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Higbee woman pleads guilty to $2.4 million embezzlement over 15-year period
A Higbee woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing nearly $2.4 million from customers’ accounts at Exchange Bank of Missouri in Fayette, Mo., over a 15-year-long fraud scheme. Megan Lea Dougherty, 36, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge...
Missouri woman arrested for alleged DUI after crash
Police in Hays, Kansas, reported witnessing an allegedly intoxicated driver traveling in the wrong direction before colliding with a parked vehicle. At about 10:23 p.m. Saturday, officers observed a black sedan traveling southbound in the opposite direction on a one-way street at the 800 block of Ash St., according to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler.
Trial rescheduled for Hartsburg man accused of fatally stabbing father
A Boone County man charged with murdering his father two years ago will head to trial next spring. Collin Knight, 25, of Hartsburg, had been scheduled for a jury trial to begin next March. But because of unavailability of the Division 4 courtroom, his trial has been rescheduled for February 25, 2025, with a backup date of April 22.
Search Leads to Drug Arrests in Moberly
MOBERLY, Mo - Two people from Moberly are behind bars following a raid yesterday at a residence on Tuley Road in Moberly. According to a probable cause statement the North Missouri Drug Task Force, the Moberly Police Department and Moberly SWAT team conducted the search of the residence. They were able to arrest both 45-year-old Dennis Hult and 37-year-old Jessica Perfater during the search. An eight-year-old child was also located inside the residence.
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