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Last Monday afternoon (5/10) the Holt County Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals following a report of a stolen vehicle from Maitland.  Oregon Police located

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee helped introduce legislation this week that will help

JEFFERSON CITY, MO –Governor Parson signed a proclamation designating May Foster Care Month in Missouri to recognize the vital role of foster parents and

Wednesday the Andrew County Sheriff’s Office arrested Chester R Patterson of Fillmore. Patterson was found to be in possession of methamphetamine & heroin.  He

Tuesday the personal finance website WalletHub released its report of States with the Biggest Drug Problems.  Missouri ranks 3rd on the list.  The study

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to block local police from enforcing federal gun laws. The Republican-led state Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation that would impose greater oversight of unlicensed boarding schools and residential care facilities for

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to limit police use of chokeholds in a move driven by the death

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation that could keep the names of state lottery winners secret. State House members Jay

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has joined more than a dozen other states in eliminating the statute of limitations for several child sex

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sports fans in Nebraska may soon be able to bet legally on nearly all collegiate and professional events, but not

Dear Friend, America’s police officers deserve our respect and admiration. Every day, law enforcement professionals lace up their boots and don the badge knowing

WASHINGTON, DC – A bill to remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband access was introduced

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formally

Monday evening the Holt County Sheriff’s Office arrested Shane M Pohlman of Oregon following a traffic stop on State Highway A in Maitland.  Deputies

37 year old Stephen A Lomeli of Skidmore crashed in Nodaway County early Wednesday morning.  Lomeli was westbound on Highway 136, 5 miles west

A longtime member of the Nodaway County business community died suddenly Monday.  68 year old Terry Nicholas of Burlington Junction died from a massive

A third man convicted in the shooting death of a St Joseph 2 year old last August was sentenced to prison Wednesday.  Ta’Avion Hawkins

During Wednesday’s session of Clarinda City Council, City Manager Gary McClarnon announced an additional $146,000 in revenue for FY21.  It included an extra $18,000

An inmate at the Clarinda Correctional Facility was found dead Wednesday morning.  80 year old Ronald Harris Brown died of an apparent suicide.  Brown

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are advancing bills that would require out-of-state online stores to collect sales taxes. The GOP-led House and

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A small group of Missouri lawmakers are asking fellow Republican Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session on

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the death of a woman who was struck by a stray bullet

From Governor Mike Parson’s Facebook page: Teresa and I want to recognize this year’s Missouri Art Education Association Youth Art Month winners Tori Guffey,

38 year old Donald Tipton of St Joseph has been offered a plea deal in the first and second degree murder charges of a

59 year old Ricky Alan Auten of rural Clarinda rolled a dump truck he was driving Tuesday morning near the intersection of 130th and

Tuesday, Governors Mike Parson of Missouri and Kim Reynolds of Iowa and 18 other governors issued a joint letter urging President Joe Biden and

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Missouri have passed a bill to raise the gas tax for the first time in decades.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is closer than ever to joining every other state in having a statewide prescription drug database to flag

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson is threatening to veto a wide-ranging law enforcement reform bill because of a provision that would

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed a pared-down school voucher bill after a similar measure went to the governor last

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who killed his estranged girlfriend and her two children and then set their house on fire

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The public will be able to watch the trial of the man charged with killing University of Iowa student

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – In order to address workforce shortages across the state, Governor Mike Parson today directed the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial

DES MOINES, IA – Today Governor Kim Reynolds announced new measures to address the State of Iowa’s severe workforce shortage. Effective June 12, 2021,

–Approved an Ordinance to Execute a Contract with David E Ross Construction Co for Construction Manager At-Risk Services related to the GAC Adsorber Project. 

