News Briefs for Monday (March 27, 2023)

Polo Man Charged With Four Felonies in Carroll County Court A Polo man faces four felony charges in Carroll County Court. Read more…

Pattonsburg Polling Location Change Election officials in Daviess County have announced a change in polling places for voters in Pattonsburg. Read more…

Guilford Woman Injured in Accident Friday Evening NODAWAY COUNTY, MO – A Guilford driver sustained minor injures in a Nodaway County accident Friday evening. Read more…

Princeton Driver Injured in Early Sunday Morning Crash GRUNDY COUNTY, MO – A Princeton driver was taken to the hospital Sunday morning following an accident just west of Galt. Read more…

Area Resident Finds Success As A Social Media Influencer (MISSOURINET) –  A social media star in Missouri that is making big waves on Tik Tok is taking her talents outside of the social media app. Read more…

Final Public Meeting On “Northwest Bridge Bundle” Tomorrow The final scheduled public meeting on the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Northwest Bridge Bundle project is scheduled for Tuesday night in Unionville. Read more…

Sunday Night Wreck Leaves Two With Serious Injuries A pair of out of state travelers were left with serious injuries after a one-vehicle accident Sunday night near Dearborn. Read more…

Mo-Dot Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, March 27-April 2 

Two St. Joe Men Arrested On Drug Charges In Bates County A pair of St. Joseph men were arrested Sunday morning in west central Missouri’s Bates County on felony drug charges. Read more…

Novinger Man Arrested On Numerous Charges in Sullivan County A Novinger, Missouri man is facing multiple felony charges after his arrest Sunday afternoon in Sullivan County. Read more…

Missouri Senate OKs Limits on Transgender Treatments, Sports JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri youths no longer could receive gender-affirming treatments under a bill passed Thursday by the state Senate. Read more…

MDC Hosting Free Pollination Workshops For Teachers A free virtual workshop on pollination is coming later this spring for area teachers. Read more…

EBT Cardholders in Missouri Could Be Targeted By Texting Scam (MISSOURINET) – EBT cardholders in Missouri, be aware of a texting scam targeting you. Read more…

State Representative Doug Richey of Excelsior Springs Discusses Upcoming Missouri House State Budget Debate (MISSOURINET)- The Missouri House of Representatives is expected to focus its attention this week on a 51-billion-dollar state budget proposal. Read more…

Iowa DNR Releases PFAS Testing Results (Radio Iowa) The state has released the results of its public water testing for the chemicals known as PFAS. Read more…

Iowa GOP Lawmakers Propose New Verification for Food Stamps, Medicaid (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the Iowa legislature are proposing an asset test and a new system to conduct frequent income checks for Iowans who’re enrolled in Medicaid or receiving what are commonly known as food stamps. Read more…

Iowa Supreme Court Rules In Case Involving Two Missouri Utility Companies (MISSOURINET) – The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned lower court rulings that blocked Missouri utility companies from building new electric transmission lines in the state. Read more…

Jordyn Gray’s Big Game Leads NCMC To 7th Place Game At NJCAA Women’s National Tourney  The North Central Missouri College Women’s Basketball team will play for 7th place at the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament in Port Huron, MI on Saturday. Read more…

Friday High School Baseball Scoreboard

NCMC Women Cap 3-1 National Tournament Week With 7th Place Trophy Win Following a narrow loss Tuesday in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II Women’s National Tournament, the North Central Missouri College Women’s basketball team still made it a full week of basketball and capped off the week with a third consecutive victory and a 7th Place finish in Port Huron, Michigan. Read more…

New Forecast Reflects Possible Cooling of Food Price Inflation (USDA) USDA’s new food price forecast may reflect a slight cooling of food price inflation, even though most foods will still cost more than last year. Read more…

Breakdown of HPAI Cases Over the Past Year (USDA) What are some of the numbers associated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza cases over the past year? Read more…

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