A Trenton resident is facing a charge of domestic assault in the third degree following an incident on Thursday, November 5, 2020. Thirty-two-year-old Joshua Dewayne Hill was arrested on Friday and posted a $5,000 cash bond with an appearance Tuesday, November 10 in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. The warrant information accuses […]
A St. Louis woman was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe after the car she was driving struck a deer in the eastbound lanes of Highway 36. The Linn County accident Sunday evening was reported as one-half mile west of the Meadville junction. 38-year-old Tyra Nelson of St. Louis received moderate injuries. Nelson was […]
Two residents of Carrollton were injured early Sunday evening when two vehicles met head-on in a crash on Highway 65 in Carroll County. One driver also was arrested. Twenty-six-year-old Brandon McDowell received serious injuries and was flown by air ambulance to the Truman Medical Center while 39-year-old Mary Albert, received moderate injuries and was taken […]
Missouri health officials say there have been about 21,000 new COVID cases in the past week, an average of 3,105 per day. State Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams will testify Tuesday morning before the Missouri House Special Committee on Disease Control and Prevention. Committee chairman Dr. Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, […]
An inmate at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court for assaulting another inmate at the facility. Earl F. Love, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to seven years in federal prison without parole. The court ordered the sentence to be served consecutively to […]
A Unionville resident was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving traveled off Highway 129 and hit a tree. Sixty-five-year old Ken Brown was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. The accident took place early Saturday five miles northeast of Unionville on Highway 129 as the pickup was southbound […]
Two people were hurt Saturday morning South of Princeton when a pickup truck traveled off Highway 65 and overturned. The driver, 54-year old Darren Hamilton of Bethany, was taken to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with moderate injuries. A passenger, a 16-year old juvenile girl from Bethany, was taken to Wright Memorial with minor injuries. […]
A Lathrop resident received injuries when he lost control of the motorcycle he was operating east of Plattsburg. 56-year old Richard Dubuque was taken to Liberty Hospital with serious injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning two miles east of Plattsburg on Highway 116 as the motorcycle was westbound, it traveled onto the right shoulder, went […]
Residents of Chillicothe and Maryville were hurt Saturday night when a car attempted a U-turn and was hit by a pickup truck on a country road in Nodaway County. A passenger in the car, a 15-year old Chillicothe girl, was taken by private vehicle to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville with moderate injuries. The driver […]
The Highway Patrol reports an accident two miles north of Farmersville the morning of November 6th resulted in minor injuries for a Trenton man and the arrest of a Chillicothe woman. A private vehicle transported 54-year-old Shawn Walker to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. No injuries were reported for 35-year-old Nicole Henley. Two vehicles traveled […]
A Mercer man died as the result of an accident involving a combine and grain truck three miles east of Princeton the afternoon of November 6th. The Highway Patrol reports grain truck driver 47-year-old Gregg Widner was pronounced dead by the Mercer County coroner. Emergency medical services transported him to the Roberson Funeral Home of […]
Several changes have been made for the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Union Coon Creek Baptist Church west of Trenton. The pastor’s wife, Dianna Crawford, says there will be no dine-in this year, and meals will only be delivered or picked up, partially due to COVID-19. The church will take precautions with volunteers […]
A Missouri woman was sentenced in federal court for a Social Security and bankruptcy fraud scheme. Carol L. Dille, 68, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to two years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Dille to pay $76,601 in restitution. On Jan. 31, 2020, Dille pleaded […]
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe will move its COVID-19 drive through testing site to a new location to accommodate anticipated winter weather. \ The site at the former Washington Street Food and Drink of Chillicothe will close the afternoon of November 12th at 2 o’clock. Testing at the American Legion Building at 1400 Washington Street […]
Two suspects are in custody following a law enforcement pursuit Thursday night on Highway 36. Cameron police report spike strips were put down near Highways 36 and 69 which caused a vehicle to stop just west of Cameron. A man and a woman were taken into custody and transferred on a 24-hour hold to the […]
Procedures will be determined via communication with local county health departments and department staff. Four procedure levels are available for 2020. All party leaders will be required to wear a mask while in a draw room facility and use hand sanitizer upon entry. Only party leaders will be allowed in the building and must have […]
The Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture Committee are accepting applications for Youth in Agriculture scholarships for Missouri high school seniors graduating in 2021. The application form can be found on the Fair’s website. Applications should be submitted to the Missouri State Fair and must be postmarked by February 1, 2021. Applicants must […]
Seattle-based Amazon has announced that it will open its first fulfillment center in one of the fastest-growing towns in southwest Missouri. Governor Mike Parson made the announcement Thursday afternoon while briefing Capitol reporters in Jefferson City. The governor says the facility will be located in Republic. “The new fulfillment center, which is expected to launch […]
A Missouri financial advisor was sentenced in federal court for a fraud scheme in which he stole more than $1 million from two elderly clients. Kraig Gier, 59, of Independence, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to five years and three months in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 31, 2020, Gier […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit of the Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Medicaid Managed Care Program, which found system limitations that resulted in millions of dollars in potential overpayments on behalf of ineligible participants. “At a time when every dollar is being stretched to deliver vital services to Missourians, state government […]
