A Laclede resident received the Best in Show in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Marian Frizzell’s photo “End of a Harvest Day” was chosen from among a record-breaking 1,370 submitted photos from amateur photographers from the state. Several other area photographers participated in the five contest categories for those […]
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Crossroads Correctional Center placed under lockdown
The Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron is currently under lockdown after two inmates sustained injuries Monday afternoon when they were allegedly assaulted by other inmates. The Communications Director with the Missouri Department of Corrections, David Owen, said the incident is currently under investigation. “The safety and security of the public, staff, and offenders are the highest […]
Hamilton woman involved in crash near Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton woman sustained minor injuries in an accident about four miles east of Cameron Friday night. Fifty-six-year-old Linda Thomson traveled on westbound U. S. Route 36 when another vehicle struck the rear of her car, causing her car extensive damage. Neither vehicle stopped, and the driver of the second vehicle […]
Fatal accident north of Cameron claims the life of Maysville man
A vehicle accident one mile north of Cameron early Tuesday morning claimed the life of a Maysville man. The Highway Patrol reports 43-year-old Brian Miller traveled eastbound on Rogers Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with Harris Road. Miller’s pickup truck struck the passenger’s side of a pickup […]
Drug bust in Clinton County nets 4-1/2 pounds of marijuana and a host of other drugs
After a five to six month investigation, numerous arrests were made this week by authorities working in Clinton County. It was described as a large sweep of alleged narcotics dealers and according to law enforcement officials, fourteen original arrests were made, a search warrant was served, and several others were arrested as a result of […]
Highway Patrol announces assignment of Cameron trooper to Harrison and Gentry counties
Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers to Northwest Missouri. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 104th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on June 23, 2017. The new troopers will report for duty on July 10, […]
Cameron man life-flighted to Liberty after crash near Altamont
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron man sustained serious injuries when his vehicle overturned on Missouri 6 one mile east of Altamont in the early morning hours of Saturday around 2:00 am. Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Detherage traveled west when his pickup truck went off the north side of the road, he then overcorrected, crossed the road, […]
Cameron man hurt in crash on I-70 in Jackson County
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron man sustained minor injuries after losing control of his sports utility vehicle in Jackson County overnight during the early morning hours of Friday at 1:40 am. Twenty-five year old Aaron Dueker lost control of the vehicle on westbound Interstate 70 when the SUV he was driving struck a median […]
MoDOT to begin resurfacing two roads in north Missouri
The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing projects on two area roads. Contractors from Herzog Contracting Corporation will begin work on Route 190 from Route U in Livingston County to Route 6 in Daviess County Friday. The contractor will close the road in two-mile sections starting at Route U and working north to Route […]
Authorities apprehend handcuffed suspect who escaped from Cameron officers
Authorities reported the arrest of a handcuffed suspect who had eluded officers at Cameron for several hours on Monday. A deputy with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office initially arrested Rodolfo Hernandez on a routine traffic stop early Monday morning at Highways 69 and 36 in Cameron. He was transported to the Cameron Police Station because […]
Cameron man involved in 3-vehicle accident
A Cameron man was involved in a three-vehicle accident in Clay County Friday morning. The Highway Patrol reports that traffic was stopped on northbound Interstate 35 for a separate traffic crash when 50-year-old Michael Anderson of Kansas City, Missouri failed to stop and his vehicle struck the back of a Freightliner driven by 46-year-old Steven […]
Trenton, Chillicothe, Gallatin, and Cameron holding torch runs today for Special Olympics
Trenton, Chillicothe, Gallatin, and Cameron are among locations that have law enforcement torch runs scheduled today, raising awareness for the Missouri Special Olympics. Motorists are advised to be watchful for runners at each location. At Chillicothe, the torch run begins at 9 o’clock and goes from the state prison to the Chillicothe fire station. At […]
Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics begins this week
The Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri starts this week. Law enforcement officers from around the state will run with the torch on multiple routes Monday through June 2nd to raise awareness for Special Olympics Missouri and the State Summer Games. The Northwest Region 1 torch run will go from the Trenton […]
Cameron Police Department reports 3 arrests
The Cameron Police Department reports it arrested a Cameron man in connection with a report of a stolen vehicle in the 500 block of North Walnut. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Cameron Police arrested 39-year-old Justin Lamb, who was in possession of the stolen vehicle in the Walmart parking lot Tuesday. He was arrested […]
Two hurt in ATV crash near McFall
Two individuals riding an all-terrain vehicle were injured last night in a rollover accident one mile southwest of McFall. The highway patrol reports 26-year-old Casey Burnett of Cameron received moderate injuries and was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center and 14-year-old Connor McCartney of McFall received minor injuries and was taken to the Harrison County Community […]
Two hurt in Sunday rollover crash near Cameron, 1 arrested for DWI
Two Cameron residents were hurt early Sunday when a car traveled off a road just west of Cameron and overturned several times. A passenger, 18-year old Dawson Clark of Cameron was taken to Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph with serious injuries and the driver, 20-year old Riley Wiglesworth of Cameron, was taken to Cameron […]
Road work in Harrison and Grundy Counties delayed
Scheduled road work on Route CC in Harrison and Grundy counties was pushed back from starting at the beginning of May to the end of May. The Missouri Department of Transportation Northwest District Maintenance and Traffic Engineer Tonya Lohman tells that Herzog, a contractor out of Saint Joseph, was awarded the contract for the project. […]
Cameron man hurt in three-vehicle crash on I-35
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron man sustained moderate injuries as the result of a three-vehicle accident in Clay County Friday afternoon. Sixty-one-year-old Gregory Coats traveled south on Interstate 35 when his vehicle overtook and hit the back of a vehicle driven by 68-year-old William Dunn of Mission Woods, Kansas, pushing Dunn’s vehicle into the […]
Milan, Cameron FFA members named Star Winners at state convention
A Milan FFA member and a Cameron FFA member were named as Star Winners at the state convention. Matt Stafford of the Milan chapter was recognized as an Area 3 Star Farmer. The Missouri FFA Association chose him based on his production agriculture in his supervised agricultural experience program. His program includes a cow-calf operation […]
Take Back Drug events to be held in area communities
The Drug Enforcement Administration and regional police will hold Take Back Drug events to take back unwanted prescription drugs April 29th from 10 o’clock the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Drugs will be collected by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office at 802 East Main Street in Princeton, the Gallatin Police Department at 112 […]