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Ex-teacher gets 10-year sentence in sodomy case

By Jenna Wilson A former Robidoux Middle School teacher was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday afternoon following his guilty plea to a charge of first-degree sodomy involving a student. Everett “Tim” Harding, 47, was charged after a May 7 incident involving a 14-year-old girl he admittedly had sexual contact with. Harding was sentenced

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Hemme release upheld by court

By NewsPress Now An appeals court has upheld the release of a woman who served more than 40 years in prison for a Buchanan County murder she says she did not commit. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District released its opinion Tuesday in the case involving Sandra Hemme, who a Livingston County Judge ordered

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Charges filed in August animal abuse case

By Jenna Wilson A St. Joseph couple has been charged with animal abuse that led to a dog’s death last month. Marc P. Carpenter and Stephany A. Carpenter have both been charged with a Class A misdemeanor of animal abuse in Buchanan County. In August, a lethargic Great Pyrenees was found near Lake Contrary and

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Hearing set for next month in fatal wrong-way accident

By Cameron Montemayor A preliminary hearing for a St. Joseph woman charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter has been scheduled for Sept. 19 in front of Associate Circuit Judge Rebecca Spencer. Buchanan County court filings show Katherine Deweese was arraigned last week and released on her own recognizance after pleading not guilty to the charge. Deweese,

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Reeder faces municipal charges

By NewsPress Now Driving while intoxicated and weapons charges have been filed against a former school board member in St. Joseph Municipal Court. Kenneth Reeder, 69, of St. Joseph is set to appear before Municipal Court Judge Ted Elo at 8 a.m. on Sept. 25 on charges of DWI-drug intoxication and a weapons violation. Reeder

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