Missouri’s Back to School Sales Tax Holiday will be August 6 at 12:01 am and run through the night of August 8 at midnight. Certain back-to-school purchases are exempt from sales tax during that time. The sales tax exemption is limited to any article of clothing having a taxable value of $100 or less, school supplies […]
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Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court news for Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Three people accused in spray painting incidents July 5 in Trenton appeared Tuesday in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Twenty-two-year-old Kelli Danielle Corrigan of Trenton pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree property damage – a misdemeanor. Imposition of sentence was suspended, and Corrigan was placed on two years probation. […]
United States Air Force responds to area near Lake Viking to destroy explosive device
On Saturday evening, July 24th, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding an old explosive device being located near the Lake Viking area. According to the sheriff’s department, the United States Air Force responded and safely destroyed the explosive device. If anyone heard an explosion near the Lake Viking area Saturday night, the […]
Seven escape injury in boating accident at Long Branch Lake in Macon County
Seven people, including a minor child, escaped injury in a boating accident Sunday evening at Long Branch Lake in Macon County. The highway patrol reports a ski boat was westbound near the main boat ramp when it struck a rock jetty that was just below the surface of the water. The boat received moderate damage […]
Chillicothe police receive call regarding a grenade
Chillicothe police late Saturday afternoon received what Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel called a non-viable hand grenade. Sampsel said a person took the ordnance to the police station after it was found, and the device was to be destroyed.
Audio: Severe thunderstorm warnings to be added to Wireless Emergency Alerts on cell phones and mobile devices
Some severe thunderstorm warnings will be added to Wireless Emergency Alerts on compatible cell phones and mobile devices on July 28. Meteorologist Emily Klaus with the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill: She says the system currently sends out alerts for tornado warnings. Phone users may get alerts for severe thunderstorm warnings through […]
Blood drive in memory of Zach Cupp set for July 31 in Marceline
The American Red Cross is partnering with Marceline Fire and Rescue and family and friends of Zach Cupp to host a blood drive in Cupp’s memory for the 10th consecutive year. Blood donations will be accepted at the Walsworth Community Center of Marceline July 31st from 8 to 3 o’clock. Cupp died as the result […]
Vote for the best looking law enforcement cruiser in “2021 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest”
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is taking part in the American Association of State Troopers’ “2021 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest” and invites the public to vote for the MSHP’s cruiser. The 2021 MSHP submission features a marked, black MSHP Dodge Charger sitting in front of a rustic barn with the U.S. flag painted on […]
Mizzou weed science shares Seed Terminator research
In the 1984 film “The Terminator,” a robotic assassin played by Arnold Schwarzenegger warns, “I’ll be back.” If waterhemp could talk, it might say the same thing. Waterhemp can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. The prolific producer of seeds is the state’s No. 1 weed, robbing Missouri agriculture of millions of dollars […]
Multiple charges filed against Trenton man arrested on Sunday
Charges consisting of two felonies, two misdemeanors, and two infractions have been filed in Grundy County court against the Trenton man arrested early Sunday. The highway patrol arrested 43-year-old Stephan Elliott of Trenton at Highway 6 and Route Y east of Trenton. Bond has been set at $15,000 cash with Elliott to appear July 27th […]
Missouri duck boat employees charged with manslaughter in 2018 sinking that killed 17 passengers
Stone County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Selby and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced charges against Ride the Ducks Branson employees Kenneth Scott McKee, Charles Baltzell, and Curtis Lanham in relation to the sinking of Stretch Duck #7 on Table Rock Lake on July 19, 2018, which resulted in the deaths of 17 individuals. According to […]
Court news for Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court on Thursday, July 15, 2021
In Grundy County Circuit Court on Thursday, a Trenton man pleaded guilty and was sentenced regarding a felony drug possession charge from April 14. Six other misdemeanor counts were dismissed by the state. Edwin Floyd Gordy the fourth was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections. Judge Thomas Alley suspended the execution of […]
Stolen school van recovered after pursuit in Cass County
At approximately 2:50 am Monday, deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle driving erratically on I-49 south of Harrisonville. The caller stated that the vehicle had followed them to a business on 291 Highway north of Harrisonville and was driving around the area. The deputy located the vehicle […]
Tax relief for Missouri medical marijuana businesses vetoed by Governor Parson
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed legislation Friday that would have lifted a prohibition on licensed medical marijuana companies deducting business expenses on their taxes. In his letter vetoing the measure, Parson didn’t mention the medical marijuana provisions. He said his decision to reject the bill came down to a section lawmakers included that […]
Coalition of Attorneys General files suit against Google for alleged anti-competitive actions in relation to app store
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Google for alleged unlawful antitrust actions. The suit, filed on Thursday, alleges exclusionary conduct relating to the Google Play Store for Android mobile devices and Google Billing. The coalition of attorneys general accuses Google of using its dominance […]
Golf cart overturns in Mercer County ejecting occupants, sends two to hospital
The Highway Patrol reports two Milo, Iowa residents sustained minor injuries when they were ejected from a golf cart three miles southwest of Mercer on Sunday, July 4. The driver, 36-year-old Nicholas Robbins, and passenger 40-year-old Danielle Robbins were taken by ambulance to the Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa. The golf cart traveled west […]
Registered sex offender from Missouri sentenced to 24 years in prison without parole for receiving, distributing child porn
A Missouri man who is a registered sex offender has been sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography. Eddie Feck, 45, of Buffalo, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark on Thursday, July 1, to 24 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Feck to spend the […]
Free plant diagnostic services offered during July 8 MU Field Day
Farmers can bring samples of damaged soybean, corn, and wheat crops for free diagnosis at the University of Missouri Extension Pest Management Field Day on July 8. MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic director Peng Tian and other MU scientists will check plants on-site for damage by diseases, herbicides, insects, and weeds, says MU Extension weed specialist […]
US Department of Labor cites grain facility for workplace safety failures following dust explosion that severely injured worker
Had MFA Enterprises Inc. – operating as West Central Agri Services – addressed potential dust ignition sources, an explosion that seriously injured an employee and caused the destruction of the main elevator at an Adrian grain loading facility might not have happened. OSHA cited the grain-handling facility for one willful and six serious safety violations, […]
UTV and SUV crash near Hale injuring three; one driver accused of DWI
The highway patrol reports three people were injured, two of them seriously, in a two-vehicle crash involving a UTV and an SUV, early Sunday evening in southeastern Livingston County, three miles northeast of Hale. One of the drivers, 24-year-old Christopher Hartbert of Hale, received minor injuries; however, two female passengers were seriously injured. They are […]