Governor Mike Parson announced that President Joe Biden has approved his request for a major disaster declaration to help local governments and nonprofit agencies in 33 counties in response to multiple severe weather systems that impacted Missouri from July 29 – August 14. The declaration makes federal public assistance available for the repair of damaged […]
The Missouri “Close the Gap” Grant program has been initiated to assist parents and guardians across the state with specific educational expenses. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has announced the availability of one-time grants, amounting to up to $1,500, for K-12 students enrolled in Missouri public school districts or charter schools. The […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missourians who are arrested, deemed unfit to stand trial, and ordered into mental health treatment are now detained in jail for an average of eight months before being transferred to a mental health facility. And that’s “some good news,” Nora Bock, director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health’s Division of Behavioral […]
U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced a man from Jefferson County, Missouri to seven years in prison on a child pornography charge and ordered him to pay $57,000 to victims. Matthew Thilges, 60, pleaded guilty on June 7, 2023, to one count of receipt of child pornography. He admitted possessing images containing […]
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Wednesday sentenced a woman who robbed a St. Louis County cell phone store in 2021 and then carjacked a Jeep in St. Louis to 15 years in prison. Kadijah McFadden, 29, pointed a gun at an employee of the Boost Mobile store at 12135 Bellefontaine Road on Aug. […]
A man from Slovakia who also lists an address in St. Louis, Missouri appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Wednesday to answer an indictment that accuses him of fraudulently obtaining $730,500 in pandemic loans. Mark Ethan Jermain, 40, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three felony counts of wire fraud. An August 20 […]
An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for possessing and distributing child pornography following two unrelated investigations by separate law enforcement agencies. Nicholas P. Johnson, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 12 years and six months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Johnson to pay $19,000 […]
An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for two fraud schemes in which he sold unwitting victims rental equipment and real estate that did not belong to him. Jeremy Ace Woods, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 17 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered […]
The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse and burro placement event on November 3-4, 2023, offering approximately 30 to 70 excess animals gathered from western rangelands. The event will take place at the Civil War Arena, 11838 Civil War Rd., Carthage, Missouri. “The BLM’s goal is to place animals removed from overpopulated […]
(Missouri Independent) – California and Florida have become the first states to require later public school start times, a response to reams of research showing significant advantages for high school students who can get more sleep by beginning their day at 8:30 a.m. or later. But such changes come with difficult ripple effects — upended bus […]
(Missouri Independent) – Just 10 days after seeking permission to allow customers to opt out of controversial time-of-use pricing, western Missouri’s major electric utility withdrew its request with state regulators. Under an order from the Missouri Public Service Commission, Evergy is expected next month to implement time-of-use pricing, which places a premium on electricity prices […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King, demanding answers after a disturbing new report from The New York Times exposed unsafe, illegal child labor practices within the company. “I am alarmed by new reports that Tyson Foods has actively participated in dangerous and illegal child labor practices,” wrote Senator Hawley. “Any company […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe’s advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The investigation revealed that Tempoe’s marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe they were signing up for an installment plan or credit sale when, in reality, they […]
United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a man from Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri to nine years in prison on a charge of receiving child pornography. Timothy Ray White, 61, appeared for sentencing at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. According to court documents, on Oct. 6, 2022, a search warrant […]
Federal and local authorities are asking the public to look out for rifles and shotguns that were stolen from a farm and home store in Washington County, Missouri in 2021. One was recently recovered in St. Louis County. Gregory Snyder, 44, of Bismarck, in St. Francois County, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. […]
The owner of a Kirbyville, Mo., towing company was sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to illegally tamper with the emissions controls of the company’s diesel towing vehicles. “This business owner intentionally polluted the air in southwest Missouri for more than a decade with massive amounts of cancer-causing toxins in violation of federal […]
A Springfield, Mo., man involved in at least two local shootings was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Danyon Marquise Noble, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to four years and nine months in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 13, 2023, Noble pleaded guilty to being a […]
A Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the internet. Mark Comer, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 18 years in federal prison without parole. Comer will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison and […]
(Missouri Independent) – Karina Hernandez’s ideal work environment is surrounded by plants, with her hands in the dirt. Although she already has a biology degree, she recently decided to go back to school to take classes in horticulture at St. Louis Community College at Meramec, the state’s largest horticulture program. And she was surprised to […]
Today is National Voter Registration Day, and Missourians have many locations where they can register to vote – from community colleges and universities to public libraries and even online. Missouri’s population has topped six million, but as of 2022, the Secretary of State’s office reported just 4.3 million had registered to vote. Paula Bowman, co-president of […]
