Carjacking

Woman charged in Missouri with carjacking

A Kansas City, Kansas, woman was charged in federal court with stealing a vehicle at gunpoint from the parking garage at the Country Club Plaza. Maricela Delores Lozano, 20, was charged with one count of carjacking and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence in a complaint filed under seal in […]

Medicaid Expansion

Audio: Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman opposes Medicaid expansion ballot measure

The Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee chairman is speaking out against an August Medicaid expansion ballot measure, saying it pits the Medicaid population against children. Cosby State Senator Dan Hegeman says Medicaid’s current budget in Missouri is about 12-billion dollars.     Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan Hegeman tells Capitol reporters that Amendment Two doesn’t provide […]

Gallatin City Hall

Gallatin Board of Aldermen approve ordinance, review city dump abuse issues

The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved several ordinances the evening of Monday, July 27th. One ordinance involved establishing a procedure to disclose potential conflicts of interest and substantial interests for certain municipal officials. Another authorized a solid waste contract with Rapid Removal. There was also an ordinance appointed Julia Filley as the city prosecutor at […]

Trenton Building and Nuisance Board

Three properties advance to public hearing, four other properties receive extensions at Trenton Building and Nuisance Board meeting

Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board Monday evening advanced three properties to a public hearing and gave extensions of time to four others as work is underway. The board voted to move to a public hearing at a meeting in August 812 Grant Street, 1113, 1115 Main Street, and 1-09 Main Street. Ninety-day extensions were issued […]

Regional Teachers of the Year

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announces Missouri Regional Teachers of the Year

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the 2021 Missouri Regional Teachers of the Year, with the 34 selected teachers now under consideration to be named the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year. Committees comprised of education peers and key stakeholders from each Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) in Missouri selected the 2021 […]

FCCLA and FFA sponsor blood drive

Emergency blood shortage announced by Red Cross

The American Red Cross has an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma, a potentially life-saving treatment for patients with COVID-19. The Red Cross has seen demand for convalescent plasma more than double over the last month as the number of coronavirus cases increases across the U.S. Convalescent plasma products are now being distributed faster than donations […]

Medicaid Expansion

Missouri’s state Treasurer, Scott Fitzpatrick, is warning against Medicaid expansion

Missouri’s state treasurer and the House Budget Committee chairman will travel across the state on Monday, urging Missourians to vote against Medicaid expansion on the August ballot. Medicaid, which is formally known as MO HealthNet, is a federal and state program that assists with medical costs for residents with limited incomes. House Budget Committee Chairman […]

Accident-Crash graphic

Rollover crash near Eagleville injures KC man

The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a crossover and overturned seven miles north of Eagleville the afternoon of Thursday, July 23rd. Emergency medical services transported 30-year-old Seth Johnston to the Decatur County Hospital of Leon, Iowa. The pickup traveled north on Interstate 35 […]