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Missouri family seeks help to find missing woman Echo Michelle Lloyd
A Missouri family is appealing to the public for help in locating their missing family member, Echo Michelle Lloyd, who disappeared in May 2020, as the case remains unsolved despite extensive searches and investigations by law enforcement.
Warsaw Woman taken into Custody in Stabbing Case
On July 18 at 10:41 PM, Benton County Central Dispatch was notified of a stabbing that had just occurred at 33035 KK Highway, a rural Warsaw address. Deputies arrived to find Douglas E. Roberts, 55, a resident of the address, sitting on his wife, Pamela E. Roberts, 55, also of the residence.
Benton County S.O. Makes Significant Drug Seizure In Cole Camp
The Benton County Sheriff's Office has announced that the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force helped remove a plethora of drugs from the streets during a traffic stop just before 7:00 PM on Friday, July 12, 2024, according to a post on the Benton County MO Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Police conducted...
Governor Parson traveling to United Kingdom, Belgium in trade mission
The Missouri Governor's Office of Communications says that the U.K. and Belgium are at the top of the list of sources for foreign direct investment and are key trade partners for the state of Missouri.
MO Chamber President Mehan steps down after 29 years
Former Missouri Chamber of Commerce President, Dan Mehan, has retired after 29 years with the Chamber, 26 as president. Mehan looks back with pride on the Chamber’s accomplishments, especially its wins in the Missouri legislature, pushing for workers compensation reform, changes to civil jurisprudence, economic development, and infrastructure. “Nothing...
Innovate SOMO brings business boot camps to Southern Missouri
Forbes Advisor reports one in five small businesses across the U.S. fail in their first year and half fail in their first five years. A growing program in Southern Missouri aims to help entrepreneurs improve their odds with what they call “Early-Stage Business Boot Camps.”. The boot camps are...
Major Internet Outage Strikes Globally Illinois and Missouri Are Greatly Affected
An enormous interruption in internet services spread across the world, touching various sectors such as airlines, banks, media companies, and corporations. This disturbance originated from a problem with Microsoft 365 apps which started affecting global operations hours before any attempt was made by the tech giant to address it. Despite the actions taken to fix this problem, aftereffects continue to ripple out across the world.
50 Years Ago, Missouri’s Music Festival Shocked the World
It was almost like Woodstock was airlifted from New York State and dropped into the middle of Missouri. It's been 50 years now since a music festival in Missouri surprised even the wildest expectations of the promoters and shocked the world, too. Yahoo News just shared memories of what was...
Why Did Missouri National Guard Just Hold New Madrid Quake Drill?
If you happened to be in the St. Louis, Missouri area earlier this week, you might have seen National Guard troops on the streets and wondered what was going on. No reason for alarm as there's a very good reason why those troops had smashed vehicles and emergency tents set up. They were practicing for a massive New Madrid earthquake. Wait. What?
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