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Globe’s request for FBI records regarding probe was filed in ’12

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From The Joplin Globe: JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Globe filed an open records request more than a year ago to try to determine whether a Joplin City Council member or any other public officials were involved in a five-year gambling and public corruption probe conducted by the FBI.

The Globe also sought the FBI documents under the Freedom of Information Act to determine whether the probe shed any light on the disappearance of $63,000 from the Jasper County Drug Task Force and files missing from the Joplin Police Department regarding that case.

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SE Mo. judge blocks public records request

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From Daily Journal Online:

A judge has issued an order blocking a newspaper’s request for documents about the resignation of the police chief in southeast Missouri.

Perryville Police Chief Keith Tarrillion submitted his resignation last week amid allegations that he falsified a police report in a personal insurance claim two years ago.

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Mo. attorney general agrees that Franklin County Commission follows sunshine laws

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From emissourian.com:

The Missouri attorney general’s office recently issued an opinion which Franklin County officials say “vindicates” them from a complaint filed by a former candidate for county office.

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Missouri chief says records fees are overdue

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From The Daily Progress:

Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams on Wednesday described the department’s decision to begin charging for police reports as overdue.

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A public records project that looks at book challenges in schools in Missouri and across the country.

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Missouri Press Association seeks veto of records bill

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From The Kansas City Star:

COLUMBIA — The Missouri Press Association has announced its opposition to a measure that would allow people convicted of certain crimes to keep those records private under particular circumstances.

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Missouri to comply with open records request for Edward Jones Dome upgrade

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From KSDK.com:

Attorney General Chris Koster says he will give documents regarding proposals made on upgrading the Edward Jones Dome to requesting parties.

Koster says he sent a letter Monday notifying representatives of the St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Bureau that the state will comply with the open records request.

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