The Missouri Department of Corrections reports the cumulative number of offender COVID-19 cases is 249 at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, which is an increase of eight from Tuesday, August 25th. Thirty-six of the cases are active, and 213 have recovered. There are also 24 cumulative staff COVID-19 cases reported. Three of those are active, and […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports it received notification of another positive COVID-19 test result, which brings the total for the county to 70. The cumulative total includes two inmates from the Chillicothe Correctional Center. The health center notes the Department of Health and Senior Services dashboard shows 71, but the paperwork has not yet […]
The Trenton Police Department reports 95 total nuisance incidents have been filed for the year as of Monday, August 24th. That is an increase of three from last month’s report. The total is down 139 compared to the same time period last year. A nuisance summary shows the largest number of violations for this year […]
The Linn County Health Department reports the second death of a county resident due to COVID-19. No information about the person will be released. The health department offers its condolences to the family. The first death related to COVID-19 in Linn County was reported in April. The health department reported Monday, August 24th a total […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released a plan detailing how she would handle the state’s COVID-19 response if elected as Missouri’s governor. She announced the plan as Missouri closes in on 76,000 positive cases since March, including more than 1,400 coronavirus-related deaths. Galloway is making stops this week in Kansas City, Springfield, St. Louis, and […]
Grundy County has two new positive cases of COVID-19. The cases were reported over the weekend to the Grundy County Health Department. No other information was provided in today’s report. The total number of cases is now 32 since reporting began. The health department noted there are three active cases at this time in Grundy […]
Trenton R-9 Superintendent Mike Stegman says several staff members are under quarantine because they were said to have had “close contact” with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and was recently on the campus in Trenton. Stegman did not reveal the gender of the positive case, nor where contacts were made and there’s no indication […]
Legislation that increases penalties for witness and victim tampering will go to the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on Monday, after being approved by the Judiciary Committee on a 17-0 vote this week. The prosecutor in western Missouri’s Johnson County traveled from Warrensburg to Jefferson City to testify for the bill, saying that witness […]
A Missouri man was charged in federal court with illegally possessing firearms and with drug trafficking after twice leading officers on high-speed vehicle pursuits. Charles V. Bai, 27, of Independence, Missouri, was charged in a three-count criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City. The federal criminal complaint charges Bai with two […]
A Missouri man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Keyshaun Isaiah Jackson, 23, of Springfield, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Jackson was sentenced as an armed career criminal due to his prior felony […]
The Missouri Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education is drafting a letter to send to Gov. Mike Parson to request temporary removal of school districts serving as the gatekeeper of Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program, or MOCAP. Due to COVID-19, more families are choosing to move their kids to virtual learning. During a committee […]
Missouri’s health director says it’s important to target younger residents with a specific message of the importance of wearing a mask and social distancing. State Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Dr. Randall Williams told Capitol reporters on Tuesday that he had a discussion with White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, […]
At a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri, Attorney General William P. Barr announced updates on Operation Legend. You can listen to the full press conference in the audio clip below, which runs approximately thirty-three minutes. “Operation LeGend is working,” said U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison in introducing Attorney General Barr. “In just four […]
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is changing how human trafficking is reported in Missouri to help decrease response time and aid cross-jurisdictional cooperation, removing barriers to reporting human trafficking. Instead of using the Missouri-specific hotline, the Attorney General’s Office instead will be using the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and urges citizens of Missouri to also […]
The Caldwell County Health Department reports one new case of COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to 47. Thirty-seven of the cases have been confirmed, and 10 are probable. Five are active, and 41 have recovered. There has been one COVID-19-related death in Caldwell County. The Caldwell County Health Department office is closed to foot traffic […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports an increase of four COVID-19 cases among offenders at the Chillicothe Correctional Center. That brings the cumulative total to 239 cases of COVID-19 with forty-nine of the cases active and 190 recovered. There are 24 cumulative staff cases of COVID-19 with six active, and 18 recovered.
Grundy county’s number of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 30. The Grundy County Health Department on Monday evening reported one new positive case since August 10th. Three of the cases are reported as active in Grundy county. The Sullivan County Health Department reports two more positive cases, raising their total since testing began to 154. […]
The Trump administration’s Coronavirus task force coordinator will be in Jefferson City on Tuesday morning, for a roundtable discussion with Missouri’s governor and Cabinet members. Governor Mike Parson’s office says the governor will host Dr. Deborah Birx at the Governor’s Mansion for the roundtable discussion, which will also include the State Department of Health and […]
The U.S. Postal Service has notified the Missouri Secretary of State that it might not be able to deliver all mail-in ballots by Election Day in November – possibly leaving some votes uncounted. In a letter, the postal service says Missouri’s law allowing voters to request a ballot by October 21 could be pushing it. […]
The Livingston County Health Center was notified of the first death due to COVID-19 within the county. No information about the individual will be provided. The health center has 66 cumulative cases since testing began with two of the cases described as active and 64 have been removed from isolation. The health center in Chillicothe […]
