Missouri Unemployment Benefits and the Full Employment Council-Catch 22

I am currently unemployed, seeking gainful employment, and receiving unemployment benefits. I am also registered at the Full Employment Council in hopes that they can help me seek gainful employment.


I received an email from my caseworker at the Full Employment Council last Friday for a class available to me (tuition paid), beginning today ending the last week of January. I was so excited, but then. And, here is the Catch!



If I attended the class, I would become unavailable for my part time (Christmas) seasonal job. And, therefore my unemployment benefits would cease.


I spoke with a clerk at the Missouri Employment Security office, and her supervisor, who stated a bunch of facts and was of no assistance, except to tell me I could not attend class and receive unemployment benefits, based on the fact that I would lose my job to attend class.



I called the Missouri Appeals Tribunal to inquire regarding an appeal of the previous information, and they could not advise me either, except to tell me it would take five weeks to get to be heard, and there was no guarantee of the outcome in favor of my continuing to receive unemployment benefits regarding my situation.


It just goes to show that all we hear about adults furthering their education, and how our Government will help is a bunch of hoop-la. I am angry because I try so hard to work with the laws and regulations in order to survive during these difficult times, only to be denied education or unemployment benefits (it's one, or the other).


Is anyone out there who can help me? Either with the logistics of this email or gaining full time work? I am interested in working full time. I am very qualified and have a long list of references. And, I would love to further my education. But, after today's news, this really is not how things work. How sad that what we hear, is not really true.



Mr. Obama, if I sent an email, would you have time to hear my story? Is anyone listening who really cares?

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Fatal Crash Involving Wichita KS Police

The Topeka (KS) CAPITOL-JOURNAL reports a fatality crash Sunday night between a Wichita police officer enroute to a call and another motorist.

(Incident photos courtesy of The WICHITA (KS) EAGLE)

The motorist was killed- the Wichita cop suffered "minor injuries."

What the reader doesn't get is information such as a) Did the officer have his lights and siren going and b) how fast was the officer going when he broadsided the other car (and yes- by all appearnces- the motorist killed was in the wrong here).


Maybe the news media is awaiting the "official" report from the Wichita Police Department....

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Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Fight In Osage Beach MO

Just like MOST of us are comfortable with the fact that Kansas City's Country Club Plaza is NOT blighted- I believe most of us would also feel the same regarding the Lake of The Ozarks (LOTO).

Yet- Osage Beach elected officials gave a $3.5-million TIF to Springfield MO developer John Hammons to build a luxury hotel and other amendities at LOTO's Osage Beach near the Bagnell Dam.

Now- Osage Beach officials want to rescind the TIF- and a court battle is underway.

Hammons apparently promised somewhere along the line that his project would be built with or without the Taxpayer Welfare for Developers (TIF) and some of the commenters here on the LakeNews Online page where the article is located seem to know little to nothing on how TIFs work.

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Crash During Independence MO Police Chase Injures 3

A car containing 3 people being chased by Independence police crashed on eastbound I-70 between Lee's Summit Road and I-470/M-291 about 3:25 pm Sunday afternoon.

The pursued car lost control- vaulted over a guardrail and rolled down an embankment on the south side of I-70 near the Bass Pro Shop complex.

At least 2 of the reported 3 occupants were ejected from the car during the crash.

One male about 20-years-old had very critical life-threatening injuries.
Another young male had serious to critical injuries and the 3rd male's injuries were non life-threatening.

So far- don't know why the IPD was chasing the vehicle or how fast they were going when the crash occurred.

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KC-KS House Fire

Fire has virtually destroyed an unknown-occupany house at 840 Ann Avenue Sunday afternoon.


Five KC-KS Fire companies responded on the alarm sounded just after 1:30 pm and within minutes- found amoke and fire showing from the 1-1/2-story structure.

The crews advanced hoselines into the front door of the burning house- but- at 1:39 pm- all interior crews were ordered outside while a ground and aerial attack on the fire was mounted.

The fire's under control by 2 pm with no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Shooting In Downtown Lawrence KS

The trouble started with a verbal disturbance around 1:50 am in front of the Granada Theater at 1020 Massachusetts Street in downtown 'Larryville.'


There was no scheduled public event at the Granada and the verbal disturbance quickly became a large- physical one.

