The Standard Democrat reports that on Sept. 8 the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man considered a “dangerous felon.” 64-year-old Ricky Starr was arrested on the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous felon. The probable cause statement said that Starr was taken into custody after Sgt. Zach Albright with […]
A fallen marine from Wentzville was laid to rest yesterday. Jill Enders has the story.
While State Republican lawmakers invited testimony about the planned federal vaccine and testing mandate for businesses, health care workers gathered inside the rotunda to protest any participation in the mandates. One of those was a hospice nurse named Kelly from Jefferson County, who has a religious and personal objection. Kelly says many health care workers […]
United States District Judge Matthew Schelp, sentenced a Doniphan man to 45 months in prison. 53-year-old Timothy Ossana pleaded guilty, in November 2020, for felon in possession of a firearm. On January 8, 2020, the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a Chevrolet Blazer for an expired license registration offense in Ripley County. During that traffic […]
A Southeast Missouri business was destroyed in a massive fire Wednesday morning. A spokesman with the Carter County Sheriff’s Department reports that at approximately 1 a.m. Wednesday, fire crews from multiple counties responded to a large structure fire at the Landing in Van Buren. The building is being considered a total loss and an investigation […]
A Marion, IL woman was pulled from the Ohio River near Paducah, KY Monday after driving her car into the water. Authorities say the woman was attempting to take her own life. Paducah police say a witness heard the woman’s vehicle accelerate and watched the car drive through an opening in the flood wall a […]
Yesterday, Governor Mike Parson ordered that the United States and Missouri flags at all government buildings statewide be flown at half-staff today in honor of United States Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, of Wentzville. On Thursday, August 26, 2021, Lance Corporal Schmitz was killed in-the-line-of-duty while assisting with evacuation efforts in Afghanistan. U.S. and Missouri […]
A federal mandate is expected to require nursing home workers to get their COVID-19 vaccination. Federal data shows about 50-percent of Missouri nursing home employees have been vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the worst rates in the nation. Nikki Strong is with the Missouri Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes across the state. During […]