Missouri State Highway Patrol

Troopers arrest three in DeKalb County on Friday morning

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three Saint Joseph residents in DeKalb County, at the same time, overnight (Friday 12:46 am) each on alleged allegations of receiving stolen property. Thirty-year-old Allen McCarthy has been charged with felony resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing. The Patrol also accused him of no valid license, exceeding […]

Bridge Work

Daviess County Route KK Bridge over Interstate 35 now open

Contractors from Capital Paving and Construction, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, completed a rehabilitation project on the Daviess County Route KK Bridge over Interstate 35 Thursday afternoon. The Route KK bridge is now open to all traffic. The Route C (Pattonsburg) bridge to the north remains closed. Rehabilitation Schedule: Clinton County U.S. Route […]

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McFall man arrested on multiple allegations

The Highway Patrol reports a resident of McFall was taken to jail Tuesday afternoon and faces the potential of numerous charges. Thirty-seven-year-old Carl McCartney was arrested in Gentry county and taken on a 24-hour hold to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail in Pattonsburg. The Highway Patrol has accused McCartney of felony driving while his license was […]

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Missouri moves to expand Disaster Declaration to Include FEMA Assistance for residents in 21 additional counties

The state of Missouri requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) expand last week’s federal disaster declaration for the state in two ways: consider making FEMA assistance available to residents and businesses in 21 additional counties; and provide assistance to public agencies in 68 counties to help with repairs to roads, bridges, and other […]

Sex Crime

Former detention officer at Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail pleads guilty to sexual conduct with prisoner

A former detention officer at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail of Pattonsburg pleaded guilty in Division One of Caldwell County Circuit Court on Tuesday to felony sexual conduct with a prisoner or offender by probation/parole officer or employee of a jail, prison, or correctional facility. Online court information shows a sentence assessment report was ordered for […]

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Chillicothe man arrested twice over the weekend

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Chillicothe man twice this weekend. Sheriff Steve Cox reports 39-year-old Charles Joshua Maupin was arrested for alleged driving while revoked following a vehicle traffic stop Friday afternoon. Maupin was processed at the sheriff’s office and released on a summons to appear. Maupin was arrested again after an investigation […]

Unemployment Rate

Unemployment figures in north Missouri remain steady

Grundy County’s latest unemployment rate for May is steady with the previous month. The Division of Employment Security reports Grundy County has a jobless rate of three point two percent which is a small fraction lower than the statewide average of three point three percent. May’s rate is based on 142 unemployed out of a […]