A Weatherby man was arrested after a one-vehicle accident five miles south of Pattonsburg Friday morning, January 28. Forty-four-year-old Jeremy Wells was taken by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. Wells drove a pickup truck east on Route E before allegedly failing to stop at the intersection with Highway 69. The […]
A Trenton woman died as the result of a two-vehicle crash three miles south of Winston on Tuesday morning, January 18, 2022. Sixty-three-year-old Linda Wilcox was the driver of a pickup truck. She was pronounced dead by the Daviess County Coroner and taken to the Stith Funeral Home in Gallatin. The driver of a sports […]
(Missouri Independent) – Proposals that would bar COVID-19 vaccine mandates and provide greater exemptions for vaccinations more broadly faced a wave of opposition from Missouri business groups Wednesday. Representatives for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Associated Industries of Missouri, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and other business associations made clear to lawmakers […]
A resident of Chula was injured Tuesday when the car she was driving traveled off Highway 65 near Chillicothe, struck a billboard pole, small trees, and a fence. Fifty-seven-year-old Cynthia White was taken by EMS to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with minor injuries. The car received extensive damage in the accident at 10:30 […]
An Albany man was injured early Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle accident in rural Gentry county. Twenty-seven-year-old Tyler Parkhurst was southbound when his car went off the west side of Route A and struck a tree. Parkhurst received serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Mosiac Hospital in Albany. The car was demolished […]
Eight people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021. 2021 Christmas Holiday Traffic Statistics Troopers investigated the following: Traffic Crashes — 310 Traffic Crash Injuries — 92 Traffic Crash Fatalities — 4 DWI — 67 […]
(Missouri Independent) – A company denied licenses to grow medical marijuana in Missouri urged the state Supreme Court Tuesday to compel regulators to provide application info that the health department has argued it’s constitutionally obligated to protect. At issue is the Department of Health and Senior Services’ refusal to turn over applications of successful license […]
The North Central Missouri College Business department has revamped the Microcomputer Applications course under their direction. Some of the new additions to the class include Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office Certification exams. Microcomputer Applications is completed by all students earning a degree at NCMC. Microsoft Teams trains students on virtual communication and makes communication easier […]
A St. Joseph resident was injured late Monday night in a single-vehicle accident four miles south of Bethany. Twenty-nine-year-old Tyler Travis was northbound when his sports utility vehicle went off the east side of Highway 13. Travis over-corrected as the SUV went back across the road and off the opposite side coming to a stop […]
“Plow Days” will be held near Princeton on December 4, 2021. The event will be held on land owned by Mike Covey and will start at 9 am. The directions to Plow Days are to proceed two miles west of Princeton to Route P, head north on Route P for seven miles, turn east onto […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2021, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 28, 2021. There were no boating crashes or drownings. During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for 2021 (preliminary): Crashes ─ 457 […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Bethany man in Daviess County on Friday evening, November 26, on multiple drug-related allegations. Twenty-one-year-old Tyler White was accused of the misdemeanors of driving while intoxicated with drugs with a person less than 17 years of age in the vehicle, possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana, […]
A Bucklin man was injured Thursday night when the car he was driving veered off a street in Bucklin and struck a tree. Twenty-nine-year-old Kenneth Fisher received serious injuries and was flown by medical helicopter (Life flight Eagle) to University Hospital in Columbia. The car was demolished in the wreck on South Livingston Street and […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt earlier this month filed a comment letter during the comment period of a proposed USDA rule change that would affect the labeling of “fake meat” products. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has been successful in defending a Missouri state statute that prohibits the labeling of “fake meat” products as meat. […]
A two-vehicle crash at Stewartsville last night injured one driver and resulted in the arrest of the other. Forty-one-year-old Sarah Hanson of Stewartsville received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph. Hanson was driving southbound on Route K when her sport utility vehicle was struck head-on by a […]
A Missouri woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a wire fraud scheme in which she embezzled more than $362,000 from her Springfield, Mo., employer. Carrie Leigh Long, 52, Ash Grove, was charged in a 24-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo., on Wednesday, Nov. 17. […]
The following students have been selected as November “Courtesy” Students of the Month at Trenton Middle School. 5th grade Emma Welch, daughter of Tara & Eric Hoffman and Jarred & Stephanie Welch Jackson Black, son of Laura & David Black 6th grade Morgan Smith, daughter of Jesse & Jeff Smith Jerry Shirley, son of Amber Draper […]
A Kansas City resident received serious injuries when the car he was driving went off Interstate 35 north of Bethany and overturned. Thirty-seven-year-old Cody Stone was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The accident happened early Sunday six miles north of Bethany on I-35 as the northbound car traveled off the left side […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a man from Oklahoma in Linn County the evening of October 29th on multiple allegations. Twenty-eight year old Cody Phillips of Claremore, Oklahoma was accused of driving while intoxicated, consuming an alcoholic beverage while driving, speeding, failing to drive on the right half of the road, and bribery. […]
The Chillicothe Police Department has provided some Halloween safety tips. The tips include walking safely by crossing the street at corners and crosswalks, looking both ways before crossing a street, walking on sidewalks, and watching for vehicles that are turning or backing up. Trick or treaters are advised to not dart into the street or […]
