The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control has announced the arrest of three individuals on charges related to child pornography. These arrests were the result of thorough investigations conducted by the Patrol’s Digital Forensic Investigative Unit. Nathan D. Orr, a 40-year-old resident of Union Star, Missouri, was taken into custody on […]
A tense Friday morning in Moberly ended with the arrest of a female suspect following a shots-fired incident, as reported by the Moberly Police Department via a Facebook update. The suspect was apprehended without any injuries or further incident, calming an anxious community after a day on high alert. The disturbance began around 10:26 a.m. […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds deer hunters that Ray and Clay counties are within the state’s CWD Management Zone. A deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease last year that was harvested in western Ray County within 10 miles of Clay County. The CWD Management Zone is designed to limit the spread and effects […]
State Treasurer Vivek Malek announced Wednesday that Missouri’s school choice program, MOScholars, has already exceeded the number of scholarships that were awarded last scholarship award cycle, with three months remaining in the cycle. Scholarships can be awarded up to the end of January. Last year, the State Treasurer’s Office established one of the nation’s first […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds hunters to be aware of baiting regulations as they prepare for the November firearms deer season, which runs from Nov. 11 through Nov. 21. The use of bait to attract deer, including grain or other feed placed or scattered, is illegal during the fall hunting season. Southeast Region Protection […]
Missouri’s State Budget Director Dan Haug has reported a slight dip in the net general revenue collections for October 2023. The figures have seen a decrease of 0.7 percent when compared to the collections of October 2022, dropping from $904.4 million to $898.3 million. The fiscal year-to-date net general revenue collections for 2024 also experienced […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office successfully defended the convictions of Vicente Roldan-Marron at the Western District Court of Appeals for first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The appeals court affirmed the circuit court’s judgment denying Roldan-Marron post-conviction relief based on a claim that he received ineffective assistance from counsel during his […]
A former police officer in Woodson Terrace, Missouri on Thursday admitted kicking a man who was on the ground and being held at gunpoint by another officer. David W. Maas, 57, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey to a charge of deprivation of rights under color of law, namely the […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced a second man to 10 ½ years in prison for the armed robbery of a St. Louis, Missouri 7-Eleven in 2020, U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming announced Thursday. Harvey Cameron, 33, of Ferguson, was one of two men involved in the robbery of the 7-Eleven at […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced a felon caught with a rifle and a pistol to 15 years in prison. Arnell Jackson, 46, of Norwood Court, Missouri, pleaded guilty in July to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted that on Feb. 21, 2022, police responded […]
A collision between two trucks on Highway 61 near Route FF in Ralls County, Missouri, resulted in moderate injuries for a New Haven man Thursday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at approximately 1:02 p.m. when a 2001 Freightliner attempted a U-turn and was struck in the rear by a […]
(Missouri Independent) – Treasure Dowell has called Missouri’s social services department three times a day for nearly a month and has yet to speak to a human being. Sometimes she is automatically disconnected hours before the call center closes because it has reached capacity for the day. Other times she waits hours, her phone on […]
As cooler temperatures arrive, it’s a signal that winter, with its challenging mix of snow, sleet, and ice, isn’t far behind. The National Weather Service (NWS) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) are joining forces to declare November 6 – 10, 2023, as Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Missouri to assist residents in staying […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission can give employees big raises to cut job turnover and attract new workers, a Cole County judge ruled Tuesday. In a long-awaited decision, Circuit Judge Cotton Walker decided that the commission’s plan for a “market adjustment” is authorized by constitutional language controlling the State Road Fund. In his ruling, Walker […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections Director, Anne Precythe, has announced that her last day with the state of Missouri will be December 5, 2023. She has served as the director of the Missouri DOC since January 2017, after a 30-year career in the North Carolina Division of Community Corrections, where she retired as the director […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has allocated $13 million from Missouri’s medical marijuana program to the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC). This contribution is the fifth of its kind, bringing the total funds transferred to $39,978,820 since the inception of the medical program in late 2018. Furthermore, DHSS has redirected $3,836,919 from Missouri’s […]
A man on Wednesday admitted setting a fire in his ex-girlfriend’s St. Louis County home while she, her daughter, and her aunt all slept. Christopher Willis, 39, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of maliciously damaging or destroying by means of fire in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Willis admitted entering his ex-girlfriend’s home […]
A Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm after causing a disturbance by firing the gun on a public street in the Swope Parkway neighborhood. Michael S. Simmons, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 11 years and two months in federal prison without parole. […]
A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and for illegally possessing firearms. Franklin T. Hicks Jr., also known as “Frankie,” 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 10 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On May 31, […]
A two-vehicle accident occurred on Highway 136, one mile east of Kahoka, at 6:20 a.m. on November 1, 2023, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident involved a 2010 GMC Sierra driven by Kaleb A. Kelley, 19, of Kahoka, Missouri, and a 2019 Ford Ranger driven by Thomas L. Shipley, […]
