A northwest Missouri resident was fatally injured when the car he was driving veered off a road in Nodaway County overturning several times. Thirty-three-year old David Pivral of Hopkins was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at MosaicMmedical Center in Maryville. The crash happened Friday evening seven miles northeast of Pickering on Route NN […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on a technical parole violation Wednesday. Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathon Woods’s alleged violation involved reporting and directives as well as supervision strategy. He is being held without bond and is to be returned to the Department of Corrections. Woods was originally charged with possession of […]
KTTN incorrectly reported the results of three votes taken at the Trenton R-9 Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening. Board Secretary Susan Leeper reports board members Corey Leeper and David Whitaker voted in favor of changing back to how hourly employees were paid before switching to annualization. Members voting against the change were Board President […]
St. Joseph city officials in northwest Missouri report the first death in Buchanan County from complications brought on by COVID-19; the former St. Joseph state prisoner transferred to Kansas City. The Missouri Department of Corrections made the announcement. City officials say the prisoner was transferred to St. Joseph for an unrelated illness that required isolation, […]
A pickup was demolished and the driver injured in a single-vehicle wreck Monday in rural Carroll County. Nineteen-year-old Cody Shannon of Norborne received minor injuries and was taken by a family member to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. The westbound pickup drifted off the right side of Route E when the driver over-corrected. The truck […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is issuing a consumer alert and a public service announcement for parents to be watchful of their children’s online activity during quarantine or stay at home orders, as traffickers or other bad actors may use that increased online presence as a way to contact, groom, or otherwise exploit children. “Because […]
Public safety agencies in the Western District of Missouri are eligible for more than $3.2 million in Department of Justice grants announced today to aid their response to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation, will allow eligible state and local and […]
Cases scheduled for the Municipal Division of Grundy County Circuit Court have been continued for April due to the Supreme Court suspending unnecessary in-person court. Individuals scheduled to appear in Municipal Court April 7th or 21st at 9 o’clock in the morning have had their cases continued to May 5th at 9 o’clock. Cases scheduled […]
The Department of Health and Senior Services has advised medical providers in Missouri that calls to the 24/7 COVID-19 hotline, it’s noticed three points of miscommunication and hopes to calm citizens by correcting the information. A patient will not be able to get their coronavirus test results through the hotline, even if the test was […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections has received notification that an offender has tested positive for COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus. This notification marks the first reported case of COVID-19 among MODOC offenders. There are no reported cases of COVID-19 among staff. The offender is currently being treated at a Kansas City area hospital, where he […]
As concerns over the new coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow across the state and the nation, Governor Mike Parson and his administration are working each day to respond to the virus and protect the health and well-being of Missourians. Expanding COVID-19 Testing The state is currently working with the University of Missouri to expand COVID-19 […]
As concerns over the new coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow across the state and the nation, Governor Mike Parson and his administration are working each day to respond to the virus and help combat the spread. In line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, as well as federal guidance from the Trump […]
A Bethany man was injured in a rollover crash early Monday evening in Harrison County and was later arrested. Sixty-two-year-old Duane Belcher received moderate injuries in the accident eight miles to the north of Bethany. Belcher was taken by an ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The car was northbound when it […]
Among several cases on Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court, prison sentences were hand down and several people were placed on probation. Probation was revoked for Spickard resident Linda Sue Wilcox after she admitted to violations. The court set aside a previous “stay” on execution and ordered her to […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections today sent out this information indicating that visiting has been suspended at all correctional centers in the state of Missouri. Dear Family and Friends: Health officials are working hard to contain the spread of the COVID-19 (commonly known as “coronavirus”) in the United States. While no cases have been diagnosed […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan woman sustained serious injuries when she was ejected from a sports utility vehicle six miles southeast of Milan Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 54-year-old Naioma Gladfelder to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The SUV traveled north on Route U before running off the right side of the road, […]
The Department of Corrections will hold a job fair at the Trenton Job Center on the first Tuesday of each month. The department is currently hiring for cooks, correction officers, maintenance, and academic teachers. Applicants must be at least 19 years old and have a high school diploma or passed the High School Equivalency Test. […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his office has filed a lawsuit, citing violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), and obtained a temporary restraining order against Cornerstone Farms, a dog breeding company operated by Debra Ritter and located in Curryville, Missouri. This case was referred to the Attorney General’s Office by the Missouri Department of […]
A Trenton woman and young girl were involved in a single-vehicle accident early Thursday evening five miles south of Bethany. Twenty-six-year-old Stacey Blackburn was northbound when the minivan went off the east side of Highway 13, returned to the road and she overcorrected, causing the car to go off the east side again and strike […]
A man from Braymer was fatally injured when he was thrown out of his overturning vehicle on Thursday afternoon two miles south of Braymer. The highway patrol identified the victim as 71-year-old Russell Coldiron. Coldiron’s pickup was northbound when it failed to negotiate a curve on Route E, he overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross […]
