4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (248+ words) A Mercer man pleaded guilty Sept. 9 in Mercer County Circuit Court to felony charges stemming from a July 2025 shooting at Lake Marie. Online court records show 51-year-old Thomas Randall Cross was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1007+ words) (Missouri Independent) – The question of which congressional district map Missouri will use in November returned to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday after a federal appeals court refused to block an order requiring use of the Republican-drawn 2025 map....

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (349+ words) A Rocheport, Missouri, woman who founded and operated Moresource Inc. in Columbia has been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud and failing to collect or pay over taxes. Kathryn L. Cunningham, 66, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to two…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (169+ words) A Moberly man was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to repay $284,000 obtained through a fraudulent pandemic rental assistance scheme. Steven W. Hendren, 34, submitted numerous fraudulent applications for State Assistance for Housing Relief rental assistance to the Missouri…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (283+ words) Members of the Foundation Trust for THS/Alumni Association approved $25,000 for four Trenton school projects during the organization’s annual board meeting over the weekend. The funding was approved following requests from Trenton R-9 Superintendent Daniel Gott. The largest allocation, $10,000, will…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (201+ words) A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking and firearm offenses stemming from cases in the Western and Eastern districts of Missouri. Court documents state that Kansas City, Missouri Police Department officers located a vehicle…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (316+ words) A 16-year-old Kirksville girl died Monday after a Polaris Ranger overturned on Rye Creek Road in Adair County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 4:40 p.m. Sept. 7 on Rye Creek Road, about two miles northwest of Kirksville....

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (84+ words) KTTN The Trenton Police Department is warning residents about scam telephone calls that appear to originate from the department’s phone numbers. Police have received reports of calls displaying 660-359-2121 and 660-359-5557, both associated with the department. The department said officers will never…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (249+ words) An Essex woman died, and three others were injured Saturday night in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 60 in Stoddard County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 5 on Highway 60, one-half mile north of Essex. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) A jury trial has been rescheduled in Sullivan County for former Sullivan County Public Administrator Joan Brummitt, who faces felony charges of financial exploitation and theft. Online court records show a motion for continuance was granted Sept. 1. Brummitt’s jury trial,…...