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Body found in wooded area of Smithville
SMITHVILLE —The body of an unidentified white man has been discovered in a wooded area in Smithville. Police Chief Jason Lockridge said officers were called Sunday, July 21, to a report of the body located in a "densely vegetated area" near 194th Terrace.
A Real People Person: New Executive Director of Harriman-Jewell Series emphasizes relationships and collaboration
Eryn Bates Kemp, Executive Director, Harriman-Jewell Series (photo by Andrew Schwartz, veritography.com) Eryn Bates Kemp, the former associate executive director for the Harriman-Jewell Series, has been named the Series’ executive director. Clark Morris, who was the executive and artistic director, remains the artistic director. The Series is going back to the co-leadership model that existed when Richard Harriman was artistic director and Morris was executive director. After Harriman’s death in 2010, Morris took on both roles.
Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. The ruling is likely to free Dunn from prison, but it wasn’t immediately clear...
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 […]
TEDx event invites Missourians into prison to focus on 'shared humanity'
It’s early on the morning of April 4, 2024, as people arrive at Farmington Correctional Center in southeast Missouri. They show their IDs and walk through scanners as a guard lets them into the prison. Inside the large recreation gym, hundreds mill about looking at artwork made by inmates...
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