Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe is headed to Texas Saturday. He’s set to meet with deployed Missouri Highway Patrol troopers who are in McAllen Texas assisting with securing the border. Both troopers and Missouri National Guardsmen are on loan to Texas. Governor Mike Parson plans another trip to the border next …
Read More »Missouri economist calls Biden’s economic claims ‘bogus’
President Joe Biden says: “Blame my predecessor for the inflation rate”. But Economist Aaron Hedlund says you can’t tie the current economic numbers to Donald Trump … Missouri’s economic growth historically lags behind much of the U-S. Hedlund claims Missouri could attract more tech – businesses if the state eliminated …
Read More »Decades – old Cole County murder case could be headed to trial
The murder trial of a Mid – Missouri man charged in the 1991 cold case killing of his high school classmate could go to trial this fall. Christopher Niemet was charged in 2020 in the shooting death of 14 – year Greg Jones of Russellville who died over 30 – …
Read More »Texas theft ring may be behind Missouri ATM break – ins
Versailles Police claim a stolen pickup was used to steal money from an ATM. They say thieves hooked chains to the truck to pull the door off the bank machine. the suspects were seen on video driving off in a black getaway car with no license plates. Investigators say a …
Read More »Will Missouri raise fast food worker minimum wage like California?
Are you ready for a $15 – dollar ‘Big Mac’? Brad Jones is the Missouri Director of the National Federation of Independent Business. He says that’s what might happen if Missouri were to follow California’s lead and raise the fast – food minimum wage to $20 – an hour … Jones …
Read More »Missouri killer executed Tuesday night
Convicted Mid – Missouri murderer Brian Dorsey was put to death last night. The US Supreme Court denied Dorsey’s requests to stop the execution. Governor Mike Parson did not issue a stay. Dorsey was found guilty of murder for the killings of his cousin Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben …
Read More »Jefferson City man who spent 16 years in prison still speaks out against death penalty
Kevin Green says we’re better off locking up the bad guys for life and throwing away the key. Green spent 16 – years in California prisons before he was exonerated in the death of his unborn daughter and the near fatal beating of his pregnant wife. The Jefferson City man …
Read More »Prison time for JCMO couple in child porn case
A Mid – Missouri man and his wife are sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a toddler. Paul Schofield and his wife, Sara of Jefferson City, draw long federal prison terms after pleading guilty. Paul Schofield will spend 40 years behind bars while Sara Schofield received a 35 year term. A …
Read More »Dorsey execution is on for tonight
Death Penalty opponents will demonstrate today ahead of an execution of a Mid – Missouri man tonight. Brian Dorsey was convicted for the murders of his cousin and her husband in 2006 at their New Bloomfield home. Corrections staffers and others asked for Dorsey to be spared. Gov. Mike Parson …
Read More »High court will not stay Tuesday’s Missouri execution
The Missouri Supreme Court will not stop the execution of a Mid-Missouri man schueduled to die Tuesday. The high court did not stay Brian Dorsey’s execution. His lawyers asked for the stay, asking the governor for clemency and having corrections officers and even his Jays high school football coach Pete …
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