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Missouri man sentenced to 13 years in prison, without parole, for drug trafficking meth, illegal firearms and carjacking

A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for distributing methamphetamine, carjacking, and illegally possessing firearms after leading officers on three high-speed vehicle pursuits. Charles V. Bai, 29, of Independence,  was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 13 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 13, 2021, Bai pleaded guilty to […]

Donald Kauerauf, the director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, speaks during a press conference at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on July 21, 2021

Before ouster, Missouri health director drafted a letter to senators that was never sent

(Missouri Independent) – On the Friday before a drawn-out confirmation battle ended with his ouster from office, Missouri state Health Director Donald Kauerauf wrote an impassioned letter meant to convince conservative legislators who were on the fence about his appointment.  The message: While he believed in vaccines and data and science, he didn’t believe in vaccine […]

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Man from Polo injured in crash on Highway 13

The Highway Patrol reports a Polo man sustained moderate injuries when the car he drove hit a pickup truck in Ray County on Friday morning, February 11th. An ambulance took 44-year-old Matthew Fleener to the Ray County Memorial Hospital. No injuries were reported for the pickup driver, 28-year-old Whitney Marrant of Richmond. The car traveled […]

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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 […]