Hannah Falcon

Feb 18, 2025 | actionnews5.com | Hannah Falcon |Jordan Gartner

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS/Gray News) - A convicted child molester has been released from a Missouri prison despite pleas from the people he molested. Nelson Paul Thompson was released on probation after serving four months of his 10-year sentence last week. Last year, Thompson took a plea deal. The judge agreed to the plan, sentencing him to 10 years, but part of the deal offered him probation after a 120-day rehabilitation course.

Jan 13, 2025 | msn.com | Cyndi Fahrlander |Hannah Falcon

Nov 27, 2024 | kfvs12.com | Hannah Falcon

Although the price of a Thanksgiving meal is falling, thousands of Missourians are still feeling the pressure as one food bank said demand increases around the holidays.

Aug 12, 2024 | kait8.com | Hannah Falcon |Christopher Replogle

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - As students prepare to return to classrooms in a month, small Missouri districts are struggling to keep up with new requirements. Small, rural districts like Tipton R-6, just west of Jefferson City, only have a couple hundred students. The Tipton Superintendent fears that they will not be able to pay their teachers the new required base salary of $40,000 for teachers unless the state renews the Teacher Baseline Salary Grant every year.

Jul 26, 2024 | kfvs12.com | Hannah Falcon |Afshan Musani

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - A question on increasing Kansas City Police Department’s funding is on the August election ballot. But, there is disagreement over whether this is an issue of statewide interest. The question on the ballot, if passed, will require Kansas City to spend one fourth of their general revenue toward the Police Department, as opposed to 20%, an increase of more than $38M.