Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 18 first responders and 6 civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2018. The awards are the state’s highest recognition for first responders working as individuals and as members of teams during critical incidents. The civilians were honored for taking on extreme risks […]
Missouri House officials are expecting a large crowd to attend an October public hearing at the Statehouse in Jefferson City about alleged illegal slot machines, and are urging those who want to testify to call ahead. House Special Interim Committee on Gaming Chairman Dan Shaul tells Missourinet the committee will take public testimony on October […]
A Columbia, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm and methamphetamine to distribute. Elfonta Arnaz Stevens, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to seven years and six months in federal prison without parole. On June 5, 2019, Stevens pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the […]
The highway patrol reports a pickup traveling through a gas station parking lot in Holt, in Clinton County, crashed into the building on Monday morning. According to the Patrol, the brakes had failed on the truck driven by 42-year-old Patrick Lepkosky of Lathrop. Lepkosky received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Liberty Hospital. […]
A Novinger man has been accused of shooting at someone at the 7th Heaven Convenience Store in Novinger Monday. Online court information shows 37-year-old Richard Lee McCully Junior has been charged in Adair County with three felonies: first-degree assault or attempt, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. Bond was set at $150,000 […]
Updated 8:15 pm June 14, 2019 The Trenton Police Officer is currently listed in critical condition at an area hospital. The suspect, Jamey A. Griffin, a white male, age 38, sustained a gunshot wound to the hand and is in stable condition. —————————————————- Updated June 14, 2019, at 6:35 pm A representative from the Missouri […]
The Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO), founded by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association (MPCA) 32 years ago, will begin on May 18, and continue through Friday, May 31. Law Enforcement officers from around the state will be running the torch to raise awareness for Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) and the […]
The investigation continues in Livingston County on a possible card skimmer used locally. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says a resident reported having his or her debit card fraudulently used in October at multiple locations in Illinois for a combined total of $1,057.41. Cox notes the victim believes their debit card information may have been […]
A Des Moines, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon when the pickup truck he was operating hit a tree at a gas station North of Eagleville. Sixty-six-year-old Danny Davis was taken to Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The accident happened eight miles north of Eagleville off Highway 69 and Interstate […]
A former secretary and bookkeeper at the Tri-County R-7 School District of Jamesport has been convicted on 13 felony counts relating to embezzlement at the school district. The Gallatin North Missourian reports a Caldwell County jury convicted 43-year-old Dana Lee Maxwell of Gallatin Thursday on charges that included receiving stolen goods and forgery. The trial […]
Routes for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, leading up to the Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games, will go through several Northwest Missouri communities next week. Torch run routes on Tuesday will start at the Nodaway County Courthouse in Maryville at 9 o’clock that morning, at the Kawasaki plant in Maryville heading south on U. […]
