JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) – On Tuesday, Governor Mike Kehoe will award Missouri’s highest public safety honors to 18 law enforcement officers, 11 members of the fire service, two corrections officers, and a court officer for heroic acts beyond the call of duty in 2024.
He will also present six civilians with awards for their exceptional efforts in assisting first responders and the public in 2024.
Greene County deputies, Sergeant Ben Grote and investigator Jason Miller, will receive the Medal of Valor for risking their own lives protecting witnesses as they came under fire from a heavily armed gunman. The incident happened in June of 2024 on East Blaine Street…