Missouri fruit and vegetable growers can enroll in upcoming no-cost or low-cost online produce safety training. Webinar topics include creating a food safety plan for USDA Good Agricultural Practices certification, Food Safety Modernization Act training, produce safety best practices, and wildlife control for produce growers, said Londa Nwadike, an extension associate professor of food safety […]
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Wheeling man injured in single-vehicle crash near Meadville
The Highway Patrol reports a Wheeling man sustained minor injuries in a one-car accident one-half mile east of Meadville on Wednesday morning, February 10th. Sixty-six-year-old Russell Richter was later arrested on a couple of allegations. An ambulance transported him to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The car traveled north on Crow Drive before going through […]
Trenton woman waives preliminary hearing; Humphreys resident pleads guilty to passing bad check
A Trenton woman has waived a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Stefanie Garma has been charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia as of February 1st. She was also accused of three misdemeanors including resisting or interfering with an arrest, detention, or stop; private peace disturbance, and another count […]
Patrol announces three arrests in Adair County on drug-related allegations
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three individuals in Adair County on February 9th on drug-related allegations. Thirty-year-old Kayla Fisher of La Plata was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. She was taken to the Adair County Jail […]
Missouri moves to allow recently retired healthcare providers to administer COVID-19 vaccine
Retired healthcare providers are now added to the list of those authorized to administer the two currently approved COVID-19 vaccines. Department of Health and Senior Services Director, Dr. Randall Williams, issued amended standing orders detailing who in Missouri is authorized to administer the vaccines following a move by federal partners to increase the available workforce. The […]
Patrol announces the arrest of two in Linn County
The Highway Patrol reports two arrests in Linn County the night of February 5th on drug-related allegations. Forty-one-year-old Christopher Miller of Jacksonville was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine, driving while intoxicated—drug intoxication, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also accused of failing to drive on the right half of the […]
Trenton man extradited to Grundy County from Clay County
A Trenton man arrested in Clay County on February 4th has been extradited by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office to Grundy County. The sheriff’s office reports 30-year-old Steven Kyle Johnson has been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid and unlawful possession […]
Former Harrison County sheriff deputy enters “Not Guilty” plea to tampering with evidence charge
A former Harrison County sheriff deputy charged with two felony counts of tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution entered a plea of not guilty on February 3rd. Online court information shows 43-year-old Kevin Lawson of Gilman City is next scheduled for court on April 7th. He also faces misdemeanor tampering with a public […]
Missouri Attorney General reaches settlement with McKinsey & Company for role in opioid epidemic
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his Office and a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories have reached a $573 million settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company. The settlement resolves investigations into the company’s role in working for opioid […]
Missouri man sentenced to 20-years without parole for drug trafficking crack cocaine
A Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for distributing crack cocaine. Jeffery Wayne Taylor, 55, of Sedalia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On July 6, 2020, Taylor was convicted at a bench trial of two counts of distributing crack cocaine and one […]
Trenton woman faces several charges after arrest on Tuesday
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton woman on February 2nd on multiple charges. Forty-four year old Stefanie Garma has been charged with felony unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, amphetamine, or methamphetamine, and the misdemeanors of resisting or interfering with an arrest, detention, or stop; private peace disturbance; and peace disturbance, […]
Missouri State Lawmaker indicted for stem cell fraud scheme, illegally distributing prescription drugs
An elected Missouri State Representative has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a fraud scheme in which she made false claims about a supposed stem cell treatment marketed through her clinics in southern Missouri, and for illegally providing prescription drugs to clients of those clinics. Derges, a Republican, represents Christian County (District 140) […]
Two from Kirksville arrested on drug-related allegations
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two Kirksville women in Adair County the night of January 29th on multiple allegations. Forty-four year old Crystal Dial was accused of possession of a prohibited item in a county jail and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. She also had an Adair County warrant on dangerous drugs. The […]
Department of Justice arrests 11 individuals on drug conspiracy and dog fighting charges
An indictment was unsealed charging 11 individuals on a 136-count federal indictment including violations of drug conspiracy, drug possession, and drug possession with the intent to distribute, and violations of the dogfighting prohibitions of the federal Animal Welfare Act, and conspiracy to commit the same. The defendants include Jarvis Lockett, 40, of Warner Robins, Georgia; […]
Owner of drug treatment clinic indicted for drug trafficking in Missouri
The owner of an Olathe, Kansas, clinic that treats opioid addiction has been indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking. Trevor J. Robinson, 44, of Olathe, Kansas, was charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Robinson was arrested today and remains in federal custody pending […]
Missouri woman sentenced to 17-years in prison without parole for meth conspiracy and Illegal Firearms
A Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy that distributed more than 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in a three-county area. Christina E. Gauger, 39, of Springfield, Missouri was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 17 years in federal prison without parole. Law enforcement officers seized a total of […]
Audio: Four members of Gangster Disciples from Missouri arrested along with three from Kentucky and Illinois
Seven alleged members of the violent Gangster Disciples gang, including top national and state leaders, are in custody after multiple arrests this morning for their alleged participation in a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving multiple murders, drug trafficking, and other crimes. The case was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]
Patrol arrests out-of-state drivers in Linn and Gentry counties on a multitude of allegations
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of out-of-state residents in Linn and Gentry counties the afternoon of January 24th on multiple allegations. Forty-six-year-old Ruby White of Jacksonville, Illinois was arrested in Linn County. She was accused of speeding, two counts of failure to restrain the child, and misdemeanor possession of fewer than 10 grams of […]
Kansas City man arrested on multiple accusations
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kansas City resident. Thirty-year-old Marcos Gonzalez was arrested Saturday night in Clinton County and accused of speeding 107 miles an hour in a 70 zone, misdemeanor driving while intoxicated/drugs, endangering the welfare of a child, leaving the scene of an accident, and careless and imprudent […]