A case has been certified to Division One of Circuit Court for a Chillicothe man charged with two felonies after an accident in Livingston County in May that reportedly caused the death of another man. Thirty-four-year-old Steven Lee Wilson waived his right to a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division on July 28. He is […]
Tag: drove
Mendon teenager injured in early morning crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Mendon teen sustained moderate injuries when the car she drove overturned several times five miles east of Mendon on July 24 at 1 am. A private vehicle took the 16-year-old girl to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The car traveled west on Route C before it ran off the left […]
Crash on I-35 near Cameron injures Hamilton woman
A two-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 35, four miles south of Cameron, Sunday, night injuring one driver. Twenty-year-old Kellie Berry of Hamilton received minor injuries and was taken by EMS to Liberty Hospital. The second driver was listed as 43-year-old Carisa Henderson of Cameron, who wasn’t hurt. The two vehicles were northbound when one drove […]
Three from Iowa, including two children, injured in crash on Highway 36
Three Shenandoah, Iowa residents were hurt late Friday afternoon in DeKalb County when a sports utility vehicle overturned on Highway 36 east of Osborn. The driver, 28-year old Roger Cromwell, and a passenger, who’s a seven-year-old girl, both received serious injuries. Another passenger, a four-year-old girl, received minor injuries. All three were transported to Cameron […]
Stolen school van recovered after pursuit in Cass County
At approximately 2:50 am Monday, deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle driving erratically on I-49 south of Harrisonville. The caller stated that the vehicle had followed them to a business on 291 Highway north of Harrisonville and was driving around the area. The deputy located the vehicle […]
Woman alleges in lawsuit that former Harrison County sheriff stole drugs, sexually assaulted plaintiff
The Associated Press reports a woman has alleged in a civil rights lawsuit that former Harrison County Sheriff Joshua Eckerson gave her drugs and sexually assaulted her. Eckerson killed himself last year after a special prosecutor charged him with misdemeanor counts of misuse of official information by a public servant, trespassing, and domestic assault. The […]
Driver hits low-hanging power line on Pleasant View Avenue in Trenton
The Trenton Police Department reports no one was injured when a trash truck owned by KC Waste Containers struck an overhead power line on Pleasant View Avenue on July 5th. Forty-four-year-old Jonathan Howard Ceradsky of Trenton drove the truck north on Pleasant View and the vehicle hit the power line near Fourth Street. The power […]
Four injured in two-vehicle crash five miles east of Gallatin
Four people sustained injuries in an accident involving two pickup trucks five miles east of Gallatin on Thursday afternoon July 1. The Highway Patrol reports the driver of one pickup, 33-year-old Daryl Betts of Fayette, the driver of the other pickup, 34-year-old Jonathan Parker of Gallatin, and Parker’s passenger, 82-year-old Billy Parker of Gallatin, received […]
Marceline woman injured in crash near Callao
The Highway Patrol reports a Marceline woman sustained moderate injuries when the car she drove slid off a wet road one mile east of Callao Friday morning, June 25. An ambulance transported 40-year-old Melody Clay to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. The car traveled east on Highway 36 before it struck a guardrail, slid off […]
After winter cold snap drove up natural gas prices, utilities grapple with who should pay
(Missouri Independent) – Penalties that Spire Missouri issued to suppliers who failed to provide natural gas during a February cold snap that forced power outages across the Midwest could drive bills for hospitals, schools, and businesses to astronomical levels, according to a trio of complaints pending before state regulators. During the worst of the cold snap in February, […]
Texas man charged in Harrison County after fleeing from law enforcement
A man from Houston, Texas, has been charged in Harrison County after he allegedly fled from law enforcement on June 15. Twenty-five-year-old Onyedikachi Hakeem Shodimu faces felony charges of resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing, creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death to any person and third-degree assault, special victim. He also […]
Man impersonating police officer in Daviess County stops individual on Highway 6
The Highway Patrol reports a white man wearing a law enforcement-style uniform impersonated a police officer in Daviess County on Tuesday morning, June 15. The vehicle the man drove was described as a black Dodge Charger with police markings and emergency lights inside. The vehicle stopped someone on Highway 6 near Gallatin, with the man […]
Woman from Cowgill killed in head-on crash with farm sprayer
The Highway Patrol reports a Cowgill woman died when the vehicle she drove struck a Case Patriot sprayer head-on in Ray County on Tuesday morning, June 15. Twenty-two-year-old Caitlin Lake was transported to the Thurman Funeral Home. The driver of the sprayer, 68-year-old William Englert of Hamilton, was reported as not injured. Lake’s vehicle traveled […]
Missouri lawmakers passed a host of reforms aimed at keeping kids out of jail
(Missouri Independent) – Retired St. Louis Judge Evelyn Baker once sentenced a 16-year-old Black boy to 241 years in prison for two armed robberies. No one was seriously injured in the robberies, but the boy “didn’t express any remorse,” Baker said, remembering the sentencing hearing. Now, when she thinks back, Baker deeply regrets the sentence […]
Vicky Hartzler makes it official, joining 2022 Missouri GOP Senate primary
(Missouri Independent) – Vicky Hartzler made her entry into the 2022 U.S. Senate race official Thursday, kicking off her campaign at a firearms store surrounded by supporters. One day before Republicans gather in Kansas City for their annual Lincoln Days meetings, Hartzler said her experience in Congress will make her the best candidate over the […]
Laclede man crashes motorcycle near Keytesville; life-flighted to University of Missouri Hospital
A Laclede man sustained serious injuries when the motorcycle he drove overturned six miles north of Keytesville on Friday morning, June 11. An air ambulance transported 64-year-old Franklin Pope to the University of Missouri Hospital with serious injuries. The motorcycle traveled north on Highway 5 before it lost control on a curve, ran off the […]
Gallatin man injured in rollover crash; accused of DWI and leaving the scene of an accident
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin man sustained minor injuries when he lost control of a pickup truck. The vehicle overturned one mile south of Jamesport on Friday morning, June 11. He was later arrested on several allegations. Twenty-three-year-old Daniel Butts drove himself to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The pickup traveled north on Highway […]
Trenton Police Department releases information on big rig hitting stop sign at intersection of 22nd Street and Pleasant Plain
The Trenton Police Department has released information about a semi-truck with one unit hitting a stop sign at 22nd Street and Pleasant Plain on June 3rd. No injuries were reported for the driver, 77-year-old James Gruver of Kansas City. Officer Keith Edmonston reports Gruver drove the semi into a residential area following a GPS while […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
A Trenton man accused of driving a pickup and hitting the side of a business building has been sentenced in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Braden Mark Spicer of rural Trenton pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an amended charge of misdemeanor, leaving the scene of an accident, and to one count of […]