Stories from Thursday, June 30, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters will have to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot in the November election as a result of a law signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Parson that caps a nearly two-decade-long push by Republicans for stricter voting requirements...

The Boon Park Universal Playground Project is getting closer and closer to reality. On Thursday afternoon a ground breaking ceremony was held at Boon Park and a 50/50 grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources was officially presented to the City of Dexter. A large crowd gathered to witness this moment that was six years in the making...

A Stoddard County man, Shawn Yount, was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday by Judge Joe Z. Satterfield. Yount was convicted on May 5 of five counts of burglary and stealing. “Shawn Yount has been a menace to Stoddard County business owners and residents. ...