Jacob McCleland

Criminal code revisions will have to wait until next year

Jacob McCleland — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:48:40 +0000

Efforts to update Missouri’s criminal code have stalled in the state Senate, where Senator Tom Dempsey declared the bill is dead for this legislative session.

Supreme Court rules necessity of warrant in most DWI blood draws

Jacob McCleland — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:46:16 +0000

The United States Supreme Court ruled today in a Missouri case that police cannot take a blood test from a drunk driving suspect without a warrant, during a routine drunk driving arrest.

New ballooning record set in Antarctica

Jacob McCleland — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:25:10 +0000

State GOPers make their case for US House seat

Jacob McCleland — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:09:48 +0000

The Republicans who hope to replace Jo Ann Emerson in the U.S. House of Representatives stressed their conservative credentials while trying to differentiate themselves in a crowded field at a voter forum in Cape Girardeau Thursday night.

Before taking the stage, the 12 candidates worked the room, grinning from ear-to-ear, shaking hands and making small talk. About 300 people filled the Concourse building, but the candidates honed in on those wearing red, white and blue ribbons.

Army Corps' Options Dwindle Along With Mississippi River

Jacob McCleland — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:54:00 +0000

Every day this month, the Army Corps of Engineers is working hard to deepen the Mississippi River's shipping channel in an effort to keep navigation open between St. Louis and Cairo, Ill.

Water levels are forecast to remain high enough through January to float loaded barges, but some say the only way to keep the river open next month will be to release water from the Missouri River.

On a recent afternoon, Maj. Gen. John Peabody zoomed across the Mississippi River on a survey boat near the tiny southern Illinois town of Thebes.