Coronavirus in Prisons

Audio: More cases of COVID-19 reported in a Missouri Prison

Views: 0Thirty-eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified at Farmington Correctional Center in Farmington, Mo.      The facility in eastern Missouri is still receiving test results, with sentinel testing beginning next week. A total of 42 cases have been connected to the prison. The prison will remain closed to visitors. The Department of […]

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Three Missouri prisons to reopen to visitors this week with restrictions

Views: 0Starting this Thursday, Algoa Correctional Center in central Missouri’s Jefferson City, South Central Correctional Center in Licking and Chillicothe Correctional Center in northwest Missouri will begin allowing visitors again. Since the spread of the coronavirus, Missouri’s state prisons have been closed to families, friends, and acquaintances of inmates. Restrictions •All visitors must call the […]

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Parks in Trenton reopen to the public

Views: 0Trenton Park Board President Duane Helmandollar confirms the parks in Trenton have reopened to the public. That includes playgrounds, shelter houses, and the disc golf course. He says there will be limited restroom facilities. One restroom each is open at Moberly and Eastside parks. A restroom is also open at the Ebbe Sports Complex. […]

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Missouri man who shot police officer, then himself, pleads guilty to drug trafficking

Views: 1A St. Louis, Missouri, man who shot a law enforcement officer before shooting himself pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking and illegally discharging a firearm in Joplin, Missouri. E.F. Fitchpatrick, Jr., 46, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count […]

Road Closed

Daviess County Route B will close for chip-seal project

Views: 0Another set of schedule changes will impact next week’s Daviess County Route B chip-seal project due to equipment availability. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation are once again planning to close sections of Route B in order to complete the project. The closures will take place on Monday, June 8, from Route 13 […]

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Harrison County Route A closure extended

Views: 0Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation have closed Harrison County Route A, 5 miles east of Ridgeway, on Friday, May 29, due to a culvert washout. The road is closed until further notice between Route T and Route B for the safety of motorists. The anticipated closure duration will not be […]