Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, is extending an invitation to individuals interested in a career with the agency to attend the upcoming MSHP Career Expo. The event aims to provide comprehensive information on a wide range of job opportunities, both as a trooper and in civilian roles. Event Details […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the National Deer Association (NDA) invite landowners and others interested in managing deer on their properties to join a free, live webinar via Zoom. The webinar, focused on using data to inform deer management, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m. MDC and NDA staff will […]
(Missourinet) – Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, is unhappy that the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is requiring private electric utility companies to move residential customers to time-based rates. She criticizes Chairman Scott Rupp and states that utility companies have not requested this system. In a Facebook post from July, she says the plan […]
(Missouri Independent) – Police Chief Gideon Cody arrived at the Marion County Record and handed a copy of a search warrant to Deb Gruver, the veteran reporter who had questioned him about alleged misconduct at his previous job. As Gruver read the search warrant, she told Cody she needed to call her publisher and editor, Eric Meyer. […]
One in four Missourians either doesn’t believe or doesn’t know that using birth control pills is legal in the state. The Right Time, an initiative of the Missouri Foundation for Health that has said it’s committed to expanding access to contraception, surveyed 1,000 Missourians this spring. More than half the people surveyed didn’t know that emergency contraception […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office filed a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to hear a landmark case to support the fundamental freedom of religious liberty, Missouri Department of Corrections v. Jean Finney. In this case, the court removed jurors from a case solely because they held Christian beliefs—even though […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office filed charges against Richard B. Gillette, 51, for allegedly defrauding consumers in connection with his business, Premiere Exterior Solutions. Gillette faces one count of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, two counts of Stealing, and three counts of Deceptive Business Practices for defrauding consumers and financially […]
(Missourinet) – Thirteen Gold Star families are seeking “accountability” from the Biden Administration regarding the 2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of their children. Among the families present at a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Roundtable today in Washington, D.C., were the father and stepmother of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jared […]
(Missourinet) – Driving under the influence is a big concern for law enforcement in Missouri. St. Louis-based Intoximeters (intox-uh-meters) is a company that specializes in alcohol breath testing equipment. In 2019, they began distributing oral fluid tests for drugs. Tim Brewer is a regional manager for the company. He says that the SoToxa (so-tox-uh) Mobile […]
(Missourinet) – Kansas City and St. Louis are working to identify gaps in Missouri’s gun laws. To address the violent crime plaguing their cities, they propose banning high-powered guns and preventing minors from accessing firearms. The proposed restrictions appear unlikely to gain support from some Republican leaders. In Missouri, individuals can carry concealed weapons without […]
(Missouri Independent) – State education officials continue to cautiously move ahead with a plan to implement social-emotional learning standards for all Missouri students, though concerns about possible political blowback hang over the process. Social and emotional learning (SEL) standards in Missouri are designed to help students understand their thoughts and emotions, become more self-aware, and […]
(Missouri Independent) – A Missouri judge denied on Wednesday a marijuana company’s effort to stop the recall of 62,000 products containing the company’s THC concentrate that the state deemed a “potential threat to health and safety.” The company, Delta Extraction, is a Robertsville-based licensed marijuana manufacturer that specializes in making THC distillate, a highly potent […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has secured the maximum possible sentence for Robert Lee Sims Jr. of Madison, Missouri, for sexually abusing and exploiting a minor over several years. Sims Jr. now faces three consecutive life sentences, plus an additional 44 years, to be served in the Missouri Department of Corrections. […]
An incident unfolded on the Missouri River, approximately 700 feet downstream of Katfish Katy’s Access, resulting in the drowning of a 22-year-old Columbia woman on August 30, 2023. The victim has been identified as Caroline M. Dill, a female resident of Columbia, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Dill was the driver of […]
(Missouri Independent) – In response to growing public concern over crime, cities and counties throughout the United States are returning to a familiar tool: curfews for young people. Proponents argue curfews curb crime and protect youth by keeping them off the streets. But research suggests curfews are ineffective, and some juvenile justice advocates and experts […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey believes a push to allow St Louis and Kansas City to enact their own gun regulations would cost the state hundreds of millions and lead to a massive increase in rape and murder. And his argument, made in a July letter to Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, is now a […]
State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick released the annual review of the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) sales and use tax. As found in previous audits, the report notes Missouri has the most generous timely sales and use tax discount in the nation, and recommends a cap on the amount of discount retained by businesses each month. […]
A woman from St. Louis County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted using others’ identities to buy two cars and lease a home. Amia Hill, 26, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to two counts of wire fraud. She also helped someone else fraudulently obtain a $6,500 loan, causing total losses of between $40,000 […]
A man accused of a July 2022 carjacking has been arrested and appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Tuesday. La’Vontray Hayes-Williams, 19, of Jennings, was indicted on Nov. 16, 2022, on one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. He was arrested on […]
General Mills, a leading global food manufacturer, announced today that it will expand in Joplin, investing $48 million and creating 47 new jobs at its frozen dough plant location. The company’s expansion will increase its manufacturing and packaging capacity to meet increased demand and product innovation from food service customers. Construction is underway and is […]
