Today, Governor Mike Parson directed that U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff on October 19, 2024, to honor the memory of St. Charles County Ambulance District Paramedic Michael R. Clarke. This gesture will take place at government buildings in St. Charles County and all emergency medical stations across Missouri.
United States Attorney Teresa Moore has announced the appointment of Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas Heberle as the District Election Officer for the Western District of Missouri. Heberle will oversee election day complaints related to voting rights, threats against election officials, and election fraud for the upcoming general election on November 5, 2024.
A Kansas City man, Tiger Dean Draggoo, 24, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to distributing fentanyl, leading to three overdose deaths in Missouri. Draggoo admitted guilt before U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and three counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death.
A pediatric physician from Overland Park, Kansas, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to child pornography. Brian Michael Aalbers, aged 50 and a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, admitted to using hidden cameras to record 13 children over three years for the purpose of producing child pornography. He also confessed to possessing such material.
A Pineville, Missouri woman has been sentenced to consecutive life terms in federal prison without parole for the kidnapping and murder of a pregnant Arkansas woman and her unborn child. Amber Waterman, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough after pleading guilty on July 30, 2024, to charges including kidnapping resulting in death and causing the death of a child in utero.
Today, Missouri received notification from Florida that the assistance previously offered by the Missouri National Guard and Department of Public Safety for Hurricane Milton response is no longer needed. Governor Mike Parson had announced preparations to deploy resources to aid Florida, but with the hurricane proving less impactful than expected, Florida canceled its Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request.
Governor Mike Parson has directed that U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Deputy Sheriff Dennis Boyd. This directive applies to government buildings in St. Louis City and all sheriff's offices across Missouri on October 11, 2024.