A vehicle crash at highway 36 near LIV 261 on March 31 where the driver allegedly fled the scene has been solved. Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office arrested 40-year-old Jonathan Ryan Prebe of Edina on April 7th for alleged second-degree trafficking of methamphetamine in connection with the incident. Prebe has entered a plea of not […]
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Traffic stop on Highway 36 ends with seizure of Uzi submachine gun, ammunition and drugs
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and the Northwest Missouri Interagency Team Response Operation-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Task Force are investigating an incident earlier this week. Sheriff Steve Cox reports Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter stopped a vehicle late at night on Highway 36 because it was being driven as if the driver was impaired […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees presented various reports, approve audit and purchases
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees heard various reports the evening of December 22nd. Multiple reports involved information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dean of Instruction Mitch Holder filled in for Vice President of Academic Affairs Doctor Tristan Londre. Holder reported students were appreciative of the on-campus experience during the fall semester. He is […]
Two from Bethany injured in crash on Highway 65
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. […]
Driver falls asleep at the wheel demolishing pickup on Highway 13, airlifted to Truman Medical Center
The Highway Patrol reports a Fordland man sustained serious injuries when he fell asleep at the wheel, and a truck overturned several times two miles north of Polo the morning of Thursday, August 27th. Emergency medical services transported 62-year-old Stanley Phelps to Polo before a medical helicopter airlifted him to Truman Medical Center. The truck […]
Milan man falls asleep at the wheel in SUV, crashes west of Novinger
Two Milan residents were hurt early Sunday when a compact sport utility vehicle overturned on highway 6 west of Novinger. The driver, 23-year old Devin Moss, received moderate injuries while a passenger, 21-year old Caleb Meseke received minor injuries. Both were taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The crash took place one mile […]
Chillicothe police respond to Hedrick Medical Center on report of dog bite
Chillicothe police say they received a report on Saturday afternoon of a person on a four-wheeler pulling two small children on sleds on Trenton Road. Police were unable to locate the group, however, Chillicothe Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reminded the public it’s not only unsafe to perform an activity like this, but it’s also […]
Two crashes in Harrison County injure Ridgeway woman and Bethany man
Separate accidents on Monday in Harrison County and injured drivers from Ridgeway and Bethany. A Route A accident Monday morning occurred approximately one mile east of Interstate 35. Sixty-year-old Debora Cooper of Ridgeway received moderate injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. A pickup was westbound […]
Governor awards Missouri Public Safety Medals to first responders and civilians for heroic actions in 2018
Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 18 first responders and 6 civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2018. The awards are the state’s highest recognition for first responders working as individuals and as members of teams during critical incidents. The civilians were honored for taking on extreme risks […]
Two injured in Caldwell County crash
Residents of Kingston and Cameron were injured when the driver of a vehicle apparently fell asleep causing the vehicle to cross the centerline of a lettered route in Caldwell County, leave the road and strike a ditch. Taken to the Cameron Regional Medical Center were the driver, 40-year-old Shawn Manley of Cameron, and passenger, 40-year-old […]
Princeton Woman Falls Asleep at the Wheel, Crashes on I-35
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton woman sustained minor injuries when she fell asleep and the car she drove ran off the road eight miles south of Bethany Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 68-year-old Donna Luper to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Luper drove south on Interstate 35 before she allegedly fell asleep, and the […]
St. Joseph man sentenced for meth, stolen firearm used in two recent shootings
A St. Joseph, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing methamphetamine and a stolen firearm that had been used in two recent shootings. Jeremy G. Helton, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 11 years in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 4, 2019, Helton pleaded guilty to […]