Eleven residents in the Kansas City, Missouri, and St. Joseph, Missouri, areas have been added to a federal indictment that now charges a total of 25 defendants for their roles in a $4.1 million drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 520 kilograms of methamphetamine over three years. Bobbie Lynn King, 51, and Patricia Gail Nelson, […]
A case has been dismissed against a Milan man charged with the felonies of murder—second degree and delivery of a controlled substance. Thirty-two-year-old Luke Shelby Hunsaker appeared for a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Sullivan County Circuit Court Thursday, July 30th. After hearing evidence, the court found no probable cause to believe the […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the North Missouri region for the week of August 3 – 9. 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 […]
Missouri Main Street Connection Inc. (MMSC) presented downtown revitalization awards on July 30, 2020, recognizing revitalization excellence during the annual Evening of Excellence Virtual Ceremony on Facebook Live. MMSC is a statewide non-profit organization designed to help Missouri communities preserve their historic commercial districts through economic revitalization. MMSC currently provides services and training to over […]
Results have been released from Wednesday’s goat show at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. There were 25 exhibitors – an increase of two from last years’ goat show. Among the bucks, Trinity Alexander of Unionville had the champion with Hugh Baker of Memphis showing the reserve champion. For the does, Wyatt Ellis of […]
A Columbia, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine. Matthew Alan Eads, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Eads was sentenced as an armed career criminal due to his prior felony convictions. On Jan. 7, 2020, Eads […]
A Kansas City, Missouri, man who threatened a witness has been charged in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Shannon L. Walz, 45, was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition in a criminal complaint filed […]
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr. was shot to death by then-Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Almost six years later, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell announced today his office will not seek charges against Wilson for pulling the trigger. “We made painstaking efforts to look at everything,” Bell says at a press conference. […]
Missouri has been added to the 21 states considered in the federal “red zone” for new COVID-19 cases. A report this week by the White House coronavirus task force is urging leaders to consider more restrictions in virus hot spots, including closing gyms and bars and restricting gatherings to no more than 10 people. The […]
Missouri school officials have been putting a lot of effort into developing reopening plans designed to help protect staff, students, and their families during the COVID-19 era. Gov. Mike Parson is traveling around the state this week to hear from teachers and administrators about their back-to-school plans. He has made stops in Jefferson City, Neosho, […]
A Kansas City, Kansas, woman was charged in federal court with stealing a vehicle at gunpoint from the parking garage at the Country Club Plaza. Maricela Delores Lozano, 20, was charged with one count of carjacking and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence in a complaint filed under seal in […]
A Camdenton, Missouri, man with a history of predatory financial crimes against women was sentenced in federal court for a $78,000 fraud scheme in which he used his victim’s credit cards without authorization. Ivan Joseph Stark, Jr., 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 10 years in federal prison without parole. […]
There were 158 entries in the Swine Show at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The champion boar was a York shown by Cass Kleeman of Braymer. The reserve champion was a crossbred shown by Carlie Kleeman of Braymer. The champion gilt was a crossbred shown by Jaiden Rodenberg of Chillicothe. The reserve champion […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Lancaster woman sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle ran off the road seven miles southwest of Lancaster the morning of Thursday, July 30th. An ambulance transported 32 year old Sheena Coffman to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The SUV traveled east on U. S. Highway 136 […]
A Jamesport woman accused of assaulting someone and stealing a vehicle near the Jamesport Tavern Tuesday, July 28th faces multiple charges in Daviess County. Forty-year-old Colynn Lent has been charged with the felonies of stealing—motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft; assault—third degree; and resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. She has also been […]
Results have been released from the rabbit and poultry/fowl shows at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. There were 39 entries among nine exhibitors for the Rabbit Show. The grand champion of the Rabbit Show was a Holland Lop shown by Robyn Snuffer of Gilman City. The reserve champion was a New Zealand shown […]
The chief executive officer of a northwest Missouri-based food bank says the response and recovery effort from COVID-19 will be the largest relief assistance program in American history, “by far.” Second Harvest Community Food Bank CEO Chad Higdon testified Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee on emergency management. Higdon testified at the request of […]
A Missouri Senate committee is reviewing a plan that aims to help reduce the state’s violent crime rate. Sen. Doug Libla, the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee chairman is sponsoring the bill the Legislature is tasked with passing during the special session underway. In Kansas City, at least 107 people have been murdered so […]
Two men were charged in federal court for kidnapping a woman who was rescued from her attackers at a Neosho, Missouri, hotel room. Freddie Lewis Tilton, 47, of Joplin, Missouri, and Alvin Dale Boyer, 35, of Rogers, Arkansas, were charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo. Tilton was […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the evening of Tuesday, July 28th applying for Grundy County CARES Act funding to combat COVID-19 expenses. A Return to Fall Plan was also presented. NCMC President Doctor Lenny Klaver said the college could receive $89,000 in Grundy County CARES Act funding, which could be used […]
