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Sherman A1's JournalSpringfield couple sentenced for participating in Jan. 6 riot
SPRINGFIELD, Mo — A couple from Springfield apologized for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and said they got caught up in the crowd excitement after former President Donald Trump urged people to march to the Capitol.
They were sentenced Thursday for a misdemeanor charge of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
Zachary Wilson was sentenced to 45 days of home detention and Kelsey Wilson to 30 days, along with 60 hours of community service. They also must each pay $500 in restitution for damage to the Capitol, The Kansas City Star reported.
“I know what I did on January sixth was wrong,” Kelsey Wilson said before sentencing. “We got caught up in everything that had been happening over the last year and we got swept up in the crowd. And I’m deeply and truly sorry and embarrassed for my actions that day.”
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/springfield-couple-sentenced-for-participating-in-jan-6-riot
Missouri Autism Centers seek increased funds to decrease wait times
COLUMBIA — During Governor Mike Parson's State of the State Address, the governor proposed doubling the funding for the state's autism centers.
The Thompson Center in Columbia is the largest of the six autism centers, and it is the only one in Central Missouri.
“I think there’s not enough funding, and there are not enough specialists," said Psychologist Connie Brooks who works at the center.
Missouri Autism Centers want to increase their yearly funding from $4.4 million to $8.7 million. Dr. Brooks said doubling the funds would allow them to almost double the number of evaluations at each center.
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/missouri-autism-centers-seek-increased-funds-to-decrease-wait-times
Sheriff's review finds no foul play in teen's gym mat death
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia sheriff who last year reopened an investigation into the 2013 death of a teenager found inside a rolled-up gym mat at school concluded there was no evidence of foul play after reviewing voluminous evidence collected by federal investigators.
Classmates at Lowndes High School in Valdosta found 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson's body on Jan. 11, 2013. Sheriff's investigators decided soon after that Johnson died in a freak accident, stuck upside down and unable to breathe while trying to retrieve a shoe that fell inside the upright mat.
Johnson's parents have long insisted that someone killed him, and that school officials and law enforcement covered up the crime.
Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk, who wasn't in office when Johnson's death was first investigated, agreed to take a new look last March after the teenager's parents helped him obtain the Department of Justice's case file on the death. Evidence in the file filled 17 boxes
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/sheriffs-review-finds-no-foul-play-in-teens-gym-mat-death
Parents, legislators call for right to choose virtual learning for students
JEFFERSON CITY(MO) — For the second day in a row, parents and students convened at the State Capitol to champion for the right to choose their child's education, particularly for virtual school.
Under current law, students need final approval from their local school district to opt for online education. Two Republican-backed bills, House Bill 1903 and Senate Bill 648 both look to overturn that rule and give parents, rather than school districts, the final say in their children's education.
Senate Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden is sponsoring SB648, and he told KRCG 13 this version of online learning is entirely different from the virtual education schools turn to in the face of the pandemic.
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/parents-legislators-call-for-right-to-choose-virtual-learning-for-students
Seven in southern Missouri indicted in catalytic converter theft ring
A federal grand jury has indicted seven southwest Missouri residents who allegedly stole thousands of catalytic converters and sold them to an Arkansas company for millions of dollars, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
The thefts have increased dramatically in the Springfield area for the last two years, U. S. Attorney Teresa Moore said in a statement.
“Not only were numerous individual car owners victimized by these thefts, but several nonprofit organizations and churches were also victimized,” she said.
Five people from Springfield and two from Rogersville were indicted this week on charges of conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines and interstate transportation of stolen property. The operation ran from Dec. 12, 2019, to Oct. 15, 2021, prosecutors said.
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/seven-in-southern-missouri-indicted-in-catalytic-converter-theft-ring
Richard O'Halloran allowed depart China and return home
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Irishman Richard O'Halloran, who had been prevented from leaving China for some time, will be able to travel home.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said that Government had been working on the matter for some time and wished Mr O'Halloran "a happy reunion with his family".
In a statement, Mr Coveney also acknowledged the Chinese Embassy in Ireland and Chinese Authorities for their assistance.
Mr O'Halloran was a director at CALS Ireland (China International Aviation Leasing Service) - an aircraft leasing firm based in Dublin.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0128/1276459-richard-o-halloran-china/
Russian Ambassador invited to Oireachtas Committee hearing next week
Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov has been invited to attend an Oireachtas committee hearing next week to discuss the tensions on the Ukrainian border and the planned Russian naval exercises off the Irish coast.
Chair of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee Charlie Flanagan confirmed he had extended the invitation to the Russian Embassy.
Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, Mr Flanagan said he would tell the ambassador that the planned military exercises should be scrapped.
He said he hoped the ambassador would attend as he has come before the committee previously.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0127/1276135-ireland-ukraine/
Kenneth Gregory named St. Louis County Police Department's first Black chief
For the first time in its 66-year history, the St. Louis County Police Department has a Black chief.
The county’s Board of Police Commissioners voted Tuesday to remove the acting chief title from Col. Kenneth Gregory. He had been serving as acting chief since Mary Barton retired from the department in July.
“I never would have thought that I’d be standing here as the chief of this police department,” Gregory said after his promotion was announced. “Forty-two years ago, no one would have given this department a look at to see that a man that looks like me would be the chief.”
Gregory has been with the department since December 1979. He spent most of his early career in north St. Louis County, including patrolling the cities of Kinloch and Wellston, which were at the time part of the West County Precinct. He later commanded the North Precinct, the Division of Special Operations and the Division of Patrol and served as acting commander of the Berkeley Police Department for two weeks in June 1998.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2022-01-25/kenneth-gregory-named-st-louis-county-police-departments-first-black-chief
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