Views: 0The Missouri Conservation Commission recently approved a proposed hunting framework by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for a potential future black bear season in Missouri. The Commission approved the framework at its Sept. 4 open meeting in Jefferson City and is asking for final public input Oct. 16 through Nov. 14. If the […]
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Two from Iowa life-flighted after motorcycle strikes deer on Highway 139 near Humphreys
Views: 0Two people from southern Iowa were occupants of a motorcycle that struck a deer Monday night nearly two miles to the south of Humphreys. The Highway 139 accident resulted in moderate injuries for the driver, 65 year old Kevin Whisler of Centerville and for a passenger, 61 year old Vicky Strickler of Moravia, Iowa. […]
Minnesota woman life-flighted after crashing on I-35
Views: 2A Minnesota woman was taken to a Kansas City hospital following a single vehicle accident early Monday evening three miles south of Bethany. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for 38 year old Tiffany Wadley of Owatonna, Minnesota. She was taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany and later flown […]
Parson defends out-of-state firm’s role in Missouri’s COVID-19 response
Views: 0Missouri has paid a consulting firm more than $829,000 so far in federal coronavirus aid to help coordinate the state’s pandemic response. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports payroll records show the McChrystal Group has received federal funding from the state. The contract bypassed the normal bidding process. During a press conference at Washington University […]
7,000 college-age people in Missouri test positive for COVID-19 in August
Views: 0During August alone, nearly 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for COVID-19. At a press conference Thursday at Washington University in St. Louis, Gov. Mike Parson urged young people to take precautions to protect their communities. “In some Missouri college communities, positivity rates have soared as high as 45% in one day […]
Blue Springs man sentenced to 30-years for meth conspiracy
Views: 0A Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri. Neal A. Norles, 31, of Blue Springs, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 30 years in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 5, 2019, Norles pleaded guilty […]
Planned road work in north Missouri for the week of September 7, 2020
Views: 0The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of September 7, 2020. MoDOT will halt temporary lanes closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Labor Day holiday. Most temporary lane closures […]
Audio: Bipartisan group of Missouri election officials say more funding is needed for November
Views: 0Missouri county clerks in both parties say they need additional funding to protect voters and poll workers during the November general election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon, a Columbia Democrat, notes November will be a high turnout election during the COVID-19 pandemic. She says county clerks have had unexpected costs. “Having to purchase personal protective […]
Missouri Senator slams state’s no-bid contract paying firm $829,000 so far
Views: 0Missouri has paid a consulting firm more than $829,000 so far in federal funding for pandemic response coordination, despite Gov. Mike Parson saying a foundation was paying the tab. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports payroll records show the McChrystal Group has received the federal CARES Act funding from the state, instead of Parson saying […]
Missouri Department of Conservation offering CWD sampling; encourages Share the Harvest
Views: 0With deer hunting in Missouri opening for archery season on Sept. 15 and for firearms portions in the coming months, the Missouri Department of Conservation wants hunters, landowners, and others to know key information about chronic wasting disease (CWD) and the Department’s related efforts to limit the spread of CWD in Missouri deer by […]
Shelbina man accused of DWI after crashing on Highway 6
Views: 0A northeast Missouri resident was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving traveled off Highway 6 and overturned east of Milan. Twenty-year-old Drake Oxendale of Shelbina was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with moderate injuries. The crash happened early Saturday approximately five miles east of Milan on Highway 6 when […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of August 31, 2020
Views: 0The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of August 31st through September 6, 2020. MoDOT will halt temporary lanes closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Labor Day holiday. Most […]
Missouri Department of Transportation reports an increase in work zone crashes
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Transportation reports an increase in work zone crashes despite decreased traffic volumes. MoDOT had had 39 truck/trailer-mounted attenuators hit in work zones this year. That compares to 19 hits at this time in 2019. Attenuators are described as being “like giant, crushable shock absorbers” that absorb momentum and reduce the […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees address lengthy agenda at Tuesday meeting
Views: 0Various reports were given at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting the evening of Tuesday, August 25th. Several included information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Vice President of Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley reported student move-in went well, and precautions were taken. Seventeen students were tested for COVID-19, and all results were […]
Audio: Missouri congresswoman says Republican National Convention will focus on optimism and heroes
Views: 0A west-central Missouri GOP congresswoman says this week’s 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte will focus on optimism. While U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, isn’t a delegate this year, she’s excited about the convention. “And looking at the great American heroes that we have in our local communities, and how we together collectively have made this […]
Grant City man injured in crash on Highway 169
Views: 0A Grant City resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went airborne and overturned on Highway 169 south of Grant City. Seventy-two-year-old Lee Mincy was taken to Mosaic Medical Center in Albany with serious injuries. The accident happened late Friday afternoon nearly six miles south of Grant City on Highway […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of August 24, 2020
Views: 0The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of August 24 through August 30. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some […]
Audio: Attorney General William Barr announces updates on Operation Legend at press conference in Kansas City
Views: 0 At a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri, Attorney General William P. Barr announced updates on Operation Legend. You can listen to the full press conference in the audio clip below, which runs approximately thirty-three minutes. “Operation LeGend is working,” said U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison in introducing Attorney General Barr. “In just […]
Missouri Attorney General’s office makes changes as to how human trafficking is reported in Missouri
Views: 0The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is changing how human trafficking is reported in Missouri to help decrease response time and aid cross-jurisdictional cooperation, removing barriers to reporting human trafficking. Instead of using the Missouri-specific hotline, the Attorney General’s Office instead will be using the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and urges citizens of Missouri to […]
KC woman pursued by police crashes on Highway 116 near Lathrop
Views: 9A Kansas City woman early this morning was taken to the hospital in Cameron after a single-vehicle pursuit resulted in a crash near Lathrop. Forty-three-year-old Angela Portell received minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Portell was being pursued by Lathrop Police when the sports utility vehicle she was […]