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Audio: Federal judge blocks execution of Lisa Montgomery, sentenced to death for gruesome killing in Skidmore, Missouri

A federal judge said that the Justice Department broke the law when it rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row last month, potentially pushing her execution into President-elect Joe Biden’s new administration.     Her execution had originally been scheduled for December 8, but Moss agreed last month to delay after […]

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State COVID-19 Dashboard reports 382,094 cases of COVID-19 with 5,312 deaths in Missouri year to date

Sunday’s update on COVID-19 in Missouri shows the average number of cases has diminished to 2,036 for the week ending on Thursday. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services dashboard shows 382,094 cases year to date and 5,312 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 as of last Thursday, December 24. That’s 1,450 cases added since Saturday. […]

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North Missouri could see rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow on Tuesday and Wednesday

Quiet weather persists through Monday evening, after which a storm system moves through the region Tuesday morning through Wednesday. Wintry precipitation is probable Tuesday morning, with some glazing possible due to freezing rain leading to some slick roadways, before transitioning to all rain by Tuesday afternoon and evening. There may be a transition back to […]

Audio: CDC has a new COVID-19 reporting app

The CDC has a new reporting tool called “V-Safe” for Missourians who get a COVID-19 vaccination. Public Health specialist Kris Ehresmann says the app can be downloaded to smartphones.     Ehresmann says information about “V-Safe” is supposed to be given to Missourians when the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is given.  

Medical Marijuana

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Missouri medical marijuana license caps

(Missouri Independent) – A Cole County judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit alleging limitations on the number of medical marijuana licenses issued by the state were unconstitutional.  Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce ruled that the regulations at the heart of the lawsuit were “properly promulgated and are in compliance with Missouri’s laws and Constitution.” She […]

Child Porn Charges

Missouri man arrested for promoting child pornography

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control arrested  Christepher Tubbs, 35, of Lebanon, Missouri, for promoting and possession of child pornography.  The arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit and the Missouri Digital Forensic Center. […]

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MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of December 28, 2020

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of December 28 – January 3. 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 […]

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Harrison County Route V bridge now open

The bridge on Harrison County Route V over Coal Creek, near Cainsville, is now open to all traffic. Contractors from Boone Construction Co., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, began a project to replace the 63-year-old structure in early October. This bridge is included in Gov. Mike Parson’s $351 million Focus on Bridges program, […]