The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of April 1-7. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There also may be moving operations throughout the region, in addition to the work mentioned […]
Inmate at Crossroads Correctional Center serving 17-year murder sentence dies
At 1:17 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Alvin Muldrew, a resident confined at Crossroads Correctional Center with DOC No. 1380441, was pronounced dead at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri. Muldrew, 20, was serving a sentence of 17 years for second-degree murder, along with two additional sentences of 17 years each for first-degree […]
Missouri Senate perfects eight bills in recent session
Twelfth District State Senator Rusty Black of Chillicothe reports the Missouri Senate perfected eight bills this week. One bill was Senate Joint Resolution 50, which he says would not allow the General Assembly to raise the state income tax above 5.5% without a vote of the people. Senate Bill 835 would adjust financial […]
Annual book sale at Grundy County Library starts April 8
In April, the Friends of the Library will hold its annual book sale at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton. The sale will begin on the morning of April 8 for Friends of the Library members. It will be open to the general public from noon until 6 p.m. The book sale will […]
Grundy County Sheriff seeks Nicholas Day for probation violation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office has announced the “Friday’s Fugitive” for March 29. Nicholas Robert Day, 42, is wanted on an active Grundy County probation violation arrest warrant related to an original charge of non-support. The sheriff’s office reports that he is believed to be in Trenton and is evading law enforcement. Day is described […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 15 arrests in north Missouri between March 25 and March 28, 2024
The Missouri State Highway Patrol made a significant impact on local crime, resulting in fifteen arrests from March 25 through March 28, 2024. The charges leading to these arrests spanned a wide array of offenses from felony possession of controlled substances and resisting arrest, to driving while intoxicated and various traffic-related misdemeanors. Tyler Jezze C, […]
Fertilizer killed more than 750,000 fish in Iowa and Missouri
(Missouri Independent) – A fertilizer spill this month in southwest Iowa killed nearly all the fish in a 60-mile stretch of river with an estimated death toll of more than 750,000, according to Iowa and Missouri conservation officers. That is the biggest fish kill in Iowa in at least a decade and the fifth-largest on […]
Missouri AG files lawsuit against Biden’s loan cancellation plan
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a lawsuit against President Biden’s latest illegal loan “cancellation” plan and issued the following statement: “I’m extremely pleased to see Kansas leading a multi-state coalition in challenging President Biden’s latest attempt to unlawfully transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars in Ivy League debt onto working Missouri families. I’m pleased […]
17-year-old Milan girl injured in rollover crash on Route E
In an accident in Sullivan County, Missouri, a 17-year-old from Milan sustained minor injuries after her car, a 2018 Ford Focus, veered off the road, struck an embankment, and overturned. The incident occurred on Route E, approximately four miles west of Milan, at around 5:50 p.m. on March 28, 2024. According to the Missouri State […]
Elderly woman injured in bus crash on I-35, near Cameron
A bus accident occurred on Interstate 35 near the Route H overpass, approximately 7 miles south of Cameron, Missouri, on the afternoon of March 28, 2024, at around 4:15 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2011 Ford E350 bus, driven by Terry E. Burns, 67, of Braymer, Missouri, veered off the east […]
Trenton man injured in mini-bike crash south of Iowa Boulevard
A 23-year-old man from Trenton sustained moderate injuries in a mini-bike crash that occurred on the afternoon of March 28, 2024. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the accident happened at approximately 4:10 p.m. on SE 8th Avenue, just a quarter mile south of Iowa Boulevard. According to the crash report, IzeK M Cockriel-Barnes was […]
St. Louis County man sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbing QuikTrip stores
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a man who repeatedly robbed St. Louis area QuikTrip stores to 20 years in prison. Terrence Gleason, now 53, of Bel Ridge, Missouri, stole cigarettes from or robbed three QuikTrip stores, including one in Bel-Ridge that he victimized three times. On Dec. 5, 2021, at about […]
Man from Hawaii admits sextortion of Missouri teen
A resident of Hawaii pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis and admitted the sextortion of a 14-year-old Missouri girl, as well as the distribution of explicit images of other minors. Gerardo Javier Montes, 33, pleaded guilty to one felony count of distribution of child pornography. Between Dec. 6, 2021, and Jan. […]
Kirksville man, caught in overseas sting, admits child pornography charge
A man from Kirksville, Missouri on Thursday pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge after being caught by an undercover police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. Corey Alexander Wadel, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. Wadel admitted that he possessed more than 600 images containing child sexual abuse material […]
Russian national sentenced to 15 years in a Missouri prison for $11M wire fraud conspiracy
A Russian national was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to use stolen identities to file thousands of federal income tax returns that claimed more than $11 million in fraudulent refunds. Anton Vikharev, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 years in federal prison without parole. […]
KC man sentenced to 11 years in prison for cocaine trafficking
A Kansas City, Mo., man who boasted about having associates selling cocaine in several local bars and nightclubs was sentenced in federal court today for distributing cocaine. Manuel A. Contreras, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered […]
Discover career opportunities at Chillicothe’s Career Fair on April 10
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce announces its collaboration with Grand River Technical School (GRTS) to host a Career Fair on Wednesday, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Mervyn W. Jenkins Expo Center, conveniently located on the Litton Agri-Science Campus. This Career Fair is open to […]
Grundy Electric announces youth leadership winners
Grundy Electric Cooperative announces that area youth from local school districts have been selected to attend youth leadership conferences this summer. Students submitted applications detailing their community involvement, school activities, achievements, references, and a brief essay. Each finalist underwent an interview by a panel of judges, resulting in four delegates being chosen to represent Grundy […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative selects juniors for leadership conferences
Grundy Electric Cooperative has announced the selection of local juniors from area schools to attend youth leadership conferences this summer. Kaleb McCallon and Jacob Horton, both students at Trenton R-9 in Trenton, have been named finalists for the Youth Tour Leadership Conference, earning them a trip to Washington, D.C. this June. The Rural Electric Youth […]
Italian exchange student shares experiences at Trenton Rotary Club
An Italian Rotary exchange student addressed members of the Trenton Rotary Club on March 28, sharing insights about her homeland and experiences in the United States. Emma Raebelli, who has been residing with the family of Dillon and Lora Harp and attending Trenton High School, highlighted the enriching cultural exchange she’s undergoing. Lora Harp took […]