Missouri Awards More Marijuana Business Licenses

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(KTTS News) — Missouri has awarded 48 marijuana microbusiness licenses, expanding the legal cannabis market in the state. The applicants won the licenses by entering a state lottery. The licenses are divided up according to Missouri’s eight

Woman Sentenced For Murder, Burning Man’s Body

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(KTTS News) — A woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for giving a man a lethal dose of fentanyl. Jessica McCammon pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. She told a witness she gave Dan Myers

Phelps County Escapee Back Behind Bars

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(KTTS News) — A man who escaped from the Phelps County Jail on Friday is back behind bars after he was arrested near Kansas City. The FBI says Jonathan O’Dell was arrested in Ray County after he

Congressman From Ozarks Votes Against Bill To Avoid Shutdown

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(KTTS News) — Southwest Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison was the only Missouri representative in the U.S. House to vote against the stopgap spending bill designed to avoid a government shutdown. Burlison, a Republican from Springfield, is a

Missouri AG Sues Branson-Based Timeshare Exit Company

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(KTTS News) — The Missouri Attorney General is suing a Branson-based company and its owners for charging people across the country thousands of dollars while promising to get them out of their timeshares. Attorney General Andrew Bailey

Electric Scooters Seem To Be A Hit In Springfield

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(KTTS News) — Electric scooters have found a good home in Springfield. The city of Springfield says ridership remains high a year after company Bird began offering rentals in Springfield. Now, a second company — Eway —

CU Says Gas And Electric Rates Lower This Fall, Winter

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(KTTS News) — Springfield City Utilities says customers can expect to pay less this fall and winter. Natural gas prices will be about $40 less each month for the average customer from December through March. Natural gas

First Responders, Civilians Honored For Heroic Actions

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(KTTS News) —  Missouri Lt. Governor Kehoe awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to first responders and civilians for their heroic actions in 2022. Kehoe honored 18 first responders, six of them posthumously, for their actions. He also

Gypsy Blanchard Granted Parole In Mother’s Death

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(KTTS News) — A woman from Springfield who pleaded guilty to her role in the 2015 stabbing death of her mother will be released from prison at the end of the year. Gypsy Blanchard has been granted