During his weekly radio address, State Senator Dan Hegeman of Cosby spoke on Missouri’s Fiscal Year 2022 operating budget.  Hegeman says lawmakers have included

Dillon Livingston of Gower has been charged with two counts of abuse or neglect of a child in the death of an infant.  Livingston

On the evening of May 2nd, the Page County Sheriff’s Office with the Shenandoah & Coin Fire Departments responded to 1734 230th Street in

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri will get nearly $2.7 billion of flexible federal aid under President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief act.  The U.S.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three homes in Kansas City, Missouri, are facing repairs after a massive tree collapsed onto them. The roots of

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed a bill to legalize needle-exchange programs. The House voted 101-55 for the bill Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a wreck in Kansas City, Kansas, that police believe was

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will get $1.48 billion in aid under the federal government’s plan to help states hit by the coronavirus

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has removed the chief executive of the state’s nursing home for veterans and their spouses.  Reynolds’ spokesman,

As is said so often, the Missouri General Assembly has one constitutionally mandated job: create a balanced budget each year. This year, like most,

Over the weekend, the City of Maryville announced the Grand Opening of the Thomson “Splash N Play” for Friday at 5:00.  The Splash N

50 year old Todd R McGinley of Stanberry was arrested Saturday afternoon in Gentry County on a charge of first degree harassment.  McGinley was

A crash in St Joseph Saturday afternoon sent a driver to the hospital.  The accident happened in the 1400 block of Mansfield Street.  The

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A commemorative coin that was designed to honor the Kansas City Police Department’s vice unit is being widely criticized.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says a state law that prevents cities from enacting their own gun control measures

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating after a man was found shot to death outside an apartment.  The shooting

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Columbia police are investigating after vandals damaged an historical marker commemorating the 1923 lynching of James T. Scott. City officials

Last Monday (5/3) William Stanton of Amazonia was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine and several other charges.  Stanton was taken to

Eighty Percent of Missourians Have Vaccine Accessibility Within Five Miles  (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has significantly decreased in recent

Nodaway County U.S. Route 136 – Resurfacing project between the One Hundred and Two River and Route 46, near Ravenwood, through late May. U.S.

A chain reaction crash Thursday morning in Buchanan County sent three to the hospital. 29 year old Sierra M Maul of St Joseph was

One person was arrested last night following a two hour standoff with police in St Joseph.  The suspect was at a residence in the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has voted in favor of creating “Rush Limbaugh Day.” The GOP-led House on Thursday tacked the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — More people in Missouri died in 2020 than were born.  A provisional report from the Missouri Department of Health

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have approved a tax credit program to pay for kids to go to private schools. The Republican-led Senate

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 31-year-old Kansas City man has been convicted of participating in a conspiracy to steal more than 1,400 cell

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill to legalize medical marijuana has passed in the Kansas House for the first time, but the Senate isn’t

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has  ruled a lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging a culture

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials may have to increase the amount of water released into the Missouri River over the next couple months to

Friends,  We just passed the 100th day of my colleagues and I in Congress working with the Biden Administration to bring relief and new

Don’t Tax Death By Garrett Hawkins Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1789 that “nothing in this world can be said to be certain, except death

Dear Friend, In my day, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about how easy it must be to be a teacher. I’ve heard

The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday the return of the Kids Block Party Thursday May 27th on 4th Street between Buchanan &

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University will celebrate the achievements of more than 800 students participating in its spring commencement ceremonies May 6-8

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The head of the Missouri office that oversees lawyers’ professional conduct alleges that a review of the investigation that brought

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge sentenced a 25-year-old Columbia woman to 10 years in prison for hitting a man volunteering at a triathlon

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would make the Missouri National Guard its own department

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to limit public access to a number of government records. The Republican-led House

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former paraprofessional in suburban Kansas City has pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography after investigators say

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — As interest in the coronavirus vaccine continues to lag, Iowa public health officials are trying to make it easier to

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she would sign a bill banning transgender students from participating in girls’ sports. When

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is ramping up his crusade for the meat industry by endorsing a new “beef passport” program

All State Employees to Return to Pre-COVID-19 Work Settings By May 17 (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson directed all state workers to

Maryville’s Keiren Watkins has been recognized by the Missouri FFA Association as an Area 1 Star in Agribusiness at the 93rd Missouri FFA Convention. 

Last Friday 42 year old Justin Allen Sickler of Yorktown was arrested by the Page County Sheriff’s Office for Indecent contact with a child. 

The 7th Annual Cruzin’ Clarinda event is scheduled for Saturday June 5th, highlighting a variety of activities around the downtown square.  Vehicle enthusiasts travel

State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Tuesday net general revenue collections for April 2021 increased 31.4 percent compared to those for April 2020, from

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed legislation to crack down on protesters who block roadways. The Republican-led House voted 98-50 to