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For Missouri food and beverage businesses, July Fourth lights creative spark
For Missouri food and beverage businesses, Independence Day provides a midsummer pop that can stoke demand and spark creativity. “We’re always, as a small business, looking for fun — not only holidays, but events happening in pop culture — that can bring some business our way, so we can make sales and provide hours,” said Cassidy Darr, the director of guest experience at McLain’s Bakery in Kansas City.
Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states
For abortion rights supporters in Florida, it was a tumultuous day of highs and lows. On April 1, the Florida Supreme Court paved the way for the state to ban nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. But it also OK’d a ballot measure that would allow Florida voters to overturn the ban this […] The post Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Missouri American Water, Ameren Missouri seeking rate hikes that would start in 2025
ST. LOUIS — Two Missouri utility providers are requesting to increase rates starting in the middle of next year. Missouri American Water and Ameren Missouri both said the increased funds would be used to pay for improvements to their respective systems that have already been completed or are in the works. The requests have been filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission, which will take the next 11 months to consider the proposals before making a decision.
Lutheran Senior Services, Diakon agreement to combine comes to fruition
Diakon Senior Living operations and its four continuing care retirement / life plan communities officially became part of Lutheran Senior Services on Monday. The action marks the completion of an agreement signed in March. LSS ranked 15th in the country on the 2023 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit...
Decision approaching on Missouri law to make celebratory gunfire illegal
PECULIAR, Mo. (KCTV) - With the Fourth of July approaching, some are getting excited to celebrate. Others are also dreading the bullets that come toward them or their homes. Last year, the Kansas City Police Department’s Shotspotter recorded 193 rounds of gunfire between 6 p.m. on July 3 and 6 a.m. on July 5. That only includes areas where Shotspotter technology is placed, so the number citywide is bound to be higher.
2 women arrested after police chase in Portageville, Mo.
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - Two women were arrested after a police chase in Portageville. According to Portageville police, they were called to a business in the 200 block of Highway 162 East around 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2 for a reported theft. Officers saw the suspects leaving the scene...
I-35 reopens after overturned camper shuts down northbound lanes near Hwy 291
LIBERTY, Mo. — Update: The roadway is cleared and back open to the public. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The northbound lanes of...
Sedalia Police Reports for July 3, 2024
This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department crime reports. In the early morning hours of June 28th, Officers observed a car travelling eastbound on East Third Street, as it approached Washington Avenue. The car failed to stop until about a car length past the stop line. It continued eastbound, weaving, and driving in the middle of the road. Officers initiated a traffic stop at East 3rd Street and South Engineer Avenue. The driver was impaired and unable to operate a vehicle safely. Whitney Lynn Raymond, 36, of Sedalia, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated (Drugs). Raymond was booked and released at the Pettis County Jail.
Newtown man sentenced to nine years in prison for fentanyl distribution
A Newtown, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in conspiracies to distribute fentanyl in northwest Missouri and to wire the proceeds of drug trafficking to Mexico. Lucas Ryan Coltrain, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to nine years in federal prison without...
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