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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Southwest Missouri officer accused of falsifying charges in fatal hit-and-run
McDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — A southwest Missouri police officer is the subject of a criminal investigation leading to felony charges. Rhonda Wise, a Senior Deputy Marshal with the Noel Marshal's Office, is charged with one count of perjury. On Tuesday, Prosecuting Attorney Maleia Cheney filed the charge, accusing Wise of lying on a criminal complaint. The case she is accused of falsifying involves charges filed against a McDonald County woman in a fatal hit-and-run crash in November of last year that killed Michael Pruden. The Missouri Highway Patrol conducted the investigation, and charges against that woman were dismissed after problems with the case surfaced. According to today's charge, authorities say Wise put false information about a broken headlight in the Probable Cause Statement filed in the Pruden fatality case. The trooper working the case said he questioned Wise about the serial number information she gave in her sworn statement (the PC). He said the evidence in that case found no serial number on the broken pieces of headlight found at the scene of the crash. Rhonda-Wise-Probable-Cause-Statement-Perjury-ChargeDownload Wise is currently on suspension from the Marshal's office and her future with the department is unknown at this time. DEVELOPING Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florissant dispensary challenges St. Louis County's authority to tax marijuana sales
FLORISSANT, Mo. – A Florissant dispensary's lawsuit is pushing the Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether incorporated cities and counties may both impose a 3% marijuana sales tax under the state constitution. The challenge comes Florissant-based dispensary Robust Missouri 3 LLC, which argues the state's marijuana amendment permits either a city or a county to levy a local sales tax on recreational marijuana purchases, but not both in the same area. The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, per state records. A ruling could have significant financial implications and bring clarity to hoe marijuana tax authority is interpreted across the state. Missouri Highway Patrol reopens probe into Crocker overdose death Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution explicitly states, in connection with marijuana taxing: ''Local government' means, in the case of an incorporated area, a village, town, or city and, in the case of an unincorporated area, a county.' According to Missouri Department of Revenue data, adult-use marijuana purchases in Florissant are currently subject to a total sales rate of of 20.988%, including a 3% sales tax imposed by both the City of Florissant and St. Louis County. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now In November, a Missouri court of Appeals panel died with the dispensary, finding the amendment's wording unambiguously bars dual taxation for a city and county in the same location. That decision reversed a lower court ruling an led to the case's transfer to the Missouri Supreme Court. Missouri's constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana sales took effect in December 2022. Since then, St. Louis County and several of its incorporated municipalities, including the City of Florissant, have enacted their own 3% local sales taxes on adult-use marijuana, as permitted under the amendment. The Missouri Cannabis Trade Association estimates that the state's cannabis industry generates $241 million in sales tax revenue annually for state and local governments. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
St. Louis man sentenced for bi-state unarmed bank robberies
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Louis man appeared in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Wednesday to be sentenced for robbing multiple banks in a three-week period in 2023. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Tyrone Leslie, 40, robbed two banks in St. Louis County, one in St. Louis City, and attempted to rob a fourth bank in Caseyville, Illinois. The Missouri cases were transferred to Illinois' jurisdiction so they could be prosecuted simultaneously. In each incident, Leslie used demand notes and did not display a weapon. Prosecutors said Leslie targeted the U.S. Bank in the 13000 block of Tesson Ferry Road on Nov. 14, 2023. He handed the teller a note saying he was armed and wanted cash. Leslie left the bank with $2,740 in cash and fled in a red Dodge Durango. Missouri Highway Patrol reopens probe into Crocker overdose death On Nov. 17, 2023, Leslie used a demand note to rob the People's National Bank in the 3200 block of Hampton Avenue of $964. On Dec. 2, 2023, Leslie walked into the PNC Bank in the 15000 block of Manchester Road and handed the teller a note. He left with $5,050 and drove off in a red Dodge Durango. Just two days later, on Dec. 4, Leslie tried to take $4,125 from the FCB Bank in the 200 block of North Main Street in Caseyville. Following the attempted robbery, Leslie led police on a high-speed chase before he was apprehended. Leslie pleaded guilty in January 2025 to four counts of bank robbery. A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Leslie to 87 months in federal prison. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Festival of Nations set to return in 2025 after facing funding cuts
ST. LOUIS – The Festival of Nations is set to return to Tower Grove Park in 2025 after the event was briefly paused due to cuts in federal funding. The Festival of Nations is an annual event from the International Institute of St. Louis that showcases and celebrates food, music, culture, and goods from more than 80 nations around the world. The return of the festival comes after the International Institute of St. Louis, the organization behind it, was forced to temporarily pause planning for the event after facing a temporary staff furlough that affected more than 60% of their staff across the state. Missouri Highway Patrol reopens probe into Crocker overdose death As the International Institute of St. Louis still manages to navigate the cuts, the organization has implemented cost-saving measures, including cuts to its marketing budget and a loss of talent that would typically perform at the annual event. The Festival of Nations is set to take place on August 23 and 24 in Tower Grove Park. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
Missouri residents born after this date must carry boater safety ID
MISSOURI — With the arrival of warmer temperatures, the Missouri Highway Patrol says they want to remind residents to get their boater safety identification card if they plan on hitting the lakes of Missouri this year, but for some residents, it is not necessary. The Missouri Highway Patrol reminded Facebook users that any Missouri residents born after January 1, 1984, are required by state law since January 1, 2005, to possess a boater safety identification card and that out of state boaters are required by law to possess a boater safety identification card issued by the state in which they currently reside. Police, Cyber Crimes Task Force arrest Carthage man following investigation Locals say age no excuse to not protest How does your state spend its lottery earnings? Golden Lion Award: Nina Nguyen Joplin Swiftwater Rescue Team deployed after weekend storms According to state law, a Missouri-issued boater safety ID card can be obtained by: Successfully completing a boating safety course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and certified by the water patrol division, OR Successfully passing an equivalency examination prepared by the water patrol division or its agent. The equivalency examination shall have a degree of difficulty equal to, or greater than, that of the examinations given at the conclusion of a boater safety course, OR Possessing a valid master's, mate's, or operator's license issued by the United States Coast Guard. If you are planning to boat this summer and do not yet have your boater safety ID, you can find a list of available 2025 boater safety courses in Missouri here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
