On January 27, 2024, at approximately 2:40 p.m., a crash occurred on Missouri Highway 7 at County Road 227th in Cass County, resulting in multiple injuries and one fatality. The incident involved a collision between a 2019 Honda Pilot and a 2021 Kia Soul. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the Kia Soul, driven […]
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Kearney man arrested in Ray County on multiple charges
The Highway Patrol in Ray County reported the arrest of a Kearney man on the evening of Friday, January 26th, following multiple allegations. Travis Carlier, 43, faces serious charges including felony driving while intoxicated as a habitual offender, driving while revoked, and second-degree trespassing. Carlier was subsequently taken to the Ray County Jail where he […]
Three Missouri Main Street programs join national pilot program
Three Missouri Main Street programs have been selected as part of 30 communities nationwide, including Puerto Rico, to participate in Main Street America’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Rural Communities Pilot Program. This initiative is supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, in partnership with Forward Cities. The program’s goal is to engage, activate, and empower entrepreneurial […]
Senator Hawley fights to save Magnitude 7 Metals and jobs
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to use the Defense Production Act to prevent the shutdown of Magnitude 7 Metals—an aluminum manufacturer in Marston, Mo., that accounts for nearly 30 percent of the nation’s primary aluminum production. Senator Hawley warned that the closure of Magnitude 7 Metals […]
Missouri Republicans push bill to defund Planned Parenthood after years of legal fights
(Missouri Independent) – After years of court losses and legislative stalemates, Republicans and anti-abortion advocates in Missouri are once again trying to block Planned Parenthood from receiving money through Medicaid. A Senate committee debated legislation Wednesday that would change Missouri law to make Planned Parenthood ineligible to receive reimbursements from MO HealthNet, the state’s Medicaid program. Though the […]
One of nation’s only aluminum smelters set to close in Missouri Bootheel
(Missouri Independent) – One of the nation’s last primary aluminum smelters, which employs more than 400 workers in the Missouri Bootheel, will reportedly close its doors. The Magnitude 7 Metals plant, in the southeast Missouri town of Marston, announced Wednesday it would curtail operations, according to Industrious Labs, an industry analysis group. In a press […]
Missouri AG leads coalition of 28 states opposing calls to halt ammo sales from Lake City Plant
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a coalition of 28 states in addressing a letter to President Biden and Stephanie Feldman, Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, urging them to disregard the demands of Democratic attorneys general to halt commercial sales from Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. This facility, situated in […]
Boy Scout volunteer admits hiding cameras in Missouri camp bathrooms
A former Boy Scout volunteer on Thursday admitted hiding cameras in bathrooms at a St. Francois County, Missouri scout camp. David Lee Nelson, 41, of Redmond, Washington, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to two counts of production of child pornography and two counts of attempted production of child pornography. Nelson admitted […]
Missouri man who sexually assaulted children sentenced to 16 years in prison
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a man who possessed child pornography and admitted sexually abusing two children to 199 months (16-1/2 years) in prison. Judge Clark also ordered Kyle Mathew Bray, 32, to be placed on supervised release for life after his prison term ends. Bray, who was living in Lincoln […]
KC man sentenced to 16 years in prison for sex trafficking four victims
A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy that involved four victims, including two teenagers. Dameon Devor Williams, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 16 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Williams to 20 years of […]
Fatal crash on Highway 2 claims Holden woman’s life
A crash on Highway 2, 15 feet east of County Road SW 1931, claimed the life of a Holden woman, Julie M. Huston, 44, on Thursday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 11:34 a.m. when a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Huston, veered off the right side of the […]
Two injured in late-night crash on Highway 61 near Kahoka
In a late-night incident on January 24th, a collision occurred on Highway 61, half a mile west of County Road 306 in Clark County, resulting in two individuals being hospitalized. The crash involved a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado and a disabled 2005 Chevrolet Silverado that was partially blocking the westbound lane. The driver of the 2021 […]
Missouri pursuit ends in gunfire, suspect and MSHP trooper injured
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released a report on an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in northeast Missouri. The situation resulted in a suspect and a trooper both being shot. Northeast Missouri Emergency Communications requested assistance in locating a suspect who allegedly had fled in a vehicle from the Adams County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office and […]
Audio: Missouri governor’s final State of State touts abortion ban, infrastructure spending
(Missouri Independent/Missourinet) – In his final address to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly, Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday pointed to outlawing abortion, increasing infrastructure spending, and appointing five statewide officeholders as the legacy of his six years in office. “I’ll be leaving here with my head held high,” Parson told lawmakers during […]
Gov. Mike Parson proposes record $52.7 billion Missouri state budget
(Missouri Independent) – Spending from large federal grants and a shrinking but substantial state surplus will propel Missouri to record spending in the coming year if lawmakers adopt the $52.7 billion budget proposal from Gov. Mike Parson. Unlike last year’s budget proposal, which included nearly $900 million from general revenue to improve Interstate 70, Parson has no […]
Missouri announces $92.8 million grant for I-70 improvements
During his final State of the State Address, Governor Mike Parson, alongside Congressman Sam Graves, announced that Missouri has secured a $92.8 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to improve Interstate 70. Missouri will use the INFRA grant for specific Improve I-70 projects, including truck parking, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), work zone safety technology, […]
Louisiana bounty hunter sentenced to 10 years in prison for Missouri kidnapping
U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a bounty hunter from Louisiana to 10 years in prison for removing a woman from a St. Peters, Missouri home and taking her across state lines against her will. Wayne D. Lozier Jr., 45, of the New Orleans area, was convicted by a jury in September […]
Former pro basketball player indicated on pandemic loan fraud
A former professional basketball player has been arrested in Missouri after an indictment accused him of fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief funds. Lorenzo Gordon, 40, of Chesterfield, Missouri, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on January 17 on three counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government money. He pleaded […]
Man who shared child pornography, fled St. Louis sentenced to 15 years in prison
A man who possessed and shared child pornography and then fled from St. Louis while on house arrest was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years and eight months in prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday also ordered Daniel Bert, 38, to be placed on supervised release for life after he gets out of […]
Independence man indicted for illegal firearm following police chase
An Independence, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing from police officers in a stolen pick-up truck. Duke A. Yates, 35, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., […]