(Missouri Independent) – Proposed legislation to regulate intoxicating hemp products could potentially ban the majority of the Delta-8 drinks and edibles on the market in Missouri today, the state’s top marijuana regulator told an industry meeting late last week in St. Louis. “This is really an unanswered question,” said Amy Moore, director of the Missouri […]
(Missouri News Service – Farah Siddiqi) – As COVID-era benefits are nearing expiration, a recent Child Wellness Summit has brought together nonprofits to address urgent child well-being and food insecurity issues. Families in Missouri grappling with inflation and high living costs are facing increased challenges, especially in providing food, utilities, and health care for children. […]
For March 2024, Governor Mike Parson granted eight pardons according to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. In addition to granting eight pardons, Governor Parson denied 33 clemency applications in March. The […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is now accepting entries for its 2024 photo contest, with a submission deadline of September 1. Missouri boasts an array of stunning natural resources, including unique state parks, historic sites, natural phenomena, scenic landscapes, and diverse wildlife. For the 11th consecutive year, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources invites […]
The Missouri State Fair has announced the seventh 2024 State Fair concert series concert. Country artists Ian Munsick and Creed Fisher will perform on Thursday, Aug. 15, as part of the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, concert series at the 2024 Missouri State Fair. Ian Munsick, a native of Wyoming, is showcasing a […]
In an incident on the evening of March 31, 2024, a fatal ATV accident occurred on Beaver Run Lane in Lawson, Missouri, resulting in the death of a local man and injuries to a teenager. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 6:00 p.m. when a 2003 Yamaha Kodiak ATV, operated […]
(Missouri Independent) – Only one word describes what voters in Missouri’s 19th Senate District can expect from this year’s campaign. Nasty. Former state Rep. Chuck Basye, a Rocheport Republican who habitually issues profane insults to opponents through email and social media, filed Tuesday to run in the central Missouri district. He filed at the urging […]
(Missouri independent) – Missourians overwhelmingly support access to contraceptives, but some fear their lawmakers could pass laws limiting that availability, a new poll shows. The survey, released by The Right Time, a family planning initiative through the Missouri Family Health Council Inc., polled 1,000 Missourians between the ages of 18 and 35, split almost evenly between […]
A Jefferson City, Mo. man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a $12.4 million bank fraud scheme that included fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for four businesses. Tod Ray Keilholz, 61, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on Thursday, March 28, to one count of bank fraud, one count of […]
In an incident that unfolded Sunday evening on Highway B, one mile south of St. Francisville, Missouri, a fatal accident claimed the life of a Kahoka woman and left two others injured. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that at approximately 8:10 p.m. on March 31, 2024, a collision occurred involving a 2002 GMC Savana […]
In the early hours of the morning on March 31, 2024, a crash occurred on Highway 156, approximately three miles east of La Plata, Missouri. A 2023 GMC box truck, operated by Jared P. Bourque, 29, of New Iberia, Louisiana, left the roadway, struck the ground, and overturned. Bourque was not wearing a seatbelt at […]
The Missouri State Legislature returned from spring break this week. Second District State Representative Mazzie Christensen of Bethany reports the State House has now sent 63 bills to the Missouri Senate. One piece of legislation passed by the State House this week, which she says had a lot of constituent support, was the Farm Bureau […]
A serious crash occurred on Route Z near Agnes Street in Ray County at 5:02 p.m. on March 30, 2024, involving a 1972 MG Midget. The driver, identified as Paul W. Sherrill, 58, of Orrick, Missouri, and a 15-year-old female passenger were both seriously injured when their vehicle left the road, struck an embankment, went […]
In the early hours of March 31, 2024, a motor vehicle crash occurred on Highway 36, approximately four miles east of Hamilton, Missouri. The incident involved a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, driven by 21-year-old Jacob Latimer of Polo, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash took place at around 1:45 a.m., when the […]
In the early hours of March 31, 2024, an accident occurred on Highway 15, approximately six miles south of Paris, Missouri, leading to severe injuries for the driver involved. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2007 Nissan Xterra, driven by 64-year-old Clifford M. Deatsch of Hermann, Missouri, was traveling southbound when it veered […]
An accident occurred on the afternoon of March 30, 2024, on Route YY near County Road 2322 in Randolph County, Missouri. A 2023 Hyundai Tucson, driven by Daisy Roque, 30, from Macon, Missouri, was involved in a single-vehicle mishap that resulted in minor injuries to both the driver and her passenger. According to the Missouri […]
Twelfth District State Senator Rusty Black of Chillicothe reports the Missouri Senate perfected eight bills this week. One bill was Senate Joint Resolution 50, which he says would not allow the General Assembly to raise the state income tax above 5.5% without a vote of the people. Senate Bill 835 would adjust financial […]
(Missouri Independent) – A fertilizer spill this month in southwest Iowa killed nearly all the fish in a 60-mile stretch of river with an estimated death toll of more than 750,000, according to Iowa and Missouri conservation officers. That is the biggest fish kill in Iowa in at least a decade and the fifth-largest on […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a lawsuit against President Biden’s latest illegal loan “cancellation” plan and issued the following statement: “I’m extremely pleased to see Kansas leading a multi-state coalition in challenging President Biden’s latest attempt to unlawfully transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars in Ivy League debt onto working Missouri families. I’m pleased […]
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a man who repeatedly robbed St. Louis area QuikTrip stores to 20 years in prison. Terrence Gleason, now 53, of Bel Ridge, Missouri, stole cigarettes from or robbed three QuikTrip stores, including one in Bel-Ridge that he victimized three times. On Dec. 5, 2021, at about […]
