Views: 24U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a Jefferson County, Missouri woman who was part of a wide-ranging scheme that fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in disability payments to 15 months in prison. Elizabeth Guetersloh, 67, was also ordered to repay $423,513. A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in […]
Views: 0The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Jeremiah R. Twiggs, age 40, from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was sentenced on Friday to seven years in federal prison following his guilty plea to being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Twiggs appeared for his sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark at […]
Views: 0Tanner S. Huffman, 30, a Koshkonong, Missouri, resident, and member of the Gangster Disciples, received a federal court sentence for illegal firearm possession. U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Huffman on Thursday, Dec. 14, to eight years and six months in federal prison without parole. Huffman admitted guilt on Sept. 19, 2022, for […]
Views: 23In the early hours of December 17, 2023, a two-vehicle accident occurred on Highway 61, approximately two miles south of Hannibal, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the collision involved a 2019 Jeep Wrangler and a 2010 Ford Escape. The Jeep Wrangler, driven by 26-year-old Jeremy M. Conrad of Hannibal, was reported […]
Views: 1In a morning mishap on Missouri’s Highway 36, Donna M. Travis, a 38-year-old resident of Callao, Missouri, sustained minor injuries following a collision involving her vehicle, a 2016 Toyota Camry, and a 2005 Peterbilt truck. The accident occurred on December 15, 2023, at approximately 7:40 a.m., one mile east of Callao. According to the […]
Views: 3(Missourinet) – Could terminally ill Missouri patients access medically assisted suicide? A pre-filed Missouri House bill proposes allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives through medically assisted suicide. Named the ‘Marilyn Teitelbaum Death with Dignity Act,’ this bill honors a St. Louis woman who sought end-of-life care out of state after […]
Views: 0About one-third of Missouri is considered rural, and residents there often face health challenges. Recent research highlights the significant consequences of neglecting rural areas. The Missouri Rural Health Association’s latest report emphasizes the need for ongoing investment in rural Missouri. Katie Reichard, Director of Government Affairs for the Missouri Primary Care Association, noted that […]
Views: 1Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released a statement after voting to pass the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. “This year’s annual defense bill provides our troops with the largest pay raise in 20 years—a raise that is well-deserved, hard-earned, and essential in addressing the increasing cost of living faced by […]
Views: 5A husband and wife team, Korey Adams and Jennifer Adams, are each charged with 24 counts of felony stealing. A state audit revealed that they allegedly misused over $160,000 from a small-town sewer district for personal gain. According to court records, the couple is scheduled for a hearing before a Dunklin County judge in […]
Views: 1A West Plains, Mo., man received a federal court sentence for sexually exploiting a 13-month-old child and distributing child pornography. Kenneth Howard Worthy, 48, received a 40-year federal prison sentence without parole from U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool. Post-incarceration, Worthy faces 15 years of supervised release. He must register as a sex offender […]
Views: 2An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for uploading hundreds of images and videos of child pornography to his online storage accounts and sending videos of child pornography to an Ohio teenager. Joshua M. Rodgers, 29, received an eight-year federal prison sentence without parole from U.S. District Judge Greg Kays. Rodgers must […]
Views: 1A woman who fraudulently applied for a $167,997 pandemic loan for a business in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, that she neither ran nor owned, was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. ordered Maxine Michelle Burns, 44, of Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, to repay the money. Following […]
Views: 0Judge John A. Ross of the U.S. District Court sentenced Doctavious Pegues, a convicted felon from St. Louis, Missouri, to 15 years in prison. This sentence was handed down on Wednesday after Pegues was found with a handgun. In September, 39-year-old Pegues pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. He acknowledged […]
Views: 3In the early hours of December 14, 2023, a motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 6, just west of Durham, resulting in two men being seriously injured. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2006 Acura RSX, driven by 21-year-old Bodey J. Perry of Ewing, was traveling eastbound when it collided head-on with […]
Views: 7Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced the graduation of 25 troopers from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy. This significant event is scheduled for Friday, December 22, 2023, at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium located at 1510 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO. The ceremony will be […]
Views: 0(Missourinet) – Missouri’s Fast Track Workforce Incentive Program offers tuition and fee coverage for adults advancing their education for high-demand jobs. Fast Track is available to eligible Missourians aged 25 or older who seek a certificate, degree, apprenticeship, or industry-recognized credential. Leroy Wade, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, […]
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants a Cole County judge to block a subpoena seeking records about how he came up with a $21 million cost estimate for a proposed abortion-rights initiative petition. Republican political operative Jamie Corley filed an initiative petition earlier this year that seeks to amend the state constitution […]
Views: 0U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Wednesday sentenced a convicted felon from St. Louis, Missouri to 15 years in prison after he was caught with a handgun. Doctavious Pegues, 39, pleaded guilty in September to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted that on Oct. 7, 2021, St. Louis Metropolitan […]
Views: 0U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Wednesday sentenced a convicted felon caught repeatedly with a firearm, including after a standoff with police, to 13 years and nine months in prison. Stephen Joseph Diani, 49, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty in June to two counts of being a felon in possession of a […]
Views: 1A single-vehicle accident involving a 2008 Saturn Vue occurred on Route B near Yates, Missouri, resulting in minor injuries for the driver. At approximately 11:35 p.m., Brianna R. Walters, a 23-year-old resident of Armstrong, Missouri, was driving westbound when her vehicle traveled off the right side of the road. In an attempt to correct […]
