A group wants the state to update a tax credit for some of Missouri’s most vulnerable citizens. Alisa Nelson reports. [mo1creditboost] :27 SOC The Missouri Budget Project wants the legislature to make changes to the state’s Property Tax Credit Program during the 2025 session. The program helps senior citizens and Missourians with disabilities stay in … Read more
Emergency crews arriveed on the scene of a deadly crash in Scott County involving a bicyclist on Wednesday evening. The crash happened just west of Blodgett on Highway U.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an eastbound car driven by a 23-year-old Benton, Mo. man hit a bicyclist in the roadway.MSHP said the bicyclist, a … Read more
A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper 39 year old David McKnight appeared in federal court on Thursday afternoon and pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau. He’s accused of unlawfully searching women’s cell phones during traffic stops to find nude photos. His bond was set at 10,000 dollars.
Meanwhile, the Missouri Department of Transportation has named Ed Hassinger as its new director and he said he’s ready to get to work on day one.On his first day in office, Hassinger said he wants to address the staffing shortage that’s plagued the department for years.After a nationwide search, former MoDOT chief engineer and deputy … Read more
With less than two months remaining in 2024, statewide traffic deaths have declined eight-percent compared to last year. Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Chair Dustin Boatwright says the state is teaming up with law enforcement to promote safe driving over the holiday season. [mo1trafficdeathsdown1] :12 “….wheel while impaired.” (as said) “Beginning the week of Thanksgiving … Read more
Now onto the next chapter after two weeks since a massive fire at a battery recycling plant, the Environmental Protection Agency finished monitoring the air in Fredericktown; however, they said the work is not over.A spokesperson for the EPA said a contractor hired by Critical Mineral Recovery is now responsible for monitoring the air quality.
The Sikeston Department of Public Safety is partnering with Sikeston Public Schools for the 6th annual Shop with a Hero program. According to DPS, in 2023 they were able to take more than 130 students shopping for Christmas gifts matching each student with a local first responder from the Scott County area.
A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper 39 year old David McKnight has now been indicted on federal charges. He was indicted on Tuesday by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau with one count of destroying records in a federal investigation and nine counts of deprivation of rights under color of … Read more
A southeast Missouri man 40 year old Justin Wade Welker was sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison on a child pornography charge. Welker was arrested after the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Detroit learned that two people were discussing engaging in sex acts with a minor on the Kik messaging and chat app.According … Read more
A Missouri man 34 year old Jonathan O’Dell of Warsaw Missouri has been found guilty by a federal jury in Jefferson City for his role in a conspiracy to murder U.S. Border Patrol agents and shooting at FBI agents during arrest.According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Missouri, O’Dell was found … Read more