Accident

Newtown man hurt in crash east of Jamesport

The Highway Patrol reports a Newtown man sustained minor injuries when one pickup truck struck another one mile east of Jamesport Wednesday morning. The northbound truck driven by 77-year-old Charles Hartman of Newtown and the westbound truck driven by 16-year-old Malcon Henke of Princeton reportedly entered the intersection at July Avenue and 330th Street at […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol to conduct DWI saturation operations in Linn and Macon counties

Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt announces that troopers will participate in special enforcement operations in several counties this month. Linn and Macon’s counties are included in the operation and Wilt says driving while intoxicated saturation operations are an important enforcement tool that enables the Patrol to enhance its efforts in reducing the […]

County Fair

North Central Missouri Fair Parade results announced

The results of Tuesday evening’s North Central Missouri Fair Parade have been announced. The Oldest Farm Tractor was a 1927 McCormick Deering 1020 driven by Mitch Flowers and owned by Neil Peery. Best Business Float went to Crow Miller Insurance Agency. Lowell Anderson and his 1939 Ford 9N Tractor received Most Unusual Entry. The Best […]

Unusual Accident

Unusual accident on I-35 leaves one person injured

An accident seven miles south of Cameron Tuesday afternoon left one person injured in an unusual I-35 accident. The highway patrol said 43-year-old Michelle Perry of Wheeling was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened when a southbound pickup had a mechanical failure with the tow dolly. The […]

Seatbelt on road

Hamilton man injured in crash east of Cameron

The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton man sustained minor injuries when a pickup truck struck the rear of a sports utility vehicle four miles east of Cameron Friday morning. Thirty-two-year-old James Lourance of Troy drove west in the pickup on U. S. Highway 36 when he reportedly started to overtake the SUV driven by 45-year-old […]

Traffic Accident

Unionville woman hurt in crash on Kite Road

A Unionville resident received an injury Wednesday night when, according to the highway patrol, the eastbound car she was driving crossed the center of a Sullivan County road. There was a collision with a westbound sports utility vehicle on Kite Road, three miles south of Pollock. The patrol reports 29-year-old Collena Payne told officers she […]

Life Flight Helicopter

One life-flighted after crash south of Chillicothe

The Highway Patrol reports a man sustained serious injuries when his car struck a tractor-trailer four miles south of Chillicothe Friday afternoon. Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Schuermann traveled south on Highway 65 when his car crossed the center line and struck the driver side and rear duals of the northbound tractor-trailer driven by 66-year-old Edgar Hoyt of […]