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A new 48-page audit of a workforce program involving state prisoners says Missouri Vocational Enterprises (MVE) is lacking in oversight and has not been prioritizing job training for prisoners who will be released the soonest. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that the audit was looking to see if MVE is …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson, state lawmakers, county officials and MoDOT employees were in eastern Missouri’s Foristell for a ceremonial bill-signing ceremony for I-70 expansion legislation (August 14, 2023 file photo courtesy of the governor’s Twitter page) Mid-Missourians have another opportunity this evening to learn more about Missouri’s $2.8 billion I-70 expansion plan. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will hold …

  Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick (D) and GOP Governor Mike Parson shake hands at the I-70 bill-signing ceremony in MACC’s Columbia parking lot near the interstate (August 15, 2023 photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is encouraging you to attend today’s informational meeting in Columbia about Missouri’s massive $2.8 billion I-70 …

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is releasing an audit this morning about Missouri Vocational Enterprises (MVE), which is run by the Missouri Department of Corrections. Auditor Fitzpatrick joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that MVE lacks oversight and fails to prioritize job training for prisoners who are nearing release:

Convicted murderer Bobby Dawson is scheduled to be sentenced on September 15 in Boone County Circuit Court (file photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) An attorney for a convicted Columbia murderer has filed a motion for a new trial. Online court records show Ashland-based special public defender Matthew Uhrig has filed a seven-page motion in Boone County …