Starting August 8, 2016, bridge construction will begin at the U.S. Route 36 and Interstate 35 interchange, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Traffic will be head to head as contractors from Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. replace the eastbound bridge deck. After the eastbound bridge is complete, traffic will cross over to the […]
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Weatherby man hurt in Daviess County crash
A man from Weatherby was injured in a Daviess county accident yesterday afternoon. The highway patrol said 52-year-old David McKinnon received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. McKinnon was westbound when his car traveled off into the eastbound lane and went off the south side of Highway 6 where […]
ATV accident injures one near Kingston
A Hardin resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating overturned on private property northwest of Kingston. 28-year-old Dustin Finley of Hardin was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened in a field four miles northwest of Kingston when the ATV was going up a […]
Adam Baker of Cameron, Missouri found guilty of murder in death of his wife Holly
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Adam Baker Thursday in the shooting death of his 26-year-old wife Holly Baker in a trial that began Monday, July 11. The Cameron man was convicted of Second Degree Murder and armed criminal action in a trial that lasted just four days in the death of his […]
New Highway Patrol Trooper assigned to Daviess, DeKalb Counties
Drivers in north Missouri will see a new face patrolling the highways and byways of Daviess and Dekalb counties. Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, is pleased to announce the assignment of one new trooper to Northwest Missouri. The new trooper is a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 102nd Recruit Class that […]
Cameron, Missouri Cub Scout leader steals over 20K from pack
A man, described by authorities as a scout leader for nearly ten years has been charged with stealing almost $22,000 from a Cameron youth group. 40-year-old Matthew Jackman of Cameron is charged with stealing from Cub Scout Pack Number 208. Media reports indicate a probable cause statement showed Jackman has been a pack leader since 2007. Cameron Police Chief Rich […]
Meetings announced for those interested in foster parenting
A public meeting on foster parenting is coming up early next month in Trenton. Healthy Families, Cornerstone, presents an introduction to foster parenting on Tuesday, August 2nd. The free 6 o’clock evening meeting is scheduled at First Baptist Church in Trenton. Organizers say the meeting involves information, no obligation on the part of anyone attending. […]
Cameron teen falls asleep, crashes into rear of big rig
A Cameron teenager was injured yesterday when his vehicle struck the rear of a tractor trailer one mile north of Easton in Buchanan County. The Highway Patrol listed 18-year-old Dakota Morris with minor injuries. The Highway Patrol listed 18-year-old Dakota Morris with minor injuries and was transported by private vehicle to Mosaic Life Care of St. […]
Cameron teen charged with failing to appear in court
An 18-year-old Cameron resident, Shawn Ward, has been charged in Grundy County with failure to appear in court for a hearing on a probation violation accusation. Ward was being held in the Grundy County Detention Center in lieu of 15-thousand dollars cash only bond. He’s to appear July 14th in Division One of Grundy County […]
Cameron teen dies in Monday night accident
The highway patrol reports a sports utility vehicle overturned last night approximately three miles north of Cameron, claiming the life of one teenager and injuring another. The state patrol said a passenger, 17-year-old Taylor Mefford of Cameron, was pronounced dead at the scene by the DeKalb County Coroner. The driver of the SUV, 16-year-old Brendan […]
Truck collision injures Cameron man
A Cameron man was hurt on Friday when the pickup truck he was driving hit the drivers side of a gravel truck, northwest of Cameron. Fifty-four year old Larry Brown was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center, with injuries described as moderate by the Highway Patrol. The collision was around 12 noon on Friday, five […]
Cameron man ejected from car on Highway 69 near Winston
The highway patrol reports 24-year-old Eric Gregg of Cameron was injured when the car he was driving went out of control, and traveled off the right side of Highway 69. The car traveled down an embankment, overturned, and ejected the driver. The patrol listed injuries as serious, with Eric Gregg transported by ambulance to the […]
Missouri Highway Patrol reports arrest of Trenton, Princeton, Jamesport and Cameron residents
The Missouri Highway Patrol is reporting the arrest of Trenton, Princeton and Jamesport as well as a Cameron resident in north Missouri this afternoon. Ellen Stevenson, 23, of Trenton was arrested at 9:10 pm on Tuesday evening. She was charged with careless DWI, and was transported to the Grundy County Law Enforcement Center on a […]
Cameron man injured in two vehicle accident near Osborn
Two vehicles were involved in an accident Tuesday afternoon two miles east of Osborn. The highway patrol reported westbound vehicles on U-S 36 were driven by forty seven year-old David Thomas of Cameron, and twenty five year-old Christian Grebner of Maysville. An officer reports Thomas was slowing to make a right turn onto Hedge Road when […]
Motorcyclist crashes on loose gravel south of Cameron
The highway patrol reports the operator of a motorcycle, 53 year old Laurie Hart of Liberty, was treated by ambulance personnel responding to the scene of an accident, five miles south of Cameron, just past 12 noon Monday, May 30th. The patrol reports she was northbound on U-S Highway 69, attempting to turn east onto […]
Two injured four miles west of Altamont in Sunday accident, 1 arrested for DWI
Residents of Cameron and Kansas City were injured Sunday afternoon in an accident four miles west of Altamont in western Daviess county. The driver also was arrested by the highway patrol. The state patrol said the driver, 21 year old Aaron Balliett of Cameron, was flown by medical helicopter to St Luke’s Hospital on the […]
Interstate 35, north of Cameron, to be reduced to one lane next week
One land of Interstate 35 in each direction will close next week north of Cameron. On Tuesday, May 31st, local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close one lane of northbound I-35 between Mile Marker 54 and Mile Marker 59 at approximately 7 AM for pavement repair. One land will remain closed […]
Cameron man struck by car in rest area off I-35
In the I-35 southbound rest area, at 6:42 pm in Clinton county, the highway patrol reports 53-year-old Robert Justice of Cameron received minor injuries when he was walking, but was struck from behind by a car causing him to be knocked to the ground. Justice was taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The driver of […]
Chillicothe Police Department responds to multitude of calls for service
The Chillicothe Police Department has been busy over the last week, responding to a multitude of calls, including arrests, accidents, assaults and more. Officers received a report of a motor vehicle accident, where one driver left the scene, in a private parking lot in the 1700 block of Locust Street. CPD Officers responded to a […]
Green Hills Women’s Shelter to get new building in Trenton
A new Green Hills Women’s Shelter in Trenton will be built to the immediate east of the Grundy County Law Enforcement Center, with construction set to begin no later than August 2018. The project is expected to cost around $2,000,000, and when completed, will provide additional bed space, in comparison with the current Trenton facility. […]