(Missouri Independent) – An emergency order that would set barriers to accessing gender-affirming care in Missouri is delayed until at least May 1. St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Ellen Ribaudo ruled Wednesday that she needed to hear from both the Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and plaintiffs prior to deciding if she would place a […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office obtained twelve felony convictions against Gilbert Silvey, Jr. for sexually abusing his stepdaughter over many years. Silvey faces up to three consecutive life sentences, plus 72 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. “As Attorney General, I will do everything in my power to protect Missourians […]
Two men from East St. Louis, Illinois who were already facing federal charges related to a carjacking in 2022 have been accused of more. Quinn Turner, 21, and Jaylen Mays, 25, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court Wednesday. Turner is facing four felonies from an April 19 superseding indictment: two carjacking charges and two […]
A man from Mexico, Missouri was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old runaway on a trip to Las Vegas. Jacob D. Burney, now 24, became involved in a relationship with the 13-year-old victim in 2021. Sometime before Dec. 8, 2021, the victim ran away from home to be […]
Missouri KidsFirst presented the 2023 Standing with Children Awards at a luncheon hosted by the organization at 11:30 AM on Monday, April 24, 2023, at the Millbottom Event Center, 400 West Main, Jefferson City, MO. The 2023 recipients of the Standing with Children Awards are Representatives Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) and Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) and […]
(Missouri Independent) – A Cole County judge rejected a challenge to a 2021 law used by Missouri’s attorney general to sue school districts over COVID-19 mask policies. In a case that focused on whether lawmakers had put too much into the bill, rendering it unconstitutional, Judge Daniel Green decided that everything fit under the broad […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office withdrew last week from a Cole County lawsuit accusing the Missouri State Highway Patrol of harassment and a “concerted campaign of threats” against companies that profit from video games offering cash prizes. Bailey, who is seeking a full term in office in 2024, has in recent months accepted large […]
Missouri’s Department of Social Services anticipates as many as 200,000 Missourians will lose their Medicaid benefits over the course of the next year because their income has increased and they no longer qualify. While the public health emergency was in effect, states could not remove anyone from their Medicaid rolls, but as the Medicaid “unwinding” has […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office obtained a conviction in Franklin County against John Swearinger for rape in the first degree. The jury recommended a prison sentence of 40 years. “As Attorney General, one of my biggest priorities is deploying my office’s resources to support Missouri counties in obtaining justice for […]
When voters approved Amendment 3 in November 2022, one of the tasks assigned to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services was to create a lottery process for granting a limited number of new small business licenses called “microbusinesses.” Microbusinesses are marijuana facility licenses issued only to eligible entities and individuals and are designed […]
A former supervisory motor vehicle inspector with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Tuesday admitted taking thousands of dollars in cash bribes to falsely certify that vehicles had been inspected and were roadworthy. Larry S. Conrad, 67, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of using a facility in interstate commerce, a cellular telephone, to facilitate […]
Hillman Solutions Corp., a provider of complete hardware solutions, announced that it has opened a new distribution hub in Belton, investing $3 million. The company’s facility, relocated from California, is approximately 305,000 square feet and began fulfilling shipments in early April. “We’re proud that a leading company like Hillman has recognized Missouri as an ideal […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s emergency rule blocking access to certain medical procedures for transgender children and adults faces a lawsuit seeking to block implementation days before it is scheduled to go into effect. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit Monday in St. Louis County […]
Bollinger County, Missouri, landowner Michael Zahner, and his company, Zahner Management Company LLC, will pay a $105,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Zahner and his company filled in portions of streams to build two lakes on his property without obtaining […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to affirm states’ authority to remove local prosecutors who refuse to put the law ahead of their personal politics. In an amicus brief filed in Warren v DeSantis, the attorneys general maintain […]
(Missouri Independent) – Sera Hart-Smith and her partner Kyle Kiera Hart are packing their belongings to leave Missouri before Hart-Smith runs out of her supply of estrogen. Hart-Smith has been taking estrogen since she was 19, and the couple is afraid state leaders may take that access away and push her back into the depression […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation congratulates Ginnifer Fuemmeler and their K-2 students at Hannah Cole Primary School in Boonville, Daniel Schaefer and their 4th graders at Kingdom Christian Academy in Fulton, and Hannah Shaw and their 7th graders at Liberal R-II Middle School in Liberal on being selected as winners of the 2023 “Yes You […]
Missouri’s Stand Your Ground law has been cited a number of times since the recent shooting of a Missouri teen by a homeowner whose house he went to by mistake. But one expert said the statute is not what authorizes a person to use lethal force when a “legitimate” threat occurs at their home or […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has obtained a judgment for $27,000 against Var-iety Auto’s, LLC, a defunct car dealership formerly of Lebanon, Missouri. Attorney General Bailey sought the judgment in an attempt to recoup losses for Missourians who purchased cars and never received certificates of title or promised warranty work. The […]
A man on Thursday admitted stealing a bag of cash from workers servicing an ATM in St. Louis County, Missouri. Mark Anthony Diggs, 21, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey to one robbery charge and one count of possession and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. […]
