A man from Missouri on Wednesday admitted embezzling $854,544 from his employer via a series of schemes since 2017. Ryan S. Kent, 44, of Festus pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge John A. Ross to a felony wire fraud charge. He admitted that while a maintenance supervisor at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in […]
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Wednesday sentenced a Missouri man to 16 years and eight months in prison for using Snapchat to trick a boy into sending him child pornography. In 2019, Martin Dwayne Isaia Mitchell, of Macon County, set up a fake Snapchat account in which he pretended to be female and then […]
(Missouri Independent) – State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick easily won the Republican nomination for Missouri auditor Tuesday, defeating state Rep. David Gregory. With nearly all precincts reporting, Fitzpatrick held a nearly 30 percentage point lead over Gregory. This fall he will face Democratic state Rep. Allen Green of Florissant, who was unopposed in his party’s primary, […]
(Missouri Independent) – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush easily won the Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District Tuesday, trouncing state Sen. Steve Roberts by more than 30 percentage points when the race was called shortly before 10 p.m. In the heavily Democratic district, which includes all of the City of St. Louis and North St. […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt beat back a crowded field of opponents Tuesday night to secure the Republican nomination for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat. With most precincts reporting, Schmitt led with 45% of the vote, compared to 22% for U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler and 19% for disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens. […]
A man from Granite City on Tuesday admitted to a bank fraud scheme that cost Commerce bank more than $150,000. Clarence Wigfall Jr., 32, of Granite City, Illinois admitted that beginning on March 14, 2018, he defrauded the bank by depositing hundreds of worthless checks into dozens of people’s accounts. Wigfall asked Commerce Bank account […]
A convicted felon from Missouri who was caught with a gun by police responding to a domestic violence incident was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry Tuesday to five years in federal prison. De’Aliz’e Jones, 25, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in May to a charge of being a felon in possession of […]
A Missouri man appeared in court Tuesday to face charges accusing him of three armed robberies or attempted robberies of St. Louis County businesses and the discharge of a firearm during one of the incidents. Matthew Sabir, 37, from Wentzville, was indicted July 27 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on three robbery charges, […]
A Missouri man on Tuesday admitted selling fentanyl that killed a Lake St. Louis man last year. Stephen Paul Jefferson Jr., 37, from Hazelwood pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk to a felony charge of distribution of fentanyl. Jefferson admitted selling the fentanyl that killed the Lake St. Louis man […]
A Missouri man and woman have pleaded guilty in federal court to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise that victimized at least three children. Kevin Grant McMillan, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise from Jan. 1, 2017, to Nov. 6, 2019. By pleading […]
A southern Missouri high school teacher was sentenced in federal court for a sextortion scheme in which 11 identified child victims, and dozens more child victims who have not been identified, were coerced to send him pornographic images and videos. “This defendant, a high school teacher, pretended to be a teenager online in order to […]
The owner of a Missouri business pleaded guilty in federal court to tax evasion. Jason Rigoli, 42, of Peculiar, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to a federal information that charges him with one count of tax evasion. Rigoli, who has owned and operated […]
During the month of August, Hy-Vee dietitians will host a series of programs and workshops focused on helping kids and families prepare for the upcoming school year with healthy recipes. Free Kids in the Hy-Vee Kitchen (Virtual) Each month, the Hy-Vee dietitian team hosts free virtual cooking classes for aspiring chefs. The goal is to […]
Missouri voters head to the polls today for the primary election. Denise Lieberman, with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, says there are restrictions on what you can wear to the polls. Lieberman also reminds voters to keep weapons away from the polls. Taking a photo of your ballot is also against […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has published A Multi-Year Look at Maternal Mortality in Missouri: 2017-2019 Annual Report on behalf of the state’s Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review board. The report is an aggregate of three years’ worth of work of the PAMR and is based on the most recent data available. PAMR is […]
(Missouri Independent) – Boone County sent out more than 100,000 sample ballots to prepare voters for Tuesday’s primary election, and many were surprised at what they saw. “They weren’t aware of redistricting happening,” said Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. “So we had a lot of questions from people that were newly in the 3rd Congressional […]
Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on August 11-21. Visit MDC’s Conservation building from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and the kid’s Xplor Zone from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. to see MDC’s mobile snake exhibit, a new macroinvertebrate exhibit, and more. Ask MDC staff conservation-related […]
A man from Fort Worth, Texas was arrested Sunday morning in Harrison County. Twenty-year-old Demorion Howard was taken into custody on a Texas warrant alleging aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He’s also accused of following to close. Howard was taken to the Harrison County Law Enforcement Center in Bethany where he was held without […]
Monday (today) is your last chance to vote absentee in person in next week’s Democratic and Republican party primaries in Missouri. The deadline has already passed for mailing in absentee ballots in Missouri, but you can still fill out an absentee ballot in person at your county’s courthouse or election office. You have […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was pleased with the results of a review of House Bill 1878 by the America First Policy Institute’s Center for Election Integrity. Last week the AFPI recognized Missouri as a nationwide leader in election integrity. Ashcroft believes this recognition is appropriate in light of the Missouri legislature’s efforts to pass […]
