Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – For years, Lisa Zerbe said she biked, rode horses, and ran near Ameren Missouri’s largest coal-fired power plant in Franklin County because she “naively believed” state environmental regulators were protecting citizens from pollution. Now, she won’t. “It is truly a disheartening feeling of betrayal from an agency in my younger years […]
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Two killed in small plane crash near Lamoni, Iowa
Views: 0The Associated Press reports an Omaha, Nebraska businessman was one of two people killed in a small plane crash near the Lamoni, Iowa Municipal Airport on July 1st, according to the man’s brother. Kevin Paladino told the Omaha World-Herald that 54-year old Dave Paladino was flying the single-engine Cirrus SR-22 that crashed, killing him […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of July 5, 2021
Views: 0The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of July 5 – 11. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some […]
Hy-Vee stores to Host Rahal Letterman Lanigan IndyCar Show Car throughout July
Views: 1Hy-Vee, Inc., in partnership with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL), will display a No. 45 Hy-Vee-sponsored Indy show car at select store locations across Hy-Vee’s eight-state region throughout the month of July. The partnership with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team began in 2020 when Hy-Vee became the primary sponsor of Graham Rahal’s entry […]
U.S. Attorney General imposes moratorium on federal executions; orders review of policies and procedures
Views: 0Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued a memorandum imposing a moratorium on federal executions while reviewing the Justice Department’s policies, and procedures is pending. “The Department of Justice must ensure that everyone in the federal criminal justice system is not only afforded the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States […]
Missourians need to make their voices heard about the future of the farm and food system
Views: 0This article is a commentary. The views expressed in this article are those of the author, Tim Gibbons, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of KTTN/KGOZ Radio, management, or staff. (Missouri Independent) – Missouri Rural Crisis Center recently sent in comments to the Biden Administration and USDA in response to their […]
Trash truck backs into path of big rig injuring Colorado woman
Views: 0The Highway Patrol reports a Colorado woman sustained minor injuries when a trash truck backed into the path of a tractor-trailer two miles east of Reger on July 1, 2021. An ambulance transported the driver of the big rig, 52-year-old Kerrie Revis of Highland Ranch, Colorado, to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital. No injuries were […]
Missouri Department of Conservation announces five hunters drawn for 2021 elk permits
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Conservation congratulates the five Missourians drawn for the state’s 2021 elk hunting season this coming fall and winter. MDC will issue one permit each to the five lucky Missourians randomly drawn from 9,714 permit applications, including one drawn from 84 resident-landowners who applied and 9,630 from other Missourians. The five […]
Missouri House passes Medicaid provider tax bill, preventing major budget cuts
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – With fewer than 12 hours to spare before the start of a new fiscal year, the Missouri House on Wednesday approved a bill extending medical provider taxes essential to balancing the budget, forestalling more than $700 million in cuts planned by Gov. Mike Parson. Divisions over how and whether to add provisions sought […]
2020 “Focus on Missouri” Agriculture Photo Contest winners announced
Views: 0 A breathtaking photo featuring a glimpse into the life of a Missouri cattle rancher is the Best in Show for the 2021 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest, hosted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The photograph, submitted by Holly Brown of Webb City, Mo., was chosen from nearly 900 photos submitted by […]
Missouri woman pleads guilty to sexually assaulting children and producing child pornography; faces 15 years in prison
Views: 0A Missouri woman pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually assaulting two children to produce child pornography and to receiving and distributing child pornography. Tara Sau Millman, 41, Merriam Village, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of the sexual exploitation of minors and one count of receiving and […]
U.S. House votes to remove bust of Supreme Court justice who wrote Dred Scott decision
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove from the Capitol a bust of the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who in 1857 wrote the Dred Scott decision (Dred Scott pictured above article) that stripped all Black Americans, free or slave, of their citizenship. The legislation passed on a vote of 285-120 with only […]
Relief payments to black farmers on hold amid lawsuits backed by former Trump aides
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – Former Trump administration officials and conservative and libertarian nonprofits have launched lawsuits to block federal relief funds aimed at Black and minority farmers—a development that House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia calls “an evil system at work here.” Suits have been filed in Florida, Wisconsin, and Texas that says […]
USDA reminds Missouri producers to file crop acreage reports
Views: 0Agricultural producers in Missouri who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable deadline. “Many USDA programs require producers to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline,” said Jeremy Mosley, State Executive […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of five over the weekend
Views: 6Several arrests are among reports released on Monday at the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Trenton Police arrested 40-year-old Tesse Janella Carman of Chillicothe following a Friday investigation. She is charged with two counts regarding alleged possession of controlled substances. One count is for methamphetamine. The other alleges possession of substances listed as clonazepam, alprazolam, […]
Five seeking title of Sullivan County Fair Queen
Views: 0Five contestants will compete for the title of Sullivan County Fair Queen, and three are seeking the title of Sullivan County Junior Miss. The five Sullivan County residents competing for fair queen are Gracey Gordon, Savannah Linhart, Madison McCollum, Jocelyn Perez, and Kasey Sallee. The entries in the junior miss contest are Landy Oaks, […]
Trial date set on stealing charge for Braymer man charged with murder of Diemel brothers
Views: 0A jury trial has been scheduled on a felony stealing charge for the Braymer man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two Wisconsin men. Online court information shows 27-year-old Garland Joseph Nelson’s motion for a speedy trial was granted on the charge of stealing a motor vehicle. A three-day […]
Missouri Senate approves FRA, rejects push to ban Planned Parenthood from Medicaid
Views: 0(Missouri Independent) – A bipartisan coalition handed anti-abortion activists a rare defeat in the Missouri Senate Friday night, rejecting a push to ban Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider as it passed a bill to secure billions for the state’s Medicaid program. And only a restatement of the state’s already existing ban on using public funds […]
Missouri corn and Missouri FFA are helping to build future leaders
Views: 0Missouri’s top 30 FFA high school seniors completed the seventh annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) FFA Academy June 22-24, in Jefferson City, Mo. The three-day intensive program is designed to inform and empower students to effectively engage on pressing agriculture topics. Since 2015, the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council has sponsored and facilitated […]
Woman from Arkansas life flighted to Kirksville after crashing ATV near Green City
Views: 0An Arkansas resident was injured Thursday evening when she jumped from an all-terrain vehicle before it struck a tree. The accident occurred on private property along Route AA, eight miles northeast of Green City. Fifty-nine-year-old Laurie Black of Scotland, Arkansas, was flown by medical helicopter to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate […]