The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as Thursday on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan – with Missouri as a focal point in the case. The high court is expected to rule soon on the president’s plan that would reportedly forgive nearly $500 billion in student debt for more than […]
(Missouri Independent) – With gun injuries now the leading cause of death among children and teenagers in the United States, parents and communities are seeking new strategies to keep children safe. That’s especially the case in places like Kansas City, where children too often become innocent victims of a larger gun violence epidemic. Young people […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not deliver his certification of the fiscal note summary on 11 abortion rights petitions within the 24 hours ordered Tuesday by Judge Jon Beetem. Instead, Bailey filed a notice of appeal with Beetem’s court that he wanted to take the case to the Missouri Supreme Court. As of […]
The United States Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Deon R. Crittenden, 32, of Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to serve 100 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to unlawfully possessing a firearm. Crittenden appeared for his sentencing hearing Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. […]
A former analyst with the Kansas City Division of the FBI was sentenced in federal court for illegally retaining documents related to the national defense at her residence. Kendra Kingsbury, 50, of Garden City, Kansas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to three years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. […]
A Missouri business owner who is a registered sex offender has been indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing and distributing child pornography over the Internet. Lance M. Berry, 36, Lawson, Mo., was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, June 20. Berry, the […]
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy after being indicted last year for illegally possessing firearms. Thomas D. Clegg, 40, was charged in a two-count second superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, June 20. […]
A Mexican national has been sentenced in federal court for kidnapping, which led to the death of the victim. Juan D. Osorio (also known as “Spexx”), 30, a citizen of Mexico residing in Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Tuesday, June 20, to life in federal prison without parole. […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy that distributed nearly 38 kilograms (83.7 pounds) of fentanyl in southwest Missouri and resulted in several overdose deaths. Two Springfield, Mo., residents were also sentenced as co-conspirators in the drug-trafficking conspiracy. James D. Collins, also known as “Red,” 49, Battlefield, Mo., was sentenced […]
A Missouri man who illegally possessed 13 firearms, including machine guns, pleaded guilty in federal court to fentanyl trafficking, carrying a firearm during and in relation to fentanyl trafficking, and illegally possessing a machine gun. Ban N. To, 19, Kansas City, Mo., waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol was busy on Monday and Tuesday as officers made several arrests throughout the state for driving under the influence (DUI) and related charges. Four individuals were taken into custody in separate incidents, underscoring the patrol’s commitment to road safety and the enforcement of DUI laws. The first arrest took place […]
(Missouri Independent) – On an early June day, five foster children were being housed by SSM Health at hospitals in the St. Louis area not because they were sick, but because there was no other place for them to live. They had each been in the hospital for an average of 56 days. There were […]
(Missouri Independent) – Ameren Missouri plans to open four solar farms by 2026 capable of powering a combined 95,000 homes, the company announced Tuesday. Ameren, an investor-owned electric utility serving St. Louis and eastern Missouri, said in a release it would build or purchase the four solar farms, which would have a combined capacity of […]
(Missouri Independent) – In a scathing denunciation of Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s legal arguments, a Cole County judge on Tuesday set a 24-hour deadline for the AG to certify a fiscal note summary for an abortion rights initiative petition. Circuit Judge Jon Beetem rejected every claim of authority made by Bailey for refusing to accept State […]
A man from St. Charles County, Missouri accused of coercing minors into sending him nude pictures has been ordered held in jail until trial. Tristin M. Davis, 26, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on May 24 on three counts of coercion and enticement of a minor and three counts of receiving […]
A man from Indiana appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Tuesday on a federal charge accusing him of temporarily blinding pilots of a Metro Air Support Unit helicopter in February. Jason Foster, 47, was indicted on March 8 on one count of aiming a laser at an aircraft and arrested on May 31 […]
A Kansas City, Mo., man who committed at least seven armed robberies over several months was sentenced in federal court. Robert M. Taylor, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 17 years in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 9, 2023, Taylor was found guilty at trial of one count of […]
A Columbia, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Warren Andre Washington, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 11 years in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 29, 2022, Washington pleaded guilty to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to […]
(Missourinet) – The snaps, crackles, and pops are on the horizon. Seasonal fireworks tents are officially open across Missouri through July 10. State Fire Marshall Tim Bean says the fireworks supply is expected to be well stocked this time. “When the COVID event broke out, the supply and demand couldn’t be met there […]
(Missourinet) – Using plastic to pay for marijuana could soon be allowed in Missouri. Since marijuana is not legalized at the federal level, banks and credit card companies typically won’t allow a credit card for cannabis purchases. But the Missouri Legislature passed a bill this year that would change this. St. Louis Senator Steven Roberts […]
