A big crime crackdown occurred in St. Joe Thursday. Law enforcement agencies were out in striking numbers.
64 Citations issued 35 warning citations 9 Warrant arrests 6 Felony arrests (New Cases) 2 DWIs 1 Driving while suspended
A Republican super PAC sends workers to two Kansas congressional districts. The Congressional Leadership Fund recently set up offices in Kansas’ 2nd District and 3rd District.
In the 2nd District, Democrat Paul Davis faces Steve Watkins, a GOP newcomer. In the 3rd District, Rep. Kevin Yoder is facing Democratic newcomer Sharice Davids.
Senator Roy Blunt says half of rural Missouri lacks high-speed internet.
Roughly 50 percent of rural Missourians lack access to high-speed internet. Today, I questioned FCC Commissioners on their efforts to expand rural broadband and end the digital divide. Watch the questioning here ➡ https://t.co/uSWQnJKMqY
— Senator Roy Blunt (@RoyBlunt) August 16, 2018
A Missouri woman who is charged with killing her 5-year-old daughter and critically injuring her 1-year-old son by intentionally driving into the Kansas River told authorities she wanted to die and didn’t want anyone else to have her children, according to court records.
The probable cause affidavit says she told police she had been voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital for several hours on Aug. 2, one day before she plunged into the river in downtown Lawrence, about 160 miles west of her hometown of Columbia, Missouri.
Drought conditions persist.
Drought conditions worsen across NE Kansas and northern Missouri, with little relief on the way over the next 7 days. pic.twitter.com/LVuZ9CgrHg
— NWS MBRFC (@NWSMBRFC) August 17, 2018
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