The Livingston County sheriffs department have been extremely busy over the last week with a variety of calls, prior and current criminal investigations, court, administrative issues, and assisting other agencies. There have been times of times of “black out coverage” where no staff were available for any type of call other than extreme emergency. The Missouri […]
(St. Joseph News Press) – A yellow toy dump truck speckled with dirt rests atop a bookshelf in the Trenton fire chief’s office. The photo of four children who died in a house fire last May is attached to the truck, which came from the backyard of the house that burned down. It is a […]
Officers from the Trenton Police Department and Grundy County sheriff’s office responded to a residence on the east side of Trenton late Friday night in reference to what police called a suicidal male with a firearm. Police reported, upon arrival officers located the male inside the residence with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police report […]
(Fox 4) – Twin brothers are in the custody of the state of Missouri after investigators at an emergency room determined they were victims of child abuse. Prosecutors say the infants suffered injuries at the hands of their parents earlier this week. Cassie Jane Adkins and Douglas Eugene Weese face first degree felony charges of endangering […]
Jeffrey S. Meyer and Christon Chambers, both of Maryville, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child in an incident that happened on July 5 of last year. According to a probable cause statement, the two consumed alcohol before sleeping in the same bed as the infant and another sibling, causing the infant’s death. […]
A Kirksville man was arrested after being stopped for driving without headlights in Schuyler County Saturday night. The Missouri Highway Patrol took 29-year-old Wesley Stella into custody at 11:18 PM after discovering he was driving while his license was suspended. Upon further investigation, the patrol discovered he was also wanted on a warrant in Adair […]
A Bethany teen was transported to Harrison County Community Hospital Friday night after striking a deer on Highway 136, three miles west of Mt. Moriah. Alexia Brogan, age 15, was traveling east when she swerved to miss a deer in the roadway. She then ran off the south side of the road, striking an embankment, […]
It happened Wednesday, April 27 as a Livingston County Sheriff deputy was on Highway K near Liv 261. The deputy checked a vehicle on radar at 107 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver from Wheeling, Missouri was stopped, cited for the high speed and posted bond for the violation. The driver is scheduled […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of May 2 – 8 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road […]
Route 48 and Route C in Rosendale are now open after floodwaters from the One Hundred and Two River receded. Please consult the list below for the roads throughout North Missouri that are currently closed due to flooding. Remember, situations can change quickly, especially during flooding. Motorists are reminded to stay alert and to not […]
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations on hunting seasons and limits from the Missouri Department of Conservation for the upcoming 2016 migratory game bird season and 2016-2017 waterfowl season. The approved recommendations include 20 additional days for dove hunting, a 60-day season for ducks, and changes to season timing and length for geese. “The federal […]
(Columbia Missourian) – Malta Bend, Missouri – Wet, thick mud oozed out of the ground as a drilling rig spiraled in and out of the rich bottom land 1,000 feet from the Missouri River. The drill cranked 37 feet down. Each time it came up, workers moved the portable rig another foot, later refilling the […]
On April 24, 2016 the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of a reported burglary and theft of an ATV from southern Livingston County. After a lengthy investigation, the Livingston County sheriff’s office arrest Norman Justin Caselman, 36, of Wheeling for the alleged crimes. Caselman was incarcerated in the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail. The […]
(St. Joseph News Press) – A man was taken to the hospital late Thursday after he was shot at a home on Jackson Street. Police received a burglary in progress call around 10:10 p.m. from the owner of 2219 Jackson St., who said the man was trying to break into their home when they shot […]
A member of the Future Business Leaders of America at Trenton high School, Werthen Gass, took first place this week during state competition held in Springfield. Miss Gass placed first in the category of introduction to business procedures. THS Business Advisor Mitch Holder explained the category allows participants to demonstrate proficiency in business operations, decision […]
Among cases this week in the Associate Division of circuit court, Trenton resident Shawn Howell pleaded guilty to an amended charge of driving while intoxicated—a misdemeanor—February 3rd. Imposition of sentence was suspended and Howell was placed on two years probation. Among the conditions is to pay recoupment fees of 146 dollars; make a 100 dollar […]
The Grundy County sheriff’s departments reports 26-year-old Zane Homan of Chillicothe is charged with domestic assault in the second degree. Bond on the felony charge is 15 thousand dollars cash with Homan to appear May 10th in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. According to the warrant, Homan is accused of causing injury to […]
A mother and daughter have been arrested on Grundy County misdemeanor charges alleging endangering the welfare of a minor under the age of 17. Forty eight year-old Carol Irene Smart of Spickard is accused of negligence in a manner that authorities say created substantial risk to the child by failing to provide a safe environment. 23-year-old Katie […]
A Trenton resident, 31-year old Ryan Trombley, has been charged in Grundy county with possessing methamphetamine. Trombley was being held in the Grundy County Detention Center in lieu of 15-thousand dollar cash only bond. He’s to appear in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court May 10th. A Spickard resident, 29-year old Corey Hines, has been […]
Three Union Pacific railroad crossings in Mercer County and one in Grundy County are to receive lights and gates. That’s according to the Missouri Department of Transportation which says the locations are just north of Trenton at northwest 27th Street, Route D at Mill Grove, Main Street at Mercer, and Bison Street north of Mercer. […]
