by Mike Lear | Jul 7, 2011 | Weather
Rain today might interfere with the National Guard’s work to save a levee protecting Highway 65 south of Carrollton. Chairman Tom Waters with the Levees and Drainage District Association says the Sugar Tree levee is a major cause for concern right now…...
by Mike Lear | Jul 6, 2011 | Politics / Govt
The State Auditor’s Office says it can’t tell whether Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder owes more than he’s already reimbursed the state for travel expenses because of the way his calendar and other documentation were kept. The Auditor’s Office...
by Mike Lear | Jul 6, 2011 | Politics / Govt
Governor Nixon has signed legislation making it easier for adoptees to find their biological parents. The bill allows identifying information to be given to an adult adoptee or to his or her family if the adoptee is deceased, among other provisions. Jefferson City...
by Mike Lear | Jul 6, 2011 | News
The Department of Transportation is undergoing a consolidation plan that will see it go from 10 district offices to 7. Its website now reflects that change. Matt Hiebert is the Department’s Webmaster. He says visitors to the site will see differences in every...
by Mike Lear | Jul 5, 2011 | Crime / Courts
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 290 years in prison for making and possessing child pornography. 43 year-old Leland Beasley was found guilty in April of 10 counts of production and 2 counts of possession of child porn. The 10 counts of production involved 10...