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No excuse in-person absentee voting for Missouri Primary Election begins Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller is reminding registered voters that no-excuse in-person absentee voting in the county will begin on Tuesday, July 23 until the day before the General Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Absentee voting will be available at the Greene County Elections Center at 1126 N. Boonville Ave. Monday […]
Mo. woman freed from prison 43 years after she was wrongfully convicted of murder
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (TCN) -- A woman who has been behind bars for over 40 years for a crime she did not commit was released from prison a month after a judge overturned her conviction. The Innocence Project confirmed Friday, July 19, that Sandra Hemme was freed from prison and reunited...
Missouri Man Selling Stealth Bomber on Facebook Marketplace?
If you've ever daydreamed about having your very own stealth bomber, I have a deal for you. A Missouri man has one listed on Facebook Marketplace at a bargain price. I was hanging out on the Missouri sub-Reddit when this posting caught my eye for obvious reasons. It's a listing from Bland, Missouri.
Missouri Minute: Bayer seeks farm bill protections; judge halts St. Louis basic income program
Bayer, which produces the weed killer Roundup and has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging the product causes cancer, is working with U.S. lawmakers on the next federal farm bill to protect itself from further litigation. The proposed provision would use uniform national pesticide labeling to prevent states from creating their own labels, and it would protect Bayer and similar companies from liability for using previously approved labels. In technology news, a global software outage Friday was caused by a defective update from the software company CrowdStrike, affecting a range of Missouri companies, though a fix has since been issued. Plus, a St. Louis judge paused the city’s guaranteed basic income program that paid $500 a month to certain families until mid-2025, while considering a lawsuit claiming the program was unconstitutional. Keep reading for all the day’s business news.
Jury: Woman guilty in drug deal death of Kansas teen
JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas woman accused of a deadly overdose death is guilty, according to a jury in Johnson County. Last week, a jury convicted 48-year-old Trina L. Golden of distribution of drugs causing death and use of a communication facility during a drug felony, according to Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe.
Expect large police presence in Overland Park during training exercise
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A significant number of police, fire and EMS crews might be in the area of W. 109th and Roe in the coming days. Coordinators said they are not dealing with an emergency, they are training on how to respond to one. Many first responders from...
Addison Bjorn, Park Hill South (Missouri) standout, helps USA Women's U17 National Basketball Team win gold medal
Addison Bjorn averaged averaged 9.1 points and 6.7 rebounds points per game as the USA Women's U17 National Basketball Team won the 2024 FIBA U17 Women's World Cup in Mexico
First Watch opens newest eatery in this growing Overland Park development
A growing Overland Park mixed-use development has gained its latest business — a breakfast restaurant. Breakfast, brunch and lunch eatery First Watch opened its new location at the Galleria 115 development on Monday. First Watch is at 11410 Nall Ave. The restaurant built a space on the southeast corner...
Motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in Johnson County sends man to hospital
MISSION, Kan. (WIBW) - One person was taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in Johnson County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 12:53 p.m. Sunday on the ramp leading from southbound Interstate 35 to northbound Interstate 635 in the city of Mission. According to...
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