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to eight years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Boyles to pay $12,500 in […]
A Missouri man who injured two United States deputy marshals by crashing into them while attempting to flee in a stolen truck was sentenced in federal court for forcibly resisting federal law enforcement officers. Ray E. Clevenger, 47, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 10 years and 10 […]