A woman was assaulted- then a Lawrence police officer as the melee spread south along Mass and adjacent streets and shots are heard ringing through the night air.

At 2:13 am- a "19-year-old male" is reportedly "shot in an arm." He's taken to the Lawrence hospital in good condition.

A Topeka man is also arrested and charged with assault on a police officer among other things.


Mass Street as well as the downtown Lawrence area was cleared of any additional troublemakers by 2:45 am..

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KC-MO Cop Chases Possible Drunk Driver Almost 20 Miles

A KC-MO traffic unit cop spotted and attempted to stop a possible drunk driver on northbound U.S. 169 near Barry Road about 1:48 am Sunday morning.

The male driver sped off at speeds reported in the low-80-mph range then 90 mph- toward Smithville.

At 1:54 am- the driver made a U-turn on U.S. 169 in Smithville and led the chase back into KC-MO- again at speeds around 80-90 MPH.

By 1:56 am- other KC-MO North zone patrol officers were in position and set up tire spikes or "stop sticks" on southbound U.S. 169 south of I-435.

The male suspect struck the spikes at around 80 MPH- soon setting off a shower of sparks down the highway as the flattened tire peeled away to a bare wheel rim.

The suspect continued south a short distance- pulled off onto Northwest 108th Street and ditched his disabled vehicle in a cemetary.

At 1:58 am- officers had the man in custody and under arrest.

No wrecks- injuries or damage other than to the suspect's vehicle resulted in the nearly 20-mile pursuit.

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Edwardsville Cop Hurt In KC-KS Crash

An Edwardsville KS police officer suffered non life-threatening injuries after a near head-on crash on Kaw Drive around 12:40 am Sunday morning.

Emergency crews were already responding to a 12:39 am call of a reported assault victim at the Roadhouse Bar in the 6500 block of Kaw Drive when the crash was also reported on Kaw Drive just west of that call.

Crews arrived to find the 36-year-old driver of the "1/2-ton pickup" that struck the Edwardsville officer's car and rolled-over "face down- in a ditch and unresponsive" to bystanders.

He was the most seriously injured and was taken to a Metro trauma hospital.

It's not yet know if the assault call was related to the wreck- but the assaulted victim refused EMS assistance.

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Fires Damage Homes In KC-MO and Olathe KS

KC-MO and Olathe firefighters have been kept busy Sunday morning on working house fires- but no injuries have been reported and all 3 fires are under investigation.


The first fire was in a 2-story house in the 2500 block of Askew at 1:52 am.

Two "small streams" or 1-3/4-inch handlines were used on the fire that was "under control" at 2:03 am.

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The next fire was in Olathe KS at 3:06 am in the 100 block of South Janell.


First-arriving fire crews reported "fire showing from the front porch" of the house when they arrived at 3:10 am and this fire wasn't under control until around 4 am..

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The latest fire was reported at 4:33 am- KC-MO Fire went to the 3000 block of East 19th Terrace where they found a single-story house burning.

Two adults have been displaced by this fire that was under control at 5:11 am.

As of this post- no injuries repoprted on the East 30th Street fire- and no damage estimates yet available on any of these fires.

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Cab Driver Shot In KC-MO

Few details- but serious injuries are reported to a male cab driver after a shooting in midtown KC-MO..


The incident was reported at 3:14 am at 39th Street and Troost.

No suspect or any other information was yet available.

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BREAKING: As Many As 8 Hurt- 2 Critical On K-10 In Douglas County KS

EMS reports patients in the roadway and in a ditch after a reported "1-vehicle" rollover crash on eastbound K-10 near Eudora.



The crash was first reported at 4:28 am east of the 11-mile marker on K-10.

A law enforcement officer who first arrived several minutes later first reported "2" critical patients who had been thrown out of the vehicle and onto the roadway- a minute later says "5" patients- then shortly after that the officer reports "8" persons injured in the crash.

No medical helicopters can fly due to fog in the area- and- at 4:37 am- Johnson County MEDACT-EMS sent 2 of their ambulances to assist. They had not arrived as of 4:50 am..

The closest medical trauma centers are here in the immediate K.C. Metro- 15 to 25 miles away from this incident.


More here as recieved....

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