A Winter storm is expected to impact the area late Thursday night into Friday bringing accumulating snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Travel conditions will quickly deteriorate. All areas north of Highway 36 in northern Missouri are encompassed by either a Winter Weather Advisory or a Winter Storm Warning. Areas, where lighter snow and ice is […]
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Winter Storm Watch in place for New Year’s Eve and New Years Day in northern and central Missouri; 1 to 3 inches of snow possible
(12/31/2020) -The article below is now out of date. We have an updated article on the storm that is to pass through northern Missouri on New Year’s day, which is available HERE. The potential for a widespread winter storm could bring hazardous road conditions at the peak of New Year’s celebrations. A complex weather system […]
Trooper Justin Dunn assigned as Public Information and Education Officer at Troop B in Macon
Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the following assignment effective December 27, 2020. Corporal Justin S. Dunn was assigned as the Troop B Public Information and Education Officer. Dunn was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 2008, and after graduating from the Patrol Academy was assigned to Troop B, […]
Unionville woman and two men from Kirksville die in head-on crash west of Novinger
Three northeast Missouri residents died in a head-on crash early Monday morning one and a half miles west of Novinger. The two drivers were killed at the scene while one passenger died nearly three hours later at a hospital. The state patrol identified the victims as 36-year-old Nicholaus Ford of Kirksville and his passenger, 30-year-old […]
Unemployment rates in northern Missouri continue to improve with many counties below state average
Grundy County’s unemployment rate for November is down when compared to October and November of 2019. The Missouri Division of Employment Security report shows Grundy County’s current rate is two point six percent, based on 114 unemployed out of a civilian labor force of 4,359. This past October, Grundy County’s rate was three point three […]
Kirksville woman hospitalized after crashing on Highway 6
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove ran off the road and overturned three miles east of Kirksville on Wednesday morning, December 23rd. An ambulance transported 52-year-old April Craig to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The vehicle traveled west on Highway 6 before running off […]
Two-car crash in Adair County injures Ottumwa teenager
One person from Iowa was taken to the hospital in Milan following a two-vehicle accident late Sunday night on Highway 6 in western Adair County. Nineteen-year-old Manuel Ruano of Ottumwa received minor injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital. A trooper reported cars driven by Ruano and 27-year-old Yadira Hernandez-Jimenez, […]
Sergeant Eric Brown, of Troop B in Macon, promoted to Lieutenant
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion effective December 1, 2020. Sergeant Eric F. Brown, public information and education officer assigned to Troop B, Macon, MO, is being promoted to lieutenant and designated assistant director of the Public Information and Education Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City. Brown was appointed to the Patrol on […]
October unemployment rate in Green Hills counties remains fairly steady
October unemployment rates among area counties remain fairly steady when compared to September. The latest county by county unemployment rates were released on Tuesday, November 24, by the Missouri Division of Employment Security. The majority of area counties have rates below the Missouri unemployment rate of 3.8%. Grundy County’s October rate is 3.4% which is […]
Crash in Greentop injures 5-year-old girl
The Highway Patrol reports a girl from Greentop sustained minor injuries when a pickup truck failed to stop at a stop sign and hit a sport utility vehicle in Greentop on Wednesday morning, November 25th. The five-year-old, who was a passenger in the pickup, was treated at the scene. No injuries were reported for pickup […]
Crash on snow-covered Highway 11 injures Green City woman
In Adair County, 12-miles miles southwest of Kirksville, a Green City woman received moderate injuries when a southbound pickup began sliding on snow-covered Highway 11, traveled off the east side, and struck a fence. Twenty-four-year-old Kylie Perez was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The pickup was driven by her husband, 37-year-old Lino […]
Kirksville man arrested in Grundy County for violating order of protection
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Kirksville man on November 23rd on the misdemeanors of violation of an order of protection for an adult and violation of a child protection order, first offense. Forty-nine-year-old Jared Michael Newman’s bond was set at $25,000 cash only, and he was scheduled for the Associate […]
Drought conditions remain unchanged in Northern Missouri
Even for those areas that received a bit of rain last week, the latest information shows drought conditions in northern Missouri are unchanged from the previous week. The drought monitor index map was released Thursday and based on conditions as of Tuesday. All or parts of 11 northern Missouri counties continue with moderate (D-1) drought. […]
USDA invests $25 million in East Locust Creek Reservoir Project
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has invested an additional $25 million in the East Locust Creek Reservoir Project. “This investment in the East Locust Creek Reservoir Project is great news for families, farmers, and local businesses,” said Senator Roy Blunt. “These additional resources will get us one step closer to finishing the project and bringing […]
Missouri hunters take less deer on opening weekend than in 2019, weather a huge factor over the weekend
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 80,525 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season. That’s eight thousand fewer deer than the corresponding first weekend of 2019 which came in at a total of 88,760. Of the deer harvested […]
Rain earlier this week not enough to relieve drought conditions in northern Missouri
Northern Missouri is currently experiencing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions. The United States Drought Monitor map of Missouri released November 12th shows abnormally dry conditions in all of the Green Hills. Moderate drought was reported for portions of Adair, Macon, Chariton, Knox, Shelby, and Scotland counties. Moderate drought was also shown for all of […]
University of Missouri Extension to host free farm tax workshops
The University of Missouri Extension will hold free farm tax workshops online and in person. Extension specialists and tax experts will give updates on 2020 and 2021 taxes for farmers and ranchers Tuesday evening November 17th and December 1st from 6:15 to 8:30. On-site locations for November 17th include the Forage Systems Research Center of […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two arrests on Saturday
The highway patrol reports a resident of the state of Nevada was arrested Saturday evening in Livingston County and accused of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and speeding 129 miles an hour in a 60 zone. Twenty-seven-year-old Dillon McCart of Fallon, Nevada was taken to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. A Queen City resident was arrested […]
Three from Greencastle, including 10-year-old girl, injured in crash west of Novinger
The Highway Patrol reports three Greencastle residents sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident west of Novinger on Friday morning. A private vehicle transported the driver of a minivan, 52-year-old Brenda Angelico, to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The driver of a car, 32-year-old Louanna Dile, and her passenger, a 10-year-old girl, were […]
Two injured after crashing on ice-covered bridge floor on Highway 63
Two residents of Linneus received minor injuries this morning when a car went out of control on an ice-covered bridge floor on the Highway 63 bypass just south of Kirksville. The car went off the left side of the road and struck the bridge injuring the driver, 57-year-old Steven Gelski, and 69-year-old Clifford White, who […]