SULLIVAN, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was photographed last year carrying a wooden name plate torn from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for her role in the insurrection. The Kansas City Star reports that 22-year-old Emily Hernandez was also ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and…
SULLIVAN, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri state senator is joining the long list of Republicans running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Roy Blunt. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Dave Schatz, who is from Sullivan and is president pro tem of the state Senate, made the announcement Tuesday. Schatz joins a list…
(AP) — The uncle of a Missouri woman accused of participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month is now facing charges himself. A federal complaint against William Merry Jr. of St. Louis County was unsealed late Thursday. Merry is the uncle of 21-year-old Emily Hernandez, of Sullivan, who was charged on Jan.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been charged with taking a splintered name plate belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Emily Hernandez, of Sullivan, was charged Friday with with five counts, including disorderly conduct that impedes the conduct of government business and the stealing or disposing of…
Sullivan, MO (KTRS) Slick roads are to blame for a multi-vehicle accident in Franklin County that resulted in Interstate 44 to be shut down for several hours. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident involved four tractor trailers along eastbound 44 near the 224 mile marker. It happened at just after 9 p.m. Saturday. One…
SULLIVIAN, Mo. – A Missouri State Trooper shot and killed a man who pulled a gun on him after fleeing a traffic stop near Sullivan on Wednesday. According to a release from Sgt. Cody Fulkerson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, the suspect has been identified as 44-year-old Joseph B. Weatherby of Sullivan. The incident happened shortly…