Missouri’s in-home daycares will have new capacity restrictions. Governor Parson has signed into law restrictions involving how many kids can be watched at in-home daycares. The businesses will be limited to overseeing six kids with no more than three of them under the age of 2. The bill – called “Nathan’s Law” – […]
Tag: eastern Missouri
Audio: Man charged in Sunday’s shooting death of eastern Missouri police officer
Twenty-six-year-old Bonnette Meeks has been charged on several counts, including first-degree murder in the shooting death of Officer Michael Langsdorf. Chief John Buchanan shared his thoughts on the fallen 40-year-old officer. Investigators say Bonnette Meeks has a long criminal past with multiple convictions in North Carolina. North County Police Cooperative Major Ron Martin […]
Audio: Audit alleges St. Francois County Prosecutor’s office paid for illegal bonuses, excessive number of meals
A state audit about an eastern Missouri prosecutor’s office details potential misuse of public money. State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s audit alleges the St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office provided more than 21,000 dollars in illegal staff bonuses. It also says the eastern Missouri office paid for an excessive amount of meal reimbursements and […]
Audio: Murder charges filed against suspect in 1993 Angie Housman murder
Prosecutors in eastern Missouri’s St. Charles County say murder charges have been filed against a man for the gruesome 1993 kidnapping and killing of nine-year-old Angie Housman of St. Ann. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar has announced that 61-year-old Earl Webster Cox is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sodomy for Housman’s death. Lohmar […]
Audio: DNA reveals possible new suspect in 1993 Angie Housman murder case
There’s reportedly been a break in the 1993 murder of 9-year-old Angie Housman of eastern Missouri’s St. Ann. Sources close to the investigation say that a DNA hit has led investigators to a suspect. Ron Bone, Angie stepfather told me that he was also made aware of this development from police about a month ago. […]
Audio: During “Work Zone Awareness Week,” Missourians share disastrous work zone stories
From 2014 to 2018, 54 people were killed and more than 3,200 were injured in Missouri work zone crashes. During a press conference Monday in Jefferson City, Nicole Herbel says her father, a MoDot employee for 33 years, was killed in 2016 in the line of duty. A driver struck Lyndon Ebker, who was flagging […]
Audio: Grain Belt Express/Eminent Domain Bill quickly passes committee, heads to House
A bill to stop – or at least redirect–the Grain Belt Express powerline project, is headed to the Missouri House floor. A House committee moved quickly this week to pass the bill by Jim Hansen, Republican from Frankford. The issue, he says, is the privately-held company’s use of the power of eminent domain to put […]
Audio: Nancy Pelosi makes stop in Ferguson to push for bills addressing voting rights, dark money
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a stop in the St. Louis-area of Ferguson Monday to rally support for two bills. Pelosi joined eastern Missouri Congressman Lacy Clay and other elected officials at the Urban League Empowerment Center about the proposals that would expand voting rights and change laws about concealed campaign gifts. Pelosi […]
Audio: Toyota revs up investment in eastern Missouri plant
Japanese carmaker Toyota is driving 62-million dollars into its Bodine Aluminum Plant in eastern Missouri’s Troy. Factory spokesperson Leah Omling says the investment is a direct reflection of the hard work of the company’s employees. The investment at the 900-worker factory will not include additional jobs but will provide new equipment to make […]
Missouri Soybean Association District Director election results
The leadership team for the Missouri Soybean Association welcomes a new farmer-leader following this month’s district director elections. Russell Wolf, a farmer from Tipton, was elected to the Association’s board of directors during the District 5 meeting February 18 in Marshall. He joins his fellow board members in guiding the organization’s policy, advocacy and membership […]
Winter Weather Advisory for northern Missouri extended to Thursday at Noon
With the National Weather Service in Kansas City predicting snow, sleet, and freezing rain through Thursday, the Winter Weather Advisory that was issued for many counties in northern Missouri has been extended. The current forecast for northern Missouri is calling for areas of freezing drizzle and freezing rain continuing to expand back to the north […]
Audio: Missouri Senate committee considers charging sales tax for some online purchases
A Missouri Senate committee is considering whether the state should be charging a 6.5-percent sales tax on out-of-state internet purchases. Missouri School Boards Association spokesman Brent Ghan says the tax could bring in additional money for the state. Ghan hopes lawmakers would not use the additional revenue to give tax cuts. […]