A Missouri, woman who led police officers on a high-speed chase down Grand Avenue was indicted by a federal grand jury for two armed bank robberies. Sarah Theresa Watkins, 41, of Kansas City, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. The indictment replaces a federal criminal […]
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Audio: Parson’s budget proposal would close half of housing units within Missouri women’s prison
The women’s prison in northeast Missouri’s Vandalia could have about half of its housing units permanently closed. Trevor Foley, with the state Department of Corrections, says Governor Mike Parson’s new state budget proposal would make the change. Gov. Parson’s proposed $34.1 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning in July includes about $802 million for […]
North Central Missouri College earns 2021-2022 “Military Friendly School” designation
North Central Missouri College has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly ® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly ® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with 747 earning the designation. The 2021-2022 Military Friendly® Schools list will be […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative members asked to conserve electricity
Members of Grundy Electric Cooperative have been asked to safely conserve as much electricity as possible as the three-tiered system of electric cooperatives continues to do everything possible to meet record demand for electricity driven by extreme subzero temperatures throughout a large portion of the country. On February 16, Associated Electric Cooperative, the power supplier […]
7-year-old Gallatin girl injured when car slides into tractor-trailer truck in Trenton
A 7-year-old Gallatin girl received an injury at a Trenton intersection when a car slid into the pulled unit of a tractor-trailer. Trenton Police conducted the investigation at 9th and Harris on Thursday. A car driven by 37-year-old Devin McCray of Gallatin was southbound on Harris Avenue while the large truck was westbound on 9th […]
Trenton man involved in three-vehicle crash east of Green Castle
An Indiana resident was hurt on Saturday afternoon in a three-vehicle accident east of Green Castle. The driver of an SUV, Thirty-four-year old Jennifer Steward of Carmel, Indiana, was to seek treatment on her own for minor injuries. The other two drivers, 21-year old Grant Bennett of Trenton and 20-year old Devon Clinch from Milan, […]
Four injured in crash just south of Trenton on Highway 65; Two life-flighted to Liberty Hospital
Four people were injured, two of them seriously, on Highway 65 in a crash one mile south of Highway 6 Thursday evening. A Princeton man and a Trenton woman, in separate vehicles, were initially taken to Wright Memorial Hospital then flown by medical helicopter to Liberty Hospital. Serious injuries were reported for 29-year-old Daniel Burch […]
Hamilton man charged with murder enters plea of “Not Guilty”
A Hamilton man charged with second-degree murder after a traffic stop in Jamesport in October waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty on February 1st. Thirty-seven-year-old Frank Randall Allen Bostic’s motion for change of venue was sustained, and the case was transferred from Caldwell County to DeKalb County. The case was continued […]
18-year-old driver from Rushville accused of felony DWI as crash kills 18-year-old girl from Faucett
A northwest Missouri teenager is in jail after the Highway Patrol accused him of drunk driving contributing to an accident that has claimed the life of another teen. The crash occurred at 11:40 Sunday night just north of the community of DeKalb in rural Buchanan County. The highway patrol identified the deceased as 18-year-old Cassandra […]
Missouri’s Governor Parson says unemployment benefits paid in error must be returned
(Missouri Independent) – Missourians who were mistakenly paid unemployment benefits by the state should be required to pay that money back, Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday. The Missouri Department of Labor told St. Louis Public Radio last week that the state overpaid roughly $96 million in unemployment benefits between January and September last year. The errors were […]
Missouri man sentenced to 14-years without parole for meth trafficking following high-speed police chase
A Cuba, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for methamphetamine trafficking following a high-speed police chase. Shannon L. Brim, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Monday, Jan. 25, to 14 years in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 20, 2020, Brim pleaded guilty to one count of possessing methamphetamine […]
Trenton City Council approves employment of police officer and purchase of dump truck
Two ordinances were adopted and authorization was given to purchase a used truck when the Trenton City Council met Monday night. The council also approved the employment of a new policeman subject to Police Officer Standards certification. A recommendation was advanced by the Police Personnel Board. Per an agreement between the city of Trenton and […]
Stewartsville man injured in crash at intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 31
The highway patrol reports a vehicle attempting to cross Highway 36 in western DeKalb County was hit by another vehicle. Thirty-seven-year-old Jacob Bennett of Stewartsville received minor injuries and taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The crash happened early Saturday evening three miles west of Stewartsville at the intersection of Highway 36 and […]
Three-vehicle crash totals highway patrol vehicle on Interstate 35 near Eagleville
A Patrol trooper and another man sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident two miles south of Eagleville on Thursday night, January 7th that involved a patrol emergency vehicle en route to a priority call and a tractor-trailer truck. Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, 29-year-old Dylan Wilburn of Saint Joseph, and the driver of another […]
Audio: Hawley doubles down on challenging election process after violence at U.S. Capitol
Despite violence breaking out at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to derail the certification of election results, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is doubling down on his challenge to the election process. On the Senate floor Wednesday night, Hawley, a Republican, says those who engage in violence will be prosecuted. But he says millions of Americans are […]
Seven injured, including children and infant, in crash on Interstate 35 north of Pattonsburg
Seven people from Texas, including five children, were injured when the van they occupied was hit by a large truck. The crash occurred on Sunday morning in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 about seven miles north of Pattonsburg. The highway patrol said the Volvo Truck driven by 51-year-old Haysam Elkott of Temple Terrace, Florida […]
Pickup overturns on Highway 36 east of Hamilton injuring passenger
A Kansas City resident was seriously hurt early Saturday when a pickup truck overturned on Highway 36 east of Hamilton. Fifty-year-old Jacqueline Pickering was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. She was a passenger in a pickup driven by 50-year old David Pickering of Kansas City who was not reported hurt. The crash happened 12 […]
Two vehicles collide head-on killing one, third vehicle then strikes crashed vehicles in northbound lane of I-35
One person was killed and three others seriously hurt in a head-on crash involving a car and SUV on Interstate 35 south of the Lathrop exit. Fatally injured was the driver of the car, 48-year old Scott Ford of Kansas City. Three passengers in the sports utility vehicle were taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital in […]
Big rig collides with farm tractor on Highway 36
Two drivers were taken to a hospital Sunday evening following an accident on Highway 36, ten miles to the west of Chillicothe. The Highway Patrol listed injuries as minor for 21-year-old Brady Bothwell of Mooresville and moderate for 65-year-old Stewart Seidel from Port Washington, Wisconsin. Both were taken by Chillicothe EMS to Hedrick Medical Center. […]
Missouri State Auditor issues audit on payroll and personnel issues in Jackson County
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a report on the Jackson County government’s handling of payroll and personnel. The audit, part of an independent review of county government finances, found issues with the allocation of different funds to pay salaries and with the handling of vehicle allowances. The report gave a rating of “fair.” “Our […]