Jurden d’Arnault from the country of Curacao has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for November. Jurden is an international student pursuing his Associate in Arts degree. After graduation, Jurden plans to transfer to continue his baseball career at a four-year school and his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business. Jurden is […]
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Trenton woman arrested on warrant from probation and parole
A resident of Trenton, 36-year-old Nicole Webster, was arrested Thursday on a warrant issued by the Missouri Probation and Parole board. Webster’s original charge in Grundy county was for felony possession of a controlled substance. Bond is $5.000 or ten percent cash. Nicole Webster is scheduled for the November 14, 2019 session of circuit court […]
Two northern Missouri students are national winners of agriculture proficiency awards at FFA Convention
Northern Missouri has two first-place national winners of agriculture proficiency awards at the annual FFA Convention. They are Kylynn Mallen of Cameron and Amelia Liebhart of the Bucklin Chapter. Two other national finalists represented northern Missouri. Teresa Yoder of Trenton and Addison Burns of Gallatin were in the top four of their respective ag proficiency […]
MoDOT statewide Winter Weather Drill set for November 7th
Even though MODOT road crews have already been out this year battling winter weather in certain parts of the state, the department will still hold its annual winter operations drill on November 7, 2019. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after […]
Missouri woman pleads guilty to selling heroin which caused Kansas man’s fatal overdose
A Kansas City, Missouri, woman pleaded guilty in federal court to selling heroin to an Overland Park, Kansas, man, which resulted in his overdose death. Valeriece D. Ealom, 50, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to one count of distributing heroin. By pleading guilty, Ealom admitted that she sold heroin for $200 to […]
Two Missouri women plead guilty to distributing large amounts of methamphetamine
Two more southern Missouri women pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Springfield, Missouri. Cassidy R. Clayton, 24, of Springfield, and Ginger L. Huerta, also known as Ginger L. Gray, 39, of Halfway, Missouri, pleaded guilty today in separate appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge […]
Chicago man pleads guilty in Missouri to meth trafficking; faces 15 years in prison
A Chicago, Illinois, man who was arrested while driving through northern Missouri pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine to distribute. Kevin M. Phyfiher, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. A Missouri State Highway Patrol […]
Jury convicts Missouri man of receiving and distributing child pornography
A Springfield, Missouri, man was convicted by a federal trial jury of receiving and distributing child pornography. Marco Barraza, 27, was found guilty of one count of receiving and distributing child pornography. Law enforcement investigators received two reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Barraza had transmitted images of child pornography […]
Vehicle stop in Livingston County results in arrest; driver had outstanding warrant
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a vehicle stop near Utica Saturday evening led to the arrest of a Saint Joseph woman on a Macon County warrant for an alleged probation violation on driving while revoked or suspended and driving while intoxicated. Forty-six-year-old Jill Brown’s bond was set at $20,000, and she was transferred to […]
Audio: Northwest Missouri farmer sentenced to prison in “Field of Schemes” grain fraud case
A northwest Missouri farmer is heading to federal prison after being sentenced for his role in the largest organic fraud scheme in American history. Federal prosecutors in Iowa have announced that 52-year-old John Burton of Clarksdale has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison, for his role in the 142-million dollar scheme, […]
Chillicothe police respond to possible burglary
Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department were dispatched to a possible burglary in progress in the 1000 block of Olive Sreet. Officers discovered a female, who was a former tenant, had entered the residence unlawfully. Contact was also made with a 34-year-old white male who gave officers false identification information. Officers later were able to […]
KCK man sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison
Two Kansas City, Kansas, men were sentenced in federal court today for a violent, hours-long crime spree in which they kidnapped, robbed, and terrorized three women. Anthony B. Williams, 37, and Jamerl M. Wortham, 34, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes. Williams was sentenced to four consecutive terms of […]
Missouri man sentenced to 15 Years for possessing illegal firearm used in fatal shooting
A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing the firearm he allegedly used to shoot and kill another person. Dionandre Ganter, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 15 years in federal prison without parole, which is the maximum penalty that can be imposed under the […]
Missouri man sentenced to 25 years in prison on meth and firearms charge
A Greenfield, Missouri, man who crashed his motorcycle into another vehicle during a police chase was sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine to distribute and illegally possessing a firearm. Chad R. Weis, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 25 years in federal prison without parole. On April 10, 2019, Weis […]
Texas manager pleads guilty in Missouri to pet food fraud, company pays $4.5 million restitution
The manager of a Wilbur-Ellis Company processing facility in Texas pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to sell adulterated ingredients to pet food manufacturers, for which the company has already paid more than $4.5 million in restitution. William Douglas Haning, 48, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge […]
Missouri man pleads guilty to $900,000 romance fraud scheme
A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a romance fraud scheme that bilked victims across the United States and overseas of nearly $900,000. Ronayerin K. Ogolor, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Nigeria, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count of conspiracy to commit […]
Audio: Garland “Joey” Nelson charged with two counts of murder in missing Diemel brothers case
A Braymer cattle farmer was charged on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two missing brothers from Wisconsin. Police found human remains on 25-year-old Garland “Joey” Nelson’s farm. According to the probable cause statement, the Diemels traveled to Caldwell county to get payment of $250,000 from Joey Nelson for the […]
Missouri man sentenced to 10 years for receiving and distributing child pornography
A Joplin, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography over the internet. Daniel Shawn Rehman, 25, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Rehman to 15 years of supervised release following incarceration. On March 6, […]
Romanian woman sentenced in Missouri for skimming scheme
A Romanian national, who was arrested with her son at a bank ATM with dozens of re-encoded gift cards that contained stolen credit and debit card information, was sentenced in federal court for her role in a skimming operation at several local banks. Loredana Baceanu, 31, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips […]
Former Missouri deputy pleads guilty to child pornography
A former Camden County, Missouri, sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty in federal court to receiving child pornography. Leonard Jerome Wilson, 40, formerly of Camdenton, Missouri, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to. Under the terms of today’s plea agreement, Wilson must surrender his peace officer license and enter guilty pleas in two related […]