Mississippi County Prosecuting Attorney Darren Cann died early Thursday at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was 56-years-old. A post Thursday on the Charleston Department of Public Safety official Facebook page said Cann died from complications associated with COVID-19. Cann served as the prosecuting attorney of Mississippi County since 2004. Cann graduated from Charleston […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed an amicus brief in support of Texas’ lawsuit against the Biden Administration over their proposed exceptions to the Title 42 program. Title 42 is a President Trump-era rule that allows for the federal government to expel migrants who are immigrating from a country where a communicable disease is or […]
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis is considering whether Missouri can implement a ban on abortions at or around eight weeks of pregnancy. The 2019 law does not include exemptions for rape or incest victims. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defended the legislation yesterday in court that would ban abortions based […]
The Standard Democrat reports that the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Hayti man who escaped on Monday from a deputy while being escorted from the courthouse to the county jail. Sheriff Tommy Greenwell said 23-year-old Jonathan Stewart escaped from a deputy around 4 p.m. Monday after being sentenced to 120 days in […]
A Texas man is in custody in connection to a reported rape in Southeast Missouri. Officials with the Miner Police Department report that they received information last week of a rape that allegedly occurred at an area motel. An investigation was conducted that led to the arrest of 39-year-old Shawn Ogletree, of Schertz, Texas, on […]
Yesterday, a Chicago, Illinois man pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of heroin before United States District Court Judge John Ross. With his plea, 46-year-old Daryl Wheeler admitted that he and his associates distributed some 538 grams of heroin […]
Friday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a motion for class certification and a motion for preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against the Columbia Public School district and other school districts that impose a mask mandate for school children. The motion for class certification can be found here: https://ago.mo.gov/docs/default-source/press-releases/2021-09-17—missouri-v-columbia-public-schools—motion-for-class-certification.pdf?sfvrsn=a9c3438c_2 The motion for preliminary injunction can […]
An Indiana man faces multiple charges after he was involved in a chase with Marion, IL police over the weekend. 51-year-old Michael Pierce of Princeton, IN was charged with several offenses, including possession of a firearm by a felon and attempting to elude police, following the Friday morning incident. Pierce failed to stop after officers […]