Eleven defendants have been indicted for their roles in a $1.7 million conspiracy to distribute 150 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10 kilograms of heroin, as well as illegally possessing numerous firearms. Kamel Mahgub Elburki, 31, Ashley Brooke Clevenger, 37, Edward Jason Alberty Jr., 23, Rachel Gale Simpson, 36, Daniel Jessie Ruiz, 35, and Matthew John […]
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Missouri math teacher presented national Milken Educator Award
Oakland Middle School eighth grade math teacher Melissa Fike was presented the national Milken Educator Award today by Milken Educator Awards Senior Program Director Greg Gallagher and Missouri Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Dr. Margie Vandeven. The recognition comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize for winners. Only one teacher from each participating state […]
Driver initially refuses treatment after rollover crash on Highway 36
A Chicago man was hurt Sunday morning when the car he was driving overturned off Highway 36 east of Chillicothe. Twenty-five-year-old Posung Huang of Chicago refused medical treatment at the scene but later was taken by a trooper to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with minor injuries. The accident happened six miles east of Chillicothe […]
Icy road causes SUV to slide into bridge on Highway 36
The Highway Patrol reports an Auxvasse (Of-oz) woman sustained moderate injuries when a sport utility vehicle slid on ice on the Grand River Bridge on westbound U. S. Highway 36 in Livingston County on Friday night. A private vehicle transported 35-year-old Cecelia Snead to the Hedrick Medical Center. The SUV was in the passing lane […]
Hamilton man declines treatment after crashing on Highway 13
A Hamilton resident received minor injuries when the car he was driving went out of control and traveled off Highway 13 Thursday afternoon. A trooper reported the car then struck a driveway and came to a stop in the ditch. Seventy seven-year-old Ronnie Puckett declined treatment at the scene. Puckett was wearing a seat belt […]
Charges filed in Harrison County against McFall man following police pursuit
Charges have been filed in Harrison County against a McFall man following an alleged pursuit in Harrison and Daviess counties, single-vehicle accident, and arrest by the Highway Patrol Wednesday night. Online court information shows 49-year-old William Stanley Perkins has been charged with the felonies of first degree tampering with a motor vehicle; resisting arrest, detention, […]
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 […]
McFall man facing a slew of charges after crashing in Daviess County
A man from McFall was injured in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday night in northern Daviess County. He also is potentially facing numerous charges. Forty-nine-year-old William Perkins of McFall was driving southbound on Highway 13 when he attempted to make a right turn onto Kodiak Road. A trooper said the car went off the west side […]
Kirksville man faces two felony drug charges in Putnam County
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kirksville man in Putnam County on Tuesday on several allegations. Drug-related allegations for 31-year-old Daren Starnes included felony possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine, felony possession of a controlled substance—marijuana, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Starnes was also accused of driving while revoked—second offense and identity theft. […]
Two crashes on Interstate 35 injure drivers
Separate accidents on northbound Interstate 35 in Clinton County Thursday injured two drivers while two others were not hurt. Fifty-two-year-old Gary Young of Cameron was in a MoDOT work truck in the process of repairing the passing lane of I-35 when it was struck in the rear by a pickup driven by 55-year-old William Eaton […]
Traffic stop in Chillicothe results in arrest of driver when narcotics and firearm were discovered
On Thursday night, a Chillicothe Police Officer conducted a traffic stop in the 1000 block of South Washington Street for defective lighting and knowledge that the driver did not possess a valid driver’s license. The investigation ended with the arrest of the driver for alleged possession of drugs and a weapon as well as the […]
House fire at intersection of Route Y and O believed to be caused by electrical short
Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District Chief Kenny Roberts reports a fire caused extensive damage to a house at the intersection of Routes O and Y Tuesday evening. The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District provided mutual aid to the Spickard Fire Protection District at the house owned and lived in by Donnie and Nancy […]
Brookfield man who led authorities on high-speed chase going wrong way on Highway 36 charged
A Brookfield man has been charged in Caldwell County following what Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox described as a high-speed chase of a vehicle going the wrong way on U. S. Highway 36. Online court information indicates 58-year-old Robert Shiflett faces the felonies of driving while intoxicated—aggravated and resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing […]
Pedestrian killed attempting to cross Interstate 35 near Eagleville
In northern Harrison county, the Highway Patrol reports a pedestrian attempting to cross Interstate 35 was struck and killed by a northbound truck. The highway patrol, in their online report, has not identified the pedestrian who was described as walking in the dark from the east side to the west side while on the northbound […]
Maysville woman arrested on Monday; faces several charges
A Maysville woman was arrested on Monday afternoon in Livingston County and potentially faces several charges. The highway patrol reports 47-year-old Sherry Hicks was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance; possession of less than ten grams of marijuana; as well as drug paraphernalia. Sherry Hicks is also accused of driving while intoxicated for […]
Trenton City Council to write letter to MoDOT expressing need for resurfacing of 9th Street
Three ordinances were routinely approved at last nights’ meeting of the Trenton City Council. The council requested a letter be written to the Missouri Department of Transportation emphasizing a need to have Highway 6 resurfaced through Trenton next year. All votes were unanimous among six councilmen present. One ordinance amends the schedule of fees to […]
Chillicothe man arrested on warrants after crashing south of Belton
Residents of Chillicothe and Stillwell, Kansas were hurt when vehicles they were driving sideswiped south of Belton. Eighty-two-year-old Robert Matthews of Stillwell, Kansas was taken to Research Hospital with minor injuries. The other driver, 33-year old Nathaniel Novotny of Chillicothe, was treated and released at the scene for minor injuries. The accident happened Friday afternoon […]
Cameron woman ejected from vehicle after crashing on I-35
Cameron and Grain Valley residents were hurt when a car hit the rear of another car that was stopped and partially blocking the driving lane of northbound Interstate 35. Forty-five-year-old Jamie Hammet of Cameron, and 71-year old Gary Hudgens of Grain Valley, both were taken to Liberty Hospital with serious injuries. The crash happened early […]
Big rig strikes pickup from behind injuring Chula woman
A Chula resident received serious injuries when the pickup truck she was driving was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer unit. Twenty-two-year-old Courtney Wescott was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The truck driver, 41-year old Cliffon Brown of Forney, Texas was not reported hurt. The crash happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 36 four […]
Senior citizen hits communications post during crash east of Cameron
A Cameron resident was hurt Sunday morning when the car she was driving traveled off a road east of Cameron and hit a fiber optics post. Eighty-three-year-old Ellen Butts was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened two miles east of Cameron on Route BB as the westbound car traveled […]