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North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees extends President Lenny Klaver’s contract

The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees voted at it meeting Tuesday evening to extend President Doctor Lenny Klaver’s contract. His contract was extended by two years, through 2023, with salary to be determined later. The board approved the resignation of Trio Administrative Assistant Sarah Reeter effective January 31st for full-time employment. Her resignation […]

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Chula woman slides off roadway near Chillicothe

A Chula woman received a minor injury Monday afternoon in an accident at the north city limits of Chillicothe. Thirty-year-old Latina Bru went by herself to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Bru was southbound on Highway 65 and attempted to turn east onto Mohawk Road when the sports utility vehicle slid off the southeast side […]

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Two from Wheeling hurt in Linn County crash

An accident early Monday evening in Linn County injured two residents of Wheeling. Fifty-year-old Karla Knouse and her daughter, 22-year-old Alexis Knouse, received minor injuries and went to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. Both women were using seat belts. The pickup driven by Karla Knouse was eastbound on Highway 36 when it went out of […]

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Two injured in crash south of Bethany

An accident south of Bethany Monday afternoon injured two people in two different vehicles. Sustaining moderate injuries were one driver, 48-year-old Janie Harding of Ridgeway, and a passenger in the other vehicle 41-year-old Angela Labee of Jameson. Both were transported by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Ms. Labee was riding in a […]

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One killed, two injured in Clinton County crash

One person was killed and two others injured in a Clinton County collision Monday night three miles east of Lathrop. Seventy-nine-year-old Leonard Vanderpool of Cowgill was pronounced dead at the scene. Three people from Cameron in another vehicle were taken by two emergency medical service units to Liberty Hospital. Fifty-eight-year-old Fang Ming and 16-year-old Anna […]

Death Penalty or Capital Punishment

Audio: Missouri Supreme Court to consider capital punishment case and whether state’s death penalty is unconstitutional

The Missouri Supreme Court will determine whether a man was wrongly given capital punishment and whether the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional.     Former US Army soldier and Dent County Sheriff’s Deputy Marvin Rice was convicted of murdering the mother of his child and her boyfriend in December 2011. After the incident, Rice […]

Rollover Accident

Eagleville teen demolishes vehicle after losing control on snow-covered roadway

A single vehicle rollover accident on a snow-covered road Sunday evening in Harrison county injured an Eagleville teenager. Seventeen-year-old Olivia Babinski was taken by private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with minor injuries. Babinski was northbound when the sports utility vehicle went out of control on snow-covered Route W, the vehicle crossed […]

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Audio: University of Missouri Professor resigns after allegations of student “servants”

A Missouri professor has resigned from allegations of mistreating several students, with the story from the Missourinet is Bill Wise who files this report.     A University of Missouri-Kansas City professor has resigned – two months after accusations surfaced about some of his international students being used as personal servants. The Kansas City Star […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Hamilton man arrested on multiple allegations

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hamilton man in Caldwell County early Saturday morning on several allegations. Fifty-two-year-old Martin McIntosh is accused of driving in the wrong direction causing an immediate threat of an accident, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving while intoxicated—persistent offender. McIntosh was transported to the Caldwell County Detention Center.

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Kansas woman crashes east of Mount Moriah

The Highway Patrol reports an Overland Park, Kansas woman sustained minor injuries when she lost control of the car she drove on a snow-covered road, and the vehicle overturned east of Mount Moriah Friday night. Emergency medical services transported 45-year-old Virginia Kabaiku to the Harrison County Community Hospital. Kabaiku traveled west on U. S. Highway […]

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Jamesport man hurt in Highway 6 crash

A Jamesport man sustained injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a car in Winston and ran off the road Thursday evening. Fifty-nine-year-old Rock Dirks did not seek immediate medical treatment of minor injuries but was later taken by family to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The driver of the car, 57-year-old Joyce Hullinger of […]

Missouri Department of Corrections

Missouri Department of Corrections announces plan to consolidate Crossroads and Western correctional facilities

The Missouri Department of Corrections has announced a new plan that, if approved by the General Assembly, will help address two chronic department issues: a staffing shortage and low employee wages. The department plans to consolidate Crossroads Correctional Center (CRCC) and Western Missouri Correctional Center (WMCC), both in Cameron, Missouri. The plan calls for moving […]