The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating three house fires near Polo on Tuesday morning as apparent arson. Sheriff Mitchell Allen reports one person died as the result of the first fire reported near Southwest Route D and Southwest Colt Drive at approximately 8:30 a.m. A body was located inside the […]
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Missouri House passed new Congressional redistricting plan on Monday
The Missouri House passed a new Congressional redistricting plan on Monday, but the bill has hit a wall in the Senate. The relationship status between Missouri Republican Senators this session – it’s complicated. Work on a Congressional redistricting plan is a major part of the rift among members in the upper chamber. A Senate committee […]
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Missouri signed a Record of Decision yesterday supporting installation of a multi purpose reservoir in Sullivan county
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Missouri signed a Record of Decision yesterday, supporting the installation of a multi-purpose reservoir in Sullivan County. The decision concludes extensive environmental analysis and fulfills National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements for NRCS. The East Locust Creek Reservoir near Milan is designed to provide seven million gallons of water […]
Chariton County Deputies are looking for a man who fled after a traffic stop in Mendon
Yesterday a Chariton County Deputy attempted to stop a motor vehicle in Mendon, MO. The vehicle failed to stop, and began fleeing. The vehicle eventually stopped on Steamboat Avenue near Highway Y, North of Brunswick, MO. The deputy ordered the driver out of the vehicle, and placed him in handcuffs. The deputy noticed a second […]
Moberly Police officers responded to a local business for a theft in progress
This past Saturday at approximately 12:30 pm Moberly Police officers responded to a local business for a theft in progress. On arrival, officers contacted the male subject who was involved with the theft. During the course of the investigation, the male subject fled on foot. A foot pursuit ensued, and the male subject was able […]
Three people injured in 2 vehicle accident on US-63 at Excello
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred on US-63 at Excello around 6:15 this evening. The State Highway Patrol reports 19-year-old Ashton Binder of Bevier failed to yield and struck the vehicle of 50-year-old Stacy Rusche of Calhoun. A passenger in Rusche’s vehicle, a 17-year-old female, suffered serious injuries. Binder suffered moderate […]
Carrolton residents closer to having Amtrak available
Carrollton residents are a step closer to having convenient services of Amtrak’s popular Southwest Chief Line. State Rep. Peggy McGaugh and State Sen. Denny Hoskins announced the state operating budget approved by the General Assembly includes $1 million in funding for the proposed stop in Carrollton. That finding is for planning, design, maintenance, or construction […]
Death investigation leads to a Overland Park Kansas warrant issued from Livingston County
A death investigation dating to 2002 resulted in a recent warrant. 41-year-old Jennifer Anne Hall of Overland Park Kansas is wanted on a Livingston County warrant for alleged 1st Degree Murder. Hall may be using the last name Semaboye and is believed to be aware of an existing arrest warrant. According to the Probable Cause […]
Highway Patrol reports arrest pf a Kirksville man
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kirksville man in Adair County on Friday, May 6 on a federal U. S. Marshals warrant for trafficking. Fifty-one-year-old Don Kinsman was taken to the Adair County Jail. An arrest report shows he was to be held on no bond. […]
Missouri lawmakers passes a $48 billion state budget bolstered by federal aid
Missouri lawmakers have passed a roughly $48 billion state budget bolstered by federal aid. The spending plan approved Friday includes enough money to fully pay for the state’s share of public K-12 busing costs, as well as a program to increase teacher pay to at least $38,000 a year. Local districts would need to kick […]