Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican leader Sam Graves (R-MO) today raised questions about the diversion of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources, workforce, and expertise to deal with illegal immigration and the Biden Administration’s crisis at the southern border. In a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Graves noted his concerns that “FEMA – the […]
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department reports a Princeton man turned himself in on Wednesday afternoon after announcements were made that authorities were looking for him. Forty-one-year-old Christopher Williams was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for alleged fraudulent use of a credit or debit device. Online court information also shows one count of misdemeanor stealing with […]
(Missouri Independent) – The CEOs of major gun manufacturing companies told a U.S. House panel on Wednesday that their production of AR-15-style guns did not contribute to recent mass shootings that left 29 people dead, and that the killings were due to the actions of individual shooters. Ahead of the hearing, the House Oversight & […]
(Missouri Independent) – U.S. Senate Democrats tried to pass legislation Wednesday that would guarantee women can continue using contraception if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the long-standing precedent, the way it did with abortion. But Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst blocked their efforts by objecting to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey’s request for unanimous consent […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a 17-state coalition, submitting a complaint against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Acting Director of ATF. The coalition joined Morehouse Enterprises, Gun Owners of America, and Gun Owners Foundation in suing over the ATF’s unconstitutional rulemaking that would […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Jovell L. Swopes, 44, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to eight years in federal prison without parole. The court ordered this sentence to be served consecutively to a sentence of two years in federal prison for […]
The former owner of a KC medical spa pleaded guilty in federal court to providing illegal treatments to his patients, several of whom suffered adverse effects from the foreign products. Richard B. Smith III, 46, of Shawnee, Kansas, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs […]
A Missouri man who was among five motorists speeding through midtown has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm after fleeing from police officers in a high-speed chase. George L. Gordon, 42, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs on Tuesday, July 26, to eight years in […]
Multiple events will be held at the grandstand during the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The first grandstand event at this year’s fair is an ATV and Dirt Bike Motocross Race on July 29th at 7 pm. Spokesperson Jim Shaw says the motocross races are held yearly. The timed event, Tuff Trucks, […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of two area residents on July 26th. Twenty-eight-year-old Gunnar Scott Oberender of Mercer has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. He has also been charged with the misdemeanors of an owner operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility including a second or subsequent […]
The Grundy County Commission July 26th signed contracts for work on three bridges. The contracts were with C and C Bridge and Concrete of Pilot Grove. One contract involves bridges on Northeast Heron Lane and Northeast 30th Street, and another consists of a bridge on Southwest 86th Avenue. American Rescue Plan Act funding has been […]
The Annual Lucerne Stock Show is celebrating their 83rd year and there are many activities to participate in from August 3 through the 6th. The festival begins on Wednesday, August 3rd with the 4-H and FFA Dairy Cattle Show at 10:30 am followed by the 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat at 1 pm. The Open, 4-H, and […]
A Missouri Farm Lease program will be held on the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus in the Conference Room next month. The University of Missouri Extension will present the program on August 24th from 6 to 8:30 pm. It will also be presented by Zoom, so the audience can see and interact with […]
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information on a Princeton man with an active arrest warrant. The warrant for 41-year-old Christopher Williams is for alleged fraudulent use of a credit or debit device and stealing. Bond was set at $2,000 cash only. The sheriff’s office reports Williams is still believed to be in the […]
American Foods Group has announced it will break ground next month on its new, state-of-the-art beef processing plant in Warren County, Missouri. The $450 million plant will have a daily capacity of 2,400 head “The state of Missouri and the people of Warren County have been outstanding partners, and we look forward to becoming a […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. Senate appears on track to send President Joe Biden a bill in the coming weeks that would guarantee same-sex and interracial couples can marry, even if the Supreme Court overturns the landmark cases that enshrined those rights. “I think we’re very close,” Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday of […]
(Missouri Independent) – An initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri will need help if it is going to be on the November ballot. Reports from almost every county in the state, delivered to Secretary of State John Ashcroft’s office, show the petition is short of its goal in two of the six congressional districts […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation wants public input on changes to its plan to manage Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), among white-tailed deer. CWD is a fatal and contagious disease affecting members of the deer family, with no known treatment or cure. It was first detected in north central Missouri in 2010. Jason Isabelle, cervid program manager for […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1, […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office joined 21 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s new guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance. The lawsuit names the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee. A […]
