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Co-founder of Patients Rising on 340B: 'Hospitals and PBMs pocket billions in discounts while patients pay full price' in program utilized by 84 Missouri hospitals

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 19, 2025

Terry Wilcox, co-founder of Patients Rising, said hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers retain large discounts in the federal 340B program while patients pay full charges. The program is utilized by 84 Missouri hospitals.

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Leader receives lengthy sentence for running drug ring distributing fentanyl and meth

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 19, 2025

A man who led a drug trafficking organization responsible for bringing large amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine into the St. Louis area has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down the sentence on...

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Raytown man receives 35-year sentence for producing child pornography

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 19, 2025

A Raytown, Missouri man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison without parole for producing and possessing child pornography.

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Five arrested in alleged St. Louis-linked multi-state cocaine trafficking scheme

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 19, 2025

Five people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a drug distribution operation accused of smuggling kilograms of cocaine into St. Louis and other areas.

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Missouri Chamber files amicus brief over expert testimony rules in business lawsuit

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 19, 2025

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, together with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has submitted an amicus brief to the Missouri Supreme Court in an effort to address ongoing concerns about the state’s legal environment for businesses.

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Former Missouri corrections worker sentenced for smuggling drugs into state prison

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 19, 2025

A former employee of the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri, has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for smuggling drugs and other contraband into the facility.

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey resigns to become FBI co-deputy director

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 18, 2025

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced his resignation, effective September 8, 2025, to accept a federal appointment as Co-Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “It has been a humbling privilege to serve as the...

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Independence man pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession as felon and drug user

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 18, 2025

An Independence, Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and drug user.

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Missouri Chamber appoints Hallie Higgason as first political director

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 18, 2025

Hallie Higgason has been named as the first political director for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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St. Louis County man pleads not guilty in alleged real estate deed scheme

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 15, 2025

A man from Berkeley, Missouri, appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges related to an alleged scheme involving the fraudulent transfer of ownership for 16 homes and a duplex.

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Hawley meets with Missouri farmers at state fair, honors Kit Bond

By C. M. Luna | Aug 15, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) attended the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia this week, where he met with commodity groups and hosted an advisory council meeting with state farmers.

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Hawley launches probe into Meta over AI chatbot interactions with minors

By L. J. Crowley | Aug 15, 2025

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has initiated an investigation into Meta following reports that the company’s AI chatbots have engaged children in “romantic” and “sensual” online exchanges.

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St. Louis County man receives over eight years for multiple bank robberies

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 14, 2025

A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to 107 months in federal prison for a series of bank robberies and an attempted robbery across the region.

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Jefferson County man pleads guilty to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 14, 2025

A DeSoto, Missouri man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal child pornography charges involving three victims.

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St. Louis man sentenced to 12 years for illegal gun possession

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 14, 2025

A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being found with three firearms, despite a prior felony conviction that prohibited him from possessing guns.

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Two men plead guilty to kidnapping toddler in St. Louis County

By F. S. Rutherford | Aug 14, 2025

Two men have pleaded guilty to kidnapping a toddler in St. Louis County, Missouri, as part of an effort to recover firearms they believed had been stolen from them.

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Two missouri men plead guilty in long-running Ponzi scheme affecting over 90 victims

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 14, 2025

Two Missouri men have pleaded guilty to operating a Ponzi scheme that lasted nearly two decades and resulted in losses of at least $3 million for more than 90 victims.

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Two men indicted for December carjackings in St. Louis

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 14, 2025

Two men from the St. Louis area have been indicted in connection with two carjackings that occurred in December, according to federal court records.

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St. Louis man sentenced to over nine years for illegal firearm possession

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 14, 2025

A St. Louis man has been sentenced to over nine years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

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Christian County man pleads guilty in federal court to firearms trafficking

By Show-Me State Times | Aug 13, 2025

A Clever, Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple firearms charges.