A Merriam Woods, Mo., man who shot at a police officer during a high-speed pursuit has been sentenced in federal court in two separate cases for illegally possessing firearms. Blake Christopher Basten, 34, was sentenced on Tuesday, Feb. 27, by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On […]
An accident involving three vehicles occurred on Highway 5, three miles north of Lebanon, Missouri, at approximately 1:55 p.m. on February 28, 2024. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the crash involved a 2017 black GMC Yukon, a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer unit, and a 2021 Chevrolet Spark. According to the accident report, the Chevrolet […]
Missouri nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 800 jobs in January 2024, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from December at 3.3 percent. Private industry employment decreased by 300 jobs, and government employment decreased by 500 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 42,100 jobs from January 2023 to January 2024, and […]
In an early morning incident, a 22-year-old man from La Plata, Missouri, was transported to Samaritan Hospital following a single-vehicle accident on Highway 63. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the crash occurred approximately 2 miles south of La Plata at around 8:05 a.m. on February 28, 2024. Shawn L. Gerber, the driver of […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri families who haven’t claimed food benefits in a program launched during the height of the pandemic could lose out in the coming weeks unless they act quickly. Federal pandemic-era summer food benefits, referred to as P-EBT, were designed to help cover costs in summer 2022 but did not begin being disbursed […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, raising concerns over the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) inconsistent mail service to Missourians in Kansas City and across the state. “Recent reports show Missourians are continuing to experience delayed mail […]
A St. Louis County, Missouri man on Tuesday admitted shooting at police and federal task force officers in 2021. Derek D. Brown, 50, of Jennings, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of assault on a federal officer and two counts of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. […]
A Carthage, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography. James Beam, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 12 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Beam to 20 years of supervised release following incarceration. Beam will be required to register as […]
A Columbia, Missouri man was indicted by a federal grand jury for a scheme to produce and distribute child pornography involving six child victims. Ryan Edward Hine, 27, was charged in a seven-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City, Mo. Today’s superseding indictment replaces the original indictment that was returned […]
(Missouri Independent) – A southwest Missouri meatpacking plant that sought to dump treated wastewater into an impaired river will halt operations — at least temporarily. Missouri Prime Beef Packers will shutter its Pleasant Hope facility, which processes 3,500 cattle per week, on April 26. It’s not clear whether the closure will be temporary or permanent. […]
(Missouri Independent) – Sending Missouri state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Texas’s border with Mexico will cost more than $2.2 million, state officials told the House Budget Committee on Monday. Gov. Mike Parson is sending 200 soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a filing by Evergy Missouri West, Inc., doing business as (d/b/a) Evergy Missouri West, to adjust the Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC) charge on the bills of its electric customers. Evergy Missouri West made two filings with the Missouri Public Service Commission. In its first filing (ER-2024-0205), Evergy Missouri […]
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick released a follow-up report for the City of Purcell that finds the city is still working to implement many of the recommendations made by a 2022 audit that gave the municipality a rating of “poor.” The original report was initiated by a citizen petition and led to the former Mayor […]
With spring approaching, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) remind Missourians to consider purchasing flood insurance. Despite over half of Missouri currently experiencing drought conditions, flooding can still pose a significant threat with sufficient rainfall. In areas that have faced abnormally dry conditions, rainwater may not […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2023 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing. Buy Missouri hunting and fishing permits from one of many vendors around the state, online at at this link on […]
The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC) is seeking nominations for the 22nd Annual Show Me Service Awards. The Show Me Service Awards highlight the service and volunteerism that Missourians provide to strengthen communities and improve quality of life. To provide a diverse group of awardees each year, the awards are presented by region and include […]
A study finds that over 11-thousand guns in Missouri were reported stolen over five years. It’s a new study that was released by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. They traced stolen weapons from 2017 through 2021 and found that over 11-thousand guns were reported stolen in Missouri. The study found […]
(Missouri News Service – Farah Siddiqi) Missouri Senate Bills 1032 and 1081 would require public schools to develop and implement cardiac emergency response plans and advocates are stressing funding is needed to implement them. The legislation would require every Missouri school district to have a response plan, including working with EMS providers, training staff on CPR and defibrillator […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that after receiving reports of religious and race-based discrimination occurring in Missouri schools, he directed letters to three school districts ordering them to immediately cease and desist discriminatory practices against their students and staff. “This is about protecting the constitutional rights of all Missourians to be free from discrimination,” […]
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a St. Peters, Missouri woman to a year and a day in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $237,000 from pandemic assistance programs. Regina Brand, 52, was also ordered to repay the money. Brand pleaded guilty in August to one felony count of wire fraud and admitted […]
