Residents of Cainsville and Chillicothe were arrested Tuesday night in Harrison and Daviess counties. The highway patrol arrest report indicates 28-year-old Tony Bennett of Cainsville was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Harrison County law enforcement center at Bethany. Bennett was accused just before midnight of driving while intoxicated, second offense; felony leaving the […]
A Missouri, man who worked as a teacher in China has pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually exploiting one of his former students by attempting to blackmail her into sending him pornographic images. Curtis J. Baldwin, 47, of Springfield, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush on Monday, Oct. 5, to […]
The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission has voted to require annual training in de-escalation techniques and recognizing implicit bias for all Missouri law enforcement officers. Missouri officers will take a one-hour course in each area as part of their required 24-hours of annual continuing education training. “At its June meeting, I challenged the […]
Missouri students and families can receive free help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at FAFSA Frenzy events being held across the state. Public and private FAFSA Frenzy events will be held Oct. 1, 2020, through Jan. 31, 2021. Students should submit a FAFSA every year they plan to attend college. It […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Marceline woman sustained moderate injuries when a pickup truck struck the sport utility vehicle she drove 10 miles east of Brookfield the afternoon of Friday, October 2nd. An ambulance transported 72 year old Mary Stufflebean to the Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. No injuries were reported for pickup driver 59-year-old […]
Crowder State Park invites the public to join the staff at the equestrian parking lot at 12 p.m. or 3 p.m., Saturday, October 17, or Sunday, October 18 for a guided 2-mile hike to the Thompson Cemetery and Thompson House. Participants will view fall foliage and interesting features along the way. Participants can reach the […]
An application has been filed in Grundy County for approval of a wrongful death settlement regarding an accident on Highway 146 five miles west of Trenton on October 17th, 2019. Cayla Marie Foster of Trenton is listed as the plaintiff, and Tyler Cheyenne Willey of Trenton is the defendant. The application says Foster is the […]
A Columbia man accused of shooting and seriously injuring a man in Unionville in December appeared in Putnam County Circuit Court Monday, September 28th. The court granted the defense counsel’s request to have an opportunity to provide legal authority for a change of venue out of the Third Circuit to Adair or Macon county for […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Breckenridge man sustained minor injuries when a tractor-trailer struck the combine he operated one mile west of Mooresville on Tuesday morning, September 29th. Emergency medical services transported 60-year-old Curt Shonk to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. No injuries were reported for truck driver 72-year-old Daniel Deal of Kansas City. The […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities staff will continue flushing the distribution system this week in the area south of Crowder Road to the south City limits beginning at Main Street and working east to the railroad tracks. The utility will continue flushing various areas inside the city limit during the month of October. This is a semi-annual […]
Now is a good time for beef producers to take advantage of stronger than normal prices for culled cattle, says University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist Wesley Tucker. Fat trimmings become a value-added product for hamburgers. Demand for hamburger increased during COVID-19 as more people ate at home instead of restaurants or schools. COVID-19 […]
Green City School District teachers in northern Missouri have been declared as essential workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Superintendent Tenille Banner tells Missourinet affiliate KWIX in Moberly the declaration gives its teachers three options. “They can choose to teach from home using a video conferencing method. If they’re not comfortable coming in, they can go […]
U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, at a joint press conference with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith, announced that 518 arrests have been made by local and federal law enforcement officers in Operation LeGend. “On behalf of the team of federal law enforcement agencies involved in this groundbreaking initiative, I […]
Five children on a school bus and the driver of a pickup truck sustained injuries in a crash one mile east of Lathrop Friday afternoon, September 25, 2020. Emergency medical services transported 53-year-old Joseph Bernard of Lathrop to Liberty Hospital with serious injuries. A five-year-old boy, a nine-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl, and an 11-year-old […]
The Highway Patrol reports an Eldon, Iowa man sustained minor injuries when he was ejected from the motorcycle he drove north of Milan Friday, September 25th. A private vehicle transported 21-year-old Magnus Thunderhawk to the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville. The motorcycle traveled north on Highway 5 before it ran off the right side […]
A Chillicothe man has been charged in Livingston County after an incident in the 1200 block of Third Street in Chillicothe Thursday, September 24th in which the Chillicothe Police reported an armed man eventually surrendered peacefully. Steward Ted Willis faces the felonies of unlawful use of a weapon by discharging the weapon into a home, […]
Chillicothe Police report it took one hour of negotiating on Thursday afternoon but an armed man eventually surrendered peacefully to officers and was taken into protective custody. Police responded at 3:30 pm to a residence in the 1200 block of Third Street where officers were told a person had a handgun and allegedly was considered […]
With fall firearms turkey season running Oct. 1 – 31 and archery turkey season underway, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) advises turkey hunters it could be another challenging season. According to MDC, turkey production in Missouri steadily increased during the 1990s before declining during the 2000s. While production began to increase throughout much of […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Pawnee, Illinois man sustained minor injuries when the tractor-trailer he drove ran off the road two miles west of Callao on Thursday, September 24th. An ambulance transported 53-year-old Matthew Henson to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. The truck drove west on Highway 36 before going off the left side of […]
The Trenton Police Department reports a semi-truck with one unit struck an overhead cable television line near Carnes and 15th streets Tuesday, September 22. The collision caused the line to be pulled from a utility pole and area residences. No injuries were reported for the driver, 31-year-old Brentley Tylor Wilson of Cameron. The truck turned […]
