http://www.chillicothenews.com/section/state news chillicothenews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 25 May 2013 21:50:09 +0000 http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130328783/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:26:12 Jason Hunsicker and Taylor Muller Kirksville Daily Express http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130328/NEWS/130328783/1006/NEWS The nation was brought together in mourning last December when 26 people, including 20 children, were shot and killed at a Connecticut elementary school.

It was the second deadliest shooting in American history, prompting press conferences and policy suggestions aimed at preventing another such massacre. The National Rifle Association made the largest waves when, in response to Sandy Hook, the lobbying group's Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre called for [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130312/NEWS/130319695/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:56:04 http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130312/NEWS/130319695/1006/NEWS Arts and entertainment programs throughout Missouri and in Chillicothe are threatened by decreased funding for next year as legislators address state budget issues.

Gov. Jay Nixon has recommended $4.2 million in new money for the Missouri Arts Council, plus the $600,000 core from last year. The House Budget Committee is looking at a figure smaller than that. A vote is expected this week.

Arts supporters are seeking an amount they say would be fair to the amount [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130307/NEWS/130309132/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:02:58 By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130307/NEWS/130309132/1006/NEWS CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — Balloons, flowers, hugs and a hero's welcome greeted Mark Woodworth when he walked out of jail on a cold Friday in February, free to return to his northern Missouri home for the first time in 13 years while awaiting a third murder trial in his neighbor's 1990 death.

To his supporters, Woodworth's innocence is obvious. The neighbor's family sees a cold-blooded killer who could get away with murder. For the 38-year-old Woodworth, the taste of a [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130218867/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:13:21 CATHERINE STORTZ RIPLEY Constitution-Tribune http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130218867/1006/NEWS Family members, friends, and supporters of Mark Woodworth, who has been behind bars for most of the last 20 years, gathered at the Livingston County Sheriff's office Friday afternoon to welcome home someone whom they say was wrongfully convicted and never should have gone to prison in the first place.

Woodworth, 38, was released on a $50,000 bond as the state plans to retry him for the 1990 shooting death of Catherine Robertson and the criminal assault on her husband, [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130215/NEWS/130219057/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:09:20 CATHERINE STORTZ RIPLEY Constitution-Tribune http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130215/NEWS/130219057/1006/NEWS Mark Woodworth, whose murder conviction in the 1990 shooting death of Catherine Robertson was recently overturned, was to be released today (Friday) on $50,000 cash only bond as the state seeks a third trial.

Family members received word early today that bond had been set.

"I am praising God for answered prayers," said Woodworth's mother, Jackie Woodworth.

The last time Mark Woodworth, 38, had been home was when he was released during an appeal [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130215/NEWS/130219165/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 15 Feb 2013 9:13:03 http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130215/NEWS/130219165/1006/NEWS Mark Woodworth, whose murder conviction in the 1990 death of Catherine Robertson was recently overturned, is being released on $50,000 cash-only bond as the state seeks a new trial.

Family members received word early today that bond was set. The release is expected to happen by late morning.

Woodworth is being held at the Daviess DeKalb County Regional Jail in Pattonsburg. Woodworth has maintained his innocence since his grand jury indictment in 1993. He was 16 [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130214/NEWS/130219292/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:20:16 http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130214/NEWS/130219292/1006/NEWS PLATTSBURG — Platte County Circuit Judge Owens Lee Hull Jr., who is assigned to the Mark Woodworth case, has taken the defendant's request for bond under advisement, and a ruling could come at anytime, possibly even by tomorrow (Friday), the Constitution-Tribune has learned.

A hearing took place at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Clinton County Courthouse in Plattsburg. A large delegation of individuals supporting Woodworth's release, crowded into the courtroom and [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130213/NEWS/130219436/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:58:27 http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130213/NEWS/130219436/1006/NEWS Platte County Circuit Judge Owens Lee Hull Jr., who is assigned to the Mark Woodworth case, has taken the defendant's request for bond under advisement and a ruling could come later this week or early next week, the Constitution-Tribune has learned.

A hearing took place at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Clinton County.

Woodworth was released from state custody in January, after a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court, and was transferred into the custody of [...]]]> http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130213/NEWS/130219459/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:42:38 DREW VAN DYKE C-T Writer http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130213/NEWS/130219459/1006/NEWS A pair of bank holding companies with ties to the Chillicothe area lost the United States Treasury Department in excess of $80 million dollars during an auction of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) debt at the end of last month.

On Jan. 28, the US Treasury initiated an auction of the debts owed by 11 bank holding companies, including Dickinson Financial and Citizens Bancshares Co., earning $295.8 million, while taking a loss of $104.5 million before fees.

http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130128649/1006/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:09:26 http://www.chillicothenews.com/article/20130129/NEWS/130128649/1006/NEWS The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled Mark Woodworth's request for a rehearing, asking the state's high court to appoint an independent prosecutor in the case.

According to defense attorney Bob Ramsey, The Missouri attorney general's office will be allowed to stay on the case.

The Supreme Court had ruled earlier this month that Woodworth should be released from custody, unless the state petitioned for a retrial. The Missouri attorney general's office [...]]]>