Jefferson City, Mo. — Attorney General Jay Nixon today provided the Missouri State Highway Patrol with the names and other information of 249 additional convicted sex offenders identified as having pages on the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com. Nixon has now provided a total of 688 names of Missouri sex offenders to the Highway Patrol, and has asked the Patrol to examine the data to look for parole violations…[more]

In a follow-up to the article we presented on November 2 about the demise of the Elvis is Alive Museum, the eBay auction is over and the winner is 38 year old Andy Key.

Key placed the winning bid of $8,000 for the collection of Elvis memorabilia amassed by Bill Beeny, 81, of Wright City, Missouri who ran the museum for 17 years. Beeny sold the collection in…[more]

Illegal immigration continues to be a hot topic in the Ozarks. This summer, Missouri made changes to its laws regarding how it handles illegal immigrants, including empowering state troopers to make checks and arrests of illegals in much the same manner as federal agents.

In a state where studies…[more]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to remove lead from around historical lead mining sites in Missouri.

Washington County, once a part of Missouri’s lead belt, is the site of the EPA’s efforts where more than 200 residences have been identified as having dangerously high levels of lead in their yards. In addition, over 300 wells have been identified as being contaminated.[more]

A recent Maritz(R) Poll found that one-third of respondents (37 percent) plan to shop on the day after Thanksgiving. In last year’s poll, a similar number (34 percent) said they would shop on Black Friday.

Black Friday = Higher Income, Younger Generations

The consumer market research poll shows that…[more]

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has referred The Links at Stone Canyon Inc. and Sailor-Woods Development LLC to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office for legal action to cease the sale and residential development of property formerly known as the Woods Chapel Sanitary Landfill.

The Links at Stone Canyon Inc. development is located off of Northwest R.D. Mize Road in Independence. The department made this referral due to…[more]

Average costs of diesel fuel in Missouri and across the nation rose to record highs in the last week, as crude oil costs also set new records, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Energy Center’s biweekly Missouri Energy Bulletin.

On Nov. 5, the U.S. and Missouri average retail prices for diesel fuel set new records of $3.30 and $3.21 per gallon respectively, representing increases of 32…[more]

The Niangua River is a typical Ozark stream--with a bluff and trees on one side and a grassy flatland on the other--except that it is home to the Niangua River darter, a species listed as endangered under Missouri law ("threatened" under Federal law). The 5.5 inch fish is found only in Missouri and only in eight north-flowing tributaries of the Osage River, which flows into the Missouri. On 390 acres…[more]

Missouri’s Department of Mental Health is planning to eliminate 484 state caseworkers that currently assist developmentally disabled and retarded individuals. The plan is to replace those workers with private sector case managers.

The department’s plan still needs legislative approval and department officials say they believe the change will ultimately result in more case managers with better client interaction and improved car overall.[more]

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) figures for loan charge-offs in the St. Louis area show the impact of the real estate market meltdown is hitting the nation’s midsection hard.

Net charge-offs (loans that banks are forced to write off less amounts they are able to recover from older bad loans) are 20 times higher than they were just a year ago.
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