Missouri Department of Corrections

Missouri prisons reported to still be plagued by corrosive culture; Department says changes in progress

(Missourinet) – Some inmates and former employees say the Missouri prison system is still plagued by a corrosive culture of intimidation and retaliation that came to light almost two years ago. Gary Gross with the Corrections Officers Association says changes made under new leadership, including a 24-hour hotline for disgruntled employees, haven’t been effective.   […]

18-Wheel truck big rig

Big rig demolished in crash on Highway 24

An Ohio resident was hurt early Sunday when a Freightliner overturned on Highway 24 in eastern Carroll County. Sixty-two-year-old Deborah Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio was transported to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City with serious injuries. She was a passenger in the truck driven by 80-year old Jose Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio who was treated […]

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway

System glitch leads to continual errors in car title and sales tax issues in 15 Missouri counties

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the state’s sales and use tax collection processes, which are administered through the Department of Revenue. The report found inefficiencies affecting citizens at license offices throughout the state, especially in rural counties. “Taxpayers should not have to provide the same documentation time and time again just […]

Traffic Accident

Unionville woman hurt in crash east of Centralia

The Highway Patrol reports one woman from Unionville and another from Mexico, Missouri both sustained moderate injuries in a one-car accident east of Centralia Tuesday afternoon. Sixty-eight-year-old Marilyn Smith of Mexico traveled east on Highway 22 when the car she drove ran off the right side of the road, she overcorrected, with the vehicle crossing […]

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Gallatin teen injured in one-vehicle crash near Cameron

The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Gallatin sustained minor injuries when a vehicle ran off the road four miles north of Cameron Friday afternoon. Seventy-year-old Joseph Cleveland of Senatobia, Mississippi drove north on U. S. Highway 69 when the vehicle crossed the center line. Cleveland overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to cross the center […]

Accident

Joplin woman hurt in Daviess County crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Joplin woman sustained minor injuries when a vehicle ran off of Interstate 35 in Daviess County Wednesday morning. Forty-one-year-old Misty Turpin drove north when the vehicle traveled off the west side of the road into the median at mile marker 74, traveled back onto the road before the driver reportedly […]

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15-year-old Milan teen totals vehicle near Osborn

The Highway Patrol reports a Milan teen sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident two miles west of Osborn Thursday afternoon. Fifteen-year-old Perla Acosta drove a sports utility vehicle east on U. S. Highway 36 when the vehicle traveled into the median. The driver reportedly overcorrected, and the SUV traveled across the eastbound lanes. The […]

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Southwest Missouri man crashes near Cameron

A southwest Missouri resident was injured south of Cameron when the sports utility vehicle he was driving left Highway 69 and hit an embankment. Twenty-four-year-old Kyle Maserang of Carthage was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning three miles south of Cameron on Highway 69 when the southbound […]

Rollover Accident

Rollover crash in Worth County injures driver

A rollover accident in Worth County Tuesday afternoon injured a resident of Sheridan, Missouri. William Teager was transported by ambulance to the Saint Francis Hospital in Maryville. Teager was southbound when the vehicle he was driving began to travel off the west side of Route F. He overcorrected causing the car to cross the center […]

Crime and Courts

Elijah Mandich makes court appearance in Princeton

Among cases processed in the Mercer County Circuit Court in Princeton, a trial date has been set for 17-year-old Elijah Charles Mandich of Princeton who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge due to an accident last October. Mandich appeared yesterday before Circuit Court Judge Jack Peace who scheduled a trial for January 8th and 9th of […]

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One dead, one life-flighted after crash on Highway 63

The Highway Patrol reports one person from Lancaster died and another sustained moderate injuries when a sports utility vehicle overturned two miles south of Atlanta Thursday morning. Sixty-nine year old Donna Welte traveled north on U. S. Highway 63 when the SUV ran off the left side of the road, she then overcorrected, which caused […]