Man Jailed for Failing to Clean Up Tire Dump

The state accuses a Callaway County man of failing to clean up an illegal waste tire dump in Callaway County and of ignoring an order to quit burning tires there. Richard Schneider has been jailed for contempt of court. The state filed its first legal action against...

Attorney General Sues Owner of Group Home

The state is suing the owner and operator of the group home in Anderson where ten people were killed in a fire last month. The Attorney General says Joplin River of Life Ministries has been secretly run by a man forbidden from being involved in such enterprises....

AG Spokesman Says Investigation Underway

Governor Blunt has called on Attorney General Jay Nixon to investigate the owner of the Anderson Guest House, which burned in November, killing ten. A spokesman for the Attorney General says an investigation is well underway. It appears Robert DuPont, an owner of...

Blunt Calls On AG to Investigate Owner of Home

Governor Blunt is calling on Attorney General Jay Nixon to investigate the owner of the Anderson Guest House, saying that a preliminary report indicates Robert DuPont was in violation of state law. Fire gutted the residential care facility in southwest Missouri in the...