Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 23 first responders and four civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2021. The awards are Missouri’s highest recognition for first responders acting during critical incidents. This year, for the first time, the ceremony included the presentation of Missouri’s new Red, White, and […]
The Caldwell County Health Department in Kingston will hold a flu shot clinic next month. Flu vaccines will be offered by appointment on October 18th from 9 am to 6 pm. You may schedule an appointment at this link. More information can be obtained by calling the health department at 816-586-2311.
The Linn County Prosecuting Attorney, Shiante McMahon, reports one man was sentenced and another was found guilty in court on September 6th. Twenty-three-year-old Kaleb Brooks of Loudon, Texas was found guilty of the felonies of first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to 10 years with the Missouri Department of Corrections. […]
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports human remains were located in a targeted search area off Youngstown Trail on Tuesday morning, September 6th that could be those of a Kirksville man wanted for murder. The sheriff’s office notes evidence at the scene strongly suggests the remains were those of 38-year-old Jesse Darrell Rongey. Adair County […]
On November 17, 2021, southeast Missouri experienced its largest earthquake in 30 years. The magnitude 4.0 quake was centered near Poplar Bluff and was felt throughout the region, St. Louis, and seven other states. It served as a reminder of the power of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, one of the country’s most active earthquake […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a free prescribed burn workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Pony Express Conservation Area near Cameron. Prescribed burning of grasslands and savannas can be a valuable tool for boosting native plant diversity and controlling undesirable vegetation. That can benefit wildlife, and in […]
A northwest Missouri man charged in the Jan 6 riot at the nation’s capitol says he was just doing his duty. Lloyd Casimiro Cruz Jr of Polo Missouri claims he has First Amendment Rights as well as public access to the capitol. Prosecutors say he was inside the capitol with a Go-Pro camera […]
Housing justice advocates filed suit Tuesday against the state of Missouri and the state’s attorney general. The suit is a challenge to a new law that its filers say will harm people who are unhoused or unstably housed. Among other things, House Bill 1606 law makes it a crime to sleep on state-owned land without […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri investigators over the last four months have substantiated 10 claims of physical abuse at Agape Boarding School, a Christian reform school in Stockton that faces mounting accusations of abuse, lawsuits, and calls for its closure by former students. According to records turned over to The Independent under Missouri’s Sunshine Law by […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has lined up behind a U.S. Supreme Court case legal experts believe could radically reshape how federal elections are conducted by handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from intervening. Ashcroft announced last week that his office had filed an amicus brief in […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that in his lawsuit against top-ranking Biden Administration officials for allegedly colluding to suppress freedom of speech, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted Missouri and Louisiana’s request to compel the federal government to produce records from top-ranking White House and Health and Human […]
A man from St. Louis pleaded guilty Tuesday and admitted carjacking two people, including a grandmother who struggled to free her granddaughter as her car was stolen. Darius Eubanks, 28, pleaded guilty via Zoom in front of U.S. District Stephen R. Clark to two carjacking charges and a charge of brandishing a firearm during a […]
U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday sentenced a Missouri man who has been living under an assumed name since he used it to enlist in the U.S. Army 37 years ago to 100 hours of community service and the time he’s already served in jail. DeLeo Antonio Barner, 60, will also be on […]
A Unionville woman sustained moderate injuries due to the pickup truck she drove being struck by another vehicle near Milan Tuesday morning, September 6th. A private vehicle took 72-year-old Corinne Bender to Putnam County Memorial Hospital of Unionville. The driver of the other vehicle was unknown as the driver left the scene of the crash. […]
The Grundy County Commission on September 6th voted to place a measure on the April ballot that would establish an ambulance district for the county. The commission also discussed Grundy County Ambulance pay with Ambulance Director Sarah Porter, some ambulance employees, and community members. County Clerk Betty Spickard said the county will have to speak […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton resident on September 5th on a capias warrant on a probation violation. Thirty-seven-year-old Cody James Burchett’s original charges included the felonies of resisting arrest, detention or stopping by fleeing creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death to any person, and driving while […]
The Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company has announced service awards for employees. Duane Helmandollar of Trenton has 40 years of service. Those with 10 years of service are Jaron Rhea of Princeton, Frank Pagliai of Chillicothe, and Charles Jones of Trenton. Those with five years of service are Sev Barron of Chula, Jordin Curtis of Trenton, […]
– A float trip on a north Missouri stream brings a chance to see wildlife and scenery along a waterway that courses through farm country with prairie origins. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a free guided float trip on the Grand River near Gallatin from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
A Saint Joseph girl sustained what the Highway Patrol called moderate injuries as the result of a sport utility vehicle hitting a deer and a tree in Gentry County on Tuesday morning, September 6th. A private vehicle took the 10-year-old passenger to Urgent Care Express of Saint Joseph. No injuries were reported for the driver […]
The Arts Alive organization late this morning announced a change in the venue for the play “Harvey”. The play is still scheduled at 2 pm on September 24th and 25th, however, Arts Alive officials learned the location for the play has to be changed to the Trenton high school performing arts center on both afternoons. […]
