The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe man sustained minor injuries when the pickup he drove lost control on ice and snow and overturned two miles north of Marceline on Friday morning. Forty-four-year-old Kelvin Kimler was taken to the Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The pickup traveled east on Highway 36 before it ran off the […]
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Gilman City man injured when SUV slides off road on Highway 146
The Highway Patrol reports a Gilman City man sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle he drove ran off the road and struck a ditch two miles east of Gilman City on Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 39-year-old Dustin Cannon to the Harrison County Community Hospital. The SUV traveled west on Highway 146 before […]
Icy road causes three-vehicle crash injuring Novinger man
The Highway Patrol reports a Novinger man sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident two miles north of Kirksville Friday evening caused by a car losing control on a slick road. An ambulance transported 36-year-old Matthew Messinger to the Northeast Regional Medical Center. The other drivers, 36-year old Brian West of Coatsville and 32-year-old Nicole […]
Car strikes farm tractor on Highway 136
The Highway Patrol reports the drivers of a car and farm tractor sustained serious injuries when the car struck the tractor one mile east of Bethany Thursday afternoon. Seventy-one-year-old Daniel Heyle of Bethany and a 16-year-old male from Ridgeway were transported by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital. Heyle was then transferred to the […]
Trenton man arrested on two counts of sexual abuse
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Wednesday on two misdemeanor counts of sexual abuse—second degree and one count of attempted sexual abuse—second degree. The bond for 39-year-old Robert Eugene Ewing is $10,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of Circuit Court January 28th. Court documents […]
Mooresville woman arrested on drug allegations
An investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and Chillicothe Police Department led to the arrest of a Mooresville woman Wednesday on drug-related allegations. Officers arrested 48-year-old Amy Nieman on the alleged felonies of possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance—scheduled prescription medication. A report is to be submitted to Livingston […]
Bond revoked for man who led authorities on high-speed pursuit in Livingston County
Bond was revoked in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning for a Kansas City man charged following a pursuit New Year’s Eve. A warrant was issued for Nathaniel Watkins with bond set at $10,000 cash only, supervision services, and a drug patch. Bond was originally set at $7,500 cash only […]
Brookfield man extradited to Grundy County
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest and extradition of a Brookfield man on a capias warrant for failure to appear in court on felony possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Forty-six-year-old Scott Lee Sims was arrested on Tuesday and extradited from Linn County to […]
What began as a serving of a court process turns into drug bust by Livingston County authorities
The investigation continues after a court process service at Utica by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office resulted in a drug seizure and arrest. Sheriff Steve Cox says an officer found the person to be served in a shed. The service changed to investigative, and officers reportedly seized more than a felony amount of high-grade marijuana […]
Teenager dies in crash on I-35 north of Bethany
The Highway Patrol reports a Blackduck, Minnesota resident died as a result of a sport utility vehicle losing control on ice six miles north of Bethany on Friday afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Tucker Depew was pronounced dead at the scene, his body was taken to the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. The SUV traveled north on Interstate […]
Trenton man extradited from Adair to Grundy County
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the release of a Trenton man from Adair County on Thursday and his extradition to Grundy County. Thirty-seven-year-old Robert Andrew Brandon is accused of violating his probation on felony first-degree property damage and the misdemeanors of fourth-degree domestic assault—first or second offense and driving while revoked or suspended—second or […]
Garland Nelson makes court appearance in Diemel brothers case
The Braymer farmer charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two Wisconsin brothers appeared via Polycom in the Associate Division of Caldwell County Circuit Court on Thursday morning. Online court information indicates that upon motion of Garland Joseph Nelson, his case was continued to February 6th for a preliminary hearing […]
Livingston County Sheriff to offer free training on Fentanyl and synthetic opiates for law enforcement
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox announces his office has partnered with the Midwest Counterdrug Training Center to hold free training on fentanyl and other synthetic opiates. The training for sworn law enforcement and the United States military will be at the Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services in the second-floor training room on March 23rd from […]
Bond amended for man who led officers on New Year’s Eve pursuit in Livingston County
Bond has been amended for a Kansas City man charged in Livingston County with resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony following a pursuit New Year’s Eve. Online court information shows the court amended Nathaniel Watkins’s bond to $25,000 cash only, 10% allowed, and all previous conditions remain. His bond was previously set […]
Chillicothe man who fled authorities sentenced to 10-year prison term on firearm charge
A Chillicothe man accused of fleeing from a deputy in July was sentenced in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning. Court information indicates Matthew Aaron Case was sentenced to the Missouri Department of Corrections for 10 years on felony unlawful possession of a firearm, with the sentence to run consecutively to […]
Authorities remove children from home after discovering conditions of feces, urine and rotting food
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports investigation continues following two children being removed from a home in southern Livingston County and taken to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe for examination after someone reported possible child neglect. The report indicated the children were found to be in conditions with an odor of feces, urine, and rotting […]
Juror questionnaires mailed in Livingston County
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office received 447 prospective juror questionnaires to deliver, and they were to be sent in Friday’s mail. Livingston County Circuit Clerk Jane Gann is required by law to provide the selected names and forms to the sheriff to deliver. The next jury term runs February 10th through June […]
Suspect who died in officer involved shooting identified
The suspect has been identified who died in an officer-involved shooting near Holt on Thursday following an armed robbery and shooting earlier Thursday. Media outlets report the man was 28 year old Jeffery Millsap of Holt. Authorities say the man stole a gun from an Academy Sports and Outdoors at Liberty, and there were no […]
Jury convicts Missouri man of providing false information in two attempts to purchase firearms
A Jefferson City, Missouri, man has been convicted by a federal jury of providing false information in two unsuccessful attempts to purchase firearms. Joshua Michael Lehman, 35, was found guilty on Monday, December 9, of two counts of making false statements in a federal record provided to a licensed firearms dealer. Lehman attempted to purchase […]
Mercer woman injured in crash on Highway 65
The Highway Patrol reports a Mercer woman sustained minor injuries when a car attempted to make a U-turn in a private drive and was struck by a sport utility vehicle about three miles north of Princeton on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency medical services transported SUV driver Catherine Woodley to Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa. Twenty-nine-year-old […]