The Missouri Adoptee Rights Act took effect today. [Tuesday]
The bill allows Missouri adults who were adopted to receive a copy of their original birth certificate.
The document can be received by applying through Department of Health and Senior Services and Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Before the new laws went into effect, original birth certificates could only be gotten by a court order.
The Knights of Columbus Council 3780 will be holding its annual Drive for Persons with Developmental Disabilities this weekend on October 18, 19, and 20th. The Knights will be in Mexico at the intersection of Jackson and Clark and Mosers on Highway 22. Knights will be at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Mexico at the…
The bowl-bound Missouri Tigers football team now knows their destination. The will meet Wake Forest for the first time in team history in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, Florida on December 23rd. The Tigers are 6 – 6 on the season while the Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 7 – 5. Kickoff is set for…
An inmate has pleaded guilty in relation to a murder at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in August of 2014. Thirty eight year year old Randy Teter admitted to the amended charge. He was originally indicted by a Cole County Grand Jury on one count of first degree murder. The victim, 35 year old Mark…
Mid-Missouri is predicted to be hit with substantial flooding over the next few days, according to the National Weather Service. The Missouri River entered flood stage at Jefferson City yesterday [Friday] afternoon. The river is expected to crest at just above 26 feet on Tuesday afternoon. At that height, the National Weather Service reports a…
A St. Louis area woman is now sentenced for her role in an Audrain County death last year. According to court records Arline Diedrich was sentenced to ten years in prison by Judge Wesley Dalton on August 24th. Diedrich was arrested in connection to the death of Leon Wilder on July 10, 2017 when Audrain…
