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Governor Parson grants 29 pardons, commutes 1 sentence

On Monday, February 28, 2022, Governor Mike Parson granted 29 pardons and approved one commutation pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri.  Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and are being sent to the individuals. Pardons: Robert Midgyett Jeffrey Bragg Sharr Ford Lawrence Tindall Angela […]

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Push for expanded Missouri gambling puts casinos, video operators in opposing camps

(Missouri Independent) – Approving video lottery would produce more than 10 times the new state revenue of sports wagering and drive cash-prize video games of debated legality out of Missouri, a newly updated report contends. The report, prepared by Morowitz Gaming Advisors LLC and Global Gaming & Hospitality Capital Advisors LLC and paid for by companies that […]

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Crash on Interstate 35 sends two from Oklahoma to hospital

An Interstate 35 crash on Thursday night in Harrison County injured two people from Tulsa, Oklahoma when a sports utility vehicle overturned. The highway patrol said minor injuries were noted for two passengers, 38-year-old Devard Hanna and 56-year-old Leslie Hanna. Both were taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The driver, 57-year-old Scott Carr, […]

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Audio: Missouri bill targets smash-and-grab thieves

Mobs of thieves have hit up retailers around the country recently by quickly raiding stores and taking off with piles of merchandise in a matter of minutes. State Representative Lane Roberts, a Republican from southwest Missouri’s Joplin, is sponsoring a bill meant to address these organized theft crime rings, such as so-called smash-and-grab crimes. A […]

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Charges Filed: Man subdued by passengers, flight crew after causing disturbance on flight; plane forced to land in Kansas City

A California man was subdued by several passengers and flight attendants when he tried to open the exit door on an American Airlines flight en route to Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon, forcing the plane to land at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. Juan Remberto Rivas, 50, was charged with one count […]

Delaney Embree and Jordan Jenkins selected for NCMC Governor’s Student Leadership Forum

North Central Missouri College students selected for Governor’s Student Leadership Forum

Delaney Embree from Green City, MO, and Jordan Jenkins from Pickering, MO, students from North Central Missouri College, have been selected to attend the Missouri Governor’s Student Leadership Forum held in Jefferson City February 25-27. Delaney and Jordan were nominated and selected based on their GPA, conduct, campus leadership, and involvement. “We are excited about […]

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Illinois woman injured in crash east of Chillicothe

The Highway Patrol reports a Chicago, Illinois woman sustained minor injuries as the result of a one-car accident five miles east of Chillicothe on Tuesday evening, February 1. Emergency medical services transported 30-year-old Passion Lane to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The car traveled west on Highway 36 before running off the south side […]