Paul J. Essel has been a Grants Accounting Manager at Missouri State since 2019. He is originally from Ghana. Greene County Jail records indicate Essel was detained by ICE in Springfield Wednesday afternoon.
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The former Missouri attorney general finished a roughly yearlong stint as co-deputy director of the FBI.
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Lincoln University students and alumni sue Missouri over nearly $362 million in alleged underfundingThe lawsuit contends Missouri failed to match federal money that was sent to certain historically Black colleges and universities. An attorneys bringing the suit, said the state has not properly funded the school on par with the University of Missouri.
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Kansas City Council could redirect certain tax dollars from parking spaces, Westside restaurants, energy companies, and more for the next 30 years to help pay for a new Royals ballpark in Crown Center. The council's finance committee advanced the ordinance on Tuesday.
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Noppadol Paothong grew up in Thailand but came to the U.S. to study graphic design and photojournalism. In 2005, he became a photographer for the Missouri Department of Conservation, bringing him in close contact with Midwestern species like raptors, eastern hellbenders and prairie chickens.
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Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason told Ellis County leaders on Tuesday that new partnerships and donations could keep the natural history museum open into next year. The university said it could not afford to "subsidize it alone."
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Data center demand, severe weather and the aging grid are forcing utilities to drive up electricity rates. While the Midwest has historically had the cheapest energy in the nation, forces are undermining that trend.
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Dozens of residents attended a public information session to ask questions about how the major highway project will affect their daily commutes. The 11-month closure is slated to begin in January 2027.
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Biden-era changes to the Clean Air Act would have tightened regulations for industrial sites, but the Trump administration has given exemptions to hundreds of facilities. People living near the sites are concerned about air quality and their well-being.
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The Truman Sports Complex Redevelopment Task Force, a group convened by County Executive Phil LeVota to imagine a future for the area after the teams leave, released a report with many reuse ideas. The path to accomplish them is more tricky.
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