MARYVILLE, Mo. — In his typical understated demeanor, now-retired Maryville Police Chief Ron Christian said during an interview with The Forum that “I don’t know if I have anything insightful
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By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostMARYVILLE - The Nodaway County Sheriff's Office is launching a new task force meant to combat a rise in child sex crimes in northwest Missouri brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong has seen an increase in abuse due to more people staying at home during the pandemic and more children being home from school during that time as well.Studies show that about 1 in 7 children in Missouri have experienced abuse or neglect within the past year."A lot of times they were with someone who turned out to be their abuser," Strong explained. "Now that things are opening back up, some of these kids are coming forward and disclosing some things that have happened to them. So, nationwide, we're seeing an increase in crimes against children."Strong and other county sheriffs in the area applied for a grant through the state to form a regional task force that can act as a liaison between law enforcement agencies, a
A man has been charged in the investigation of a Jan. 14 fire in the Nodaway County Jail.
Ethan Bentley, 29, of Rulo, Nebraska, was charged for allegedly starting an arson fire in the jail at approximately 7:57 p.m. Jan. 14.
Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney Caleb Phillips formally charged Bentley with arson in the first degree, a class B felony, in that the defendant knowingly damaged an inhabitable structure, and did so when people were present, thereby recklessly placing such people in danger of death or serious physical injury.
Mark Bentley, of Rulo, Nebraska, has been charged in the investigation of a Jan. 14 fire at the Nodaway County jail.
Lisa Montgomery, the only female on federal death row, was killed early Wednesday morning by lethal injection after the Supreme Court upheld the execution.
BREAKING: The U.S. government has carried out its first execution of a female inmate in 67 years. Lisa Montgomery, a Kansas woman, was put to death by lethal injection for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb. https://t.co/IZeX2lakw4
According to a tweet by reporter Steven Mazie, the Supreme Court upheld Montgomery’s execution by a 6-3 vote on Tuesday night. The news comes a day after Judge Patrick Hanlon of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Indiana halted the execution, and said that an evidentiary hearing is needed to decide if Montgomery is mentally competent to face execution.