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Month: August 2019

Tax free weekend kicks off Friday

The Back to School Sales Tax Holiday in Missouri started Friday and ends at midnight on Sunday. Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items are exempt from sales tax this weekend. Several cities and counties have opted out of the sales-tax free weekend, including Jefferson City and Columbia. Counties in

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AG’s office investigates Missouri State University for possible parking ticket quota

The Missouri attorney general’s office is investigating whether Missouri State University is using a parking ticket quota in violation of state laws. Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Thursday that whistleblowers expressed their concerns about the practice to his office, prompting the investigation of the Springfield-based school’s Office of University Safety. Schmitt says the quota was

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Woman charged with murder in Miller County

Prosecutors charged an Eldon woman Thursday with murder after police found a man dead from a possible heroin overdose. Lisa K. Shockley is charged with second-degree murder and drug distribution in connection with the death Saturday of Charles Weatherford. Police were called to Shockley’s home Saturday and found Weatherford unresponsive on the floor, according to

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Troopers: Drugs found under hood of vehicle on I-70

Troopers arrested three men from Georgia on Thursday morning after authorities say they found nine pounds of drugs in their vehicle. Troop F tweeted that a traffic stop for speeding turned into a drug bust. The tweet said, “Prevent engine overheating by NOT packing it with drugs.” {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1157110291001413632″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop F”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Prevent engine overheating

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