Court Proceedings

Elderly Marshall man gets 20 years for enticement (04/29/08)
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Donald G. Stouffer announced late Tuesday, April 29, that Stanley Conger, 79, of Marshall, was sentenced to two consecutive 10-year terms for two felony counts of "enticement of a child," by Circuit Judge Dennis A. Rolf Monday, 28 April...

Willis gets maximum sentence for felony elderly exploitation (04/21/08)
It took more than one trial to bring the case to a close, but Cooper County Judge Keith M. Bail sentenced Douglas Wayne Willis of Marshall to 30 years in prison Friday, April 18, for the class A felony of financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person in excess of $50,000...

News Analysis/Confused and bemused about the yes-no-maybe 'spring rise' (03/28/08)
It shouldn't be a surprise if Missourians are confused about the spring "pulse" and whether it will happen, has happened, or has been stopped, or whether it adds to or doesn't add to existing flooding in the southeastern part of the state or whether it makes any difference either way to the pallid sturgeon...