Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports two suspects were taken into custody north of Hamilton Wednesday morning, January 13th after a multi-county vehicle pursuit. The pursuit of burglary suspects started in Ray County and continued through Carroll County on Route D through Ludlow where a Ray County deputy lost control on railroad tracks. The Highway Patrol […]
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North Grand River Baptist Association accepting donations for pastor Doug Crawford who is diagnosed with leukemia
The North Grand River Baptist Association is accepting donations for an area pastor who has been diagnosed with leukemia. A news release says Union Coon Creek Baptist Church Pastor Doug Crawford has been hospitalized for more than six weeks, originally for COVID-19 and then receiving the cancer diagnosis. His medical team has advised him to […]
Audio: Should Missouri K-12 teachers get a bonus for sticking around next school year?
Missouri Board of Education President Charlie Shields wants the state to check into whether a bonus can be given to K-12 teachers to help keep them next school year. During today’s board meeting, Shields says he wants the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to do some “serious” exploring of what measures the […]
Josh Hawley stands his ground despite Missouri officials calling for his resignation and donors pulling support
Calls for the resignation of Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley continue to trickle in, along with some Republican allies and corporate donors pulling their support for him. The political backfire follows his efforts to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory and the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol that followed last week. “I will never […]
Audio: Southeast Missouri lawmaker files pay raise resolution
A veteran southeast Missouri state lawmaker has filed a resolution, aimed at blocking proposed pay increases for state lawmakers and for statewide elected officials. Deering GOP State Representative Andrew McDaniel introduced his resolution on Monday. He has told Missourinet that state employees and teachers should be receiving a pay raise. He’s voted against […]
Michael Parson sworn in to full term as 57th Governor of the State of Missouri
Governor Michael L. Parson was sworn in to a full term as 57th Governor of the State of Missouri at the 2021 Bicentennial Inauguration. Governor Parson’s career in public service began with six years in the United States Army and over 22 years in law enforcement, including serving as Sheriff of Polk County from 1993-2005. […]
Patrol reports arrest of two in Caldwell County
Two Kansas City women were arrested Sunday morning when driving in Caldwell County. Thirty-nine-year-old Kisha Moore has been accused of driving while revoked, failure to drive on the right half of the road, speeding, and misdemeanor marijuana possession. Moore was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Caldwell County Detention Center. Thirty-one-year-old Shawnteese Jackson was […]
Governor Parson makes five appointments to various boards and commissions; fills seven county office vacancies
Governor Mike Parson announced five appointments to various boards and commissions and filled seven-county office vacancies. Governor Parson also named the new Acting Director of the Division of Professional Registration. Samuel Adams, of Ferguson, was appointed to the State Board of Mediation. Mr. Adams has served as business representative and organizer for the St. Louis – Kansas City […]
Two arrested in Daviess County on drug and driving accusations
The highway patrol reports two Kansas City, Kansas residents were arrested Saturday afternoon in Daviess County. Michael Moore and Bruce Breasure, both 50 years old, were both accused of felony possession of a controlled substance. In addition, Moore was accused of failure to register a motor vehicle and no valid driver’s license. Breasure, in addition […]
GRM Networks awards $3,750 in Community Improvement Grants
GRM Networks has awarded a total of $3,750 as part of the company’s Community Improvement Grant program. Organizations receiving funding in the semiannual distribution included the Bethany Kiwanis Club, Lamoni Community Center, Newtown Ball Association, and the Harrison County Council on Aging. The Bethany Kiwanis Club received a $500 grant used to purchase winter clothing […]
Thirteen charged in Federal Court following riot at the United States Capitol
Thirteen individuals have been charged so far in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. In addition to those who have been charged, additional complaints have been submitted and investigations are ongoing. “The lawless destruction of the U.S. Capitol […]
Richard Barnett, man who entered Nancy Pelosi’s office, facing multiple charges
Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas was arrested today in Bentonville, Arkansas on multiple criminal charges related to his alleged unlawful activities earlier this week at the U.S. Capitol Building where he was photographed with his feet up on a desk in the Speaker of the House of Representatives’ office. Barnett is scheduled to make his […]
Three-vehicle crash totals highway patrol vehicle on Interstate 35 near Eagleville
A Patrol trooper and another man sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident two miles south of Eagleville on Thursday night, January 7th that involved a patrol emergency vehicle en route to a priority call and a tractor-trailer truck. Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, 29-year-old Dylan Wilburn of Saint Joseph, and the driver of another […]
Missouri begins issuing additional $300 Federal supplement to the unemployed
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Employment Security this week began processing $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payments to eligible unemployed workers under the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020. Eligible claimants should begin seeing their payments within the next few days, depending on how long their bank […]
Winston man charged with tampering with a motor vehicle in Daviess County
A Winston man has been charged in Daviess County with two felony counts of first degree tampering with a motor vehicle after two vehicles reported as stolen were found at his residence. Twenty-three-year-old Joseph Leggio has also been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana […]
Officer involved shooting takes place at Missouri State Highway Patrol headquarters in Lee’s Summit
On Monday evening at around 9:30, employees heard gunshots outside the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A Headquarters, ay 504 SE Blue Parkway, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Preliminary investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol revealed troopers inside the building responded to an exterior doorway where a subject was observed holding an assault rifle. The […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four traffic fatalities over New Year’s holiday weekend
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday weekend: Four people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 31, 2020, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2021. 2021 New Year’s Holiday Traffic Statistics Troopers investigated the following: […]
Seven injured, including children and infant, in crash on Interstate 35 north of Pattonsburg
Seven people from Texas, including five children, were injured when the van they occupied was hit by a large truck. The crash occurred on Sunday morning in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 about seven miles north of Pattonsburg. The highway patrol said the Volvo Truck driven by 51-year-old Haysam Elkott of Temple Terrace, Florida […]
Pickup overturns on Highway 36 east of Hamilton injuring passenger
A Kansas City resident was seriously hurt early Saturday when a pickup truck overturned on Highway 36 east of Hamilton. Fifty-year-old Jacqueline Pickering was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. She was a passenger in a pickup driven by 50-year old David Pickering of Kansas City who was not reported hurt. The crash happened 12 […]