Sixty eight million dollars in cuts to universities and public colleges is being recommended by Governor Eric Greiten’s. Greitens outlined his roughly 28.8 billion dollar budget for the fiscal year that starts in July yesterday (Monday) at the State Capitol. The governor also wants a more than 11.6 million dollar increase in child welfare spending,…… Continue Reading
MU PROVOST SEARCH COMMITTEE HOLDING OPEN FORUM
The University of Missouri search committee will be holding an open forum to get input from the campus community on exactly what qualities they are looking for in a new provost this (Monday) morning. Jim Spain is the interim provost, he took the position when Garnett Stokes left this past month and is not looking…… Continue Reading
GOVERNOR TO RELEASE BUDGET FOR 2019 FISCAL YEAR
Governor Eric Greitens will be releasing his budget recommendations for the 2019 fiscal year today (Monday). The event will take place at 4pm at the Missouri State Capitol in Room 217, followed by a press conference from the Governors Budget Director.… Continue Reading
ENDANGERED PERSON ADVISORY ISSUED FOR TWENTY YEAR OLD KIRKSVILLE WOMAN
An Endangered Person Advisory is issued for a missing 20 year old woman out of Kirksville. According to police Courtney M. Shearer went missing on Friday night around 7:45 when she was last seen leaving a HY VEE on foot. She is described as a white woman, 5’4, 130 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes.…… Continue Reading
SECOND ARREST MADE IN DOUBLE SHOOTING AND HOMICIDE AT COLUMBIA WAFFLE HOUSE
A Columbia man is in the Jackson County Jail awaiting extradition to Boone County after an arrest in connection to the double shooting and homicide at the Waffle House in Columbia. 29 year old Matthew Callier McMillan was arrested by the Kansas City Police Department on Saturday on an outstanding Felony Warrant that included charges…… Continue Reading
ELDON MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING GAS STATION AND ASSAULTING PREGNANT CLERK
An Eldon man is in being held in jail after an arrest where he is suspected of robbing a gas station and assaulting a pregnant clerk yesterday (Sunday). According to the Eldon Police Department the incident happened at Brumby’s gas station where a clerk told them that a suspect identified as David McCoy took cigarettes…… Continue Reading
GOVERNOR GREITENS OUTLINES TAX PLAN
Governor Eric Greiten’s has on outline for state tax reform. The main principles of the outline released yesterday (Thursday) by the Governor will include cutting taxes for working families, lowering taxes for business and ending loopholes that benefit big businesses and high earners. According Gretiens the plan would cut taxes for 97 percent of Missourians,…… Continue Reading
BOONE COUNTY HOME WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DUE TO FAULTY PORCH LIGHT
Only a small amount of damage is being reported to a Boone County Home after a porch light ignites a fire. According to Boone County Fire Officials it happened this (Friday) morning around 3:30 in the 4300 block of Southview Drive. The home’s porch light sparked a small fire, no one was injured during the…… Continue Reading
ONE INJURED AND TWO ARRESTED AFTER MONTGOMERY COUNTY HEAD ON COLLISION
Two people are in the Montgomery County Jail and one person is in the hospital after an accident in Montgomery County yesterday (Thursday). According to a post on the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Facebook Page, Deven Kimbrough was driving the wrong way and crashed into a vehicle causing the victim Damon Stehphens to be taken…… Continue Reading
ELDON MAN INDICTED ON CHILD SEX CRIMES
An Eldon man is indicted by a federal grand jury for enticing a minor to engage in illicit sexual activity over a two year period and for attempting to produce child pornography. According to court documents 36 year old James Anthony Guthrie the Third was charged in a two count indictment that was returned under…… Continue Reading
