(Missouri Independent) – A Missouri Senate committee Tuesday morning debated a bill that would ban school districts from discussing any topic or curriculum “similar to critical race theory or the 1619 Project.” Last year, bills that sought to ban critical race theory spurred a Democratic filibuster in the Senate as opponents predicted “unintended consequences” that would remove parts of […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced the top ten most common consumer complaints handled by his office in 2023. “As Attorney General, I want my office to be a voice for Missouri consumers,” said Attorney General Bailey. “As we kick off National Consumer Protection Month, I want to arm Missourians with information that protects them […]
The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) will accept the second round of microbusiness license applications electronically, through the online registry portal from April 15 – 29. Issuance of licenses is expected to occur in July of this year. On Oct. 4, 2023, the Department issued 48 microbusiness facility licenses, completing the first of three rounds for awarding […]
A man from St. Charles County, Missouri who illegally sold hundreds of guns was sentenced Monday to five years of probation and 200 hours of community service. Harry Trueblood, 69, is also now a convicted felon and is barred from possessing, let alone selling, firearms. Trueblood pleaded guilty in November to one count of being an […]
U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced a Lake St. Louis, Missouri man to 25 years in prison for recording his sexual abuse of a young girl. Steve G. Flores, now 52, produced hundreds of pictures and videos of the victim and stored them on electronic devices and online. Authorities were initially alerted […]
A New Franklin, Mo., couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempted bank robbery and illegally possessing firearms. Jacob Lowell Hessing, 25, and his wife, Tristen Nicole Hessing, 25, were charged in a three-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City, Mo., on Feb. 27, 2024. That […]
A Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for using his residence for trafficking methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms. Anthony Brandon, 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark on Monday, March 4, to 18 years in federal prison without parole. Brandon was sentenced as a career offender due to […]
Another Republican candidate has filed to run for United States Representative District 6 for the August 6 primary election. Weldon Wray Woodward of Edina submitted his candidacy at the Secretary of State’s Office in Jefferson City on Tuesday morning, March 5. Republican candidates who filed last week include incumbent Sam Graves, Freddie Griffin Junior, and […]
Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, announced today that it will expand its facility in Jefferson City, investing more than $80 million to add operations capabilities for the production of Liquid I.V., a brand within its Health & Wellbeing business. The company previously announced a separate $25 million investment in its Jefferson […]
(Missourinet) – A Missouri House bill has been filed that aims to criminalize teachers and school counselors for providing support to students undergoing a “social transition.” Representative Jamie Gragg, a Republican from Southwest Missouri’s Ozark, sponsors the bill. It targets any form of support, whether material or otherwise, that aids in a student’s […]
(Missourinet) – A Lee’s Summit Republican lawmaker wants to crack down on automated license plate reader systems that are used to catch lawbreakers. Senator Mike Cierpiot’s bill would prevent state agencies and local governments from using or installing the systems. “I think most people are a little bit reluctant to be tracked all […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson drew condemnation from across the political spectrum over the weekend after he reduced the sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for a drunken driving crash that permanently injured a 5-year-old girl. Reid, the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, was drunk in February 2021 when […]
(Missouri Independent) – Jason Sparks is an Oklahoma man who almost single-handedly created the distillate that led to Missouri regulators’ decision to pull more than 60,000 marijuana products off the shelves in August and revoke the license of Robertsville-based Delta Extraction. Now, he’s the star witness in a hearing scheduled to begin Monday morning, where Delta will […]
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced that a regularly scheduled audit of Cedar County, which is located in southwest Missouri, is now underway. The audit officially commenced with an entrance meeting with county officials on Monday, March 4. The State Auditor’s Office last audited Cedar County in 2016. The previous audit issued the county an overall performance […]
A Joplin, Mo., man has been charged in federal court with receiving and distributing child pornography. Reagan Elijah Alexa Garcia, also known as Elijah Hicklin, 22, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Springfield on Thursday, Feb. 29, with one count of receiving and distributing child pornography. Garcia remains […]
Authorities in southwest Missouri have confirmed the discovery of a Springfield man’s body in a landfill. The Barton County Sheriff’s Office, alongside the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), announced that 47-year-old Manuel Gomez’s body was found at the Republic Services Prairie View Regional Waste Landfill in Lamar on Friday afternoon. Officials believe Gomez’s body was […]
The Missouri State Fair is thrilled to announce an exciting concert event that will be a highlight of this year’s fair. On Thursday, August 8, at 7:30 pm, the Missouri State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, will host the legendary rock band Foreigner on their Farewell Tour, featuring special guest Maggie Rose. Ticket prices […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported a total of 16 arrests across various counties in north Missouri between February 29 and March 2, 2024. The arrests were made for a variety of charges, including driving while intoxicated, failure to appear, driving while suspended, and more. This article provides a detailed account of each individual […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent letters to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)’s Chief Executive Officer Juan Luciano, concerning the European Union’s new environmental mandate. This mandate prohibits the import of certain commodities, such as soybeans, if they do not meet specific EU “deforestation” standards. Senator Hawley urges Tai and […]
Four Franklin County, Missouri, men have been indicted on charges accusing them of stealing mail and using stolen checks to commit bank fraud. Matthew Cahill, 39, of Franklin County, Donald Anderson, 35, Harvey Hale, 47, and Joshua Hopkins, 34, of Franklin County, were each indicted on February 21 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis […]
