Among incidents the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office responded to in the past week, Sheriff Steve Cox reports a Chillicothe man was arrested following a report of a possible drunk driver. Cox says a caller reported the man was then slumped over the wheel in a driveway. A deputy checked on the driver on the concern […]
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports eight police officers were subpoenaed to testify in Livingston County Associate Court in four separate preliminary hearings for state testimony for four defendants one day this week. The officers testified to arrests made over the last couple of months for multiple charges ranging from possession of a controlled substance […]
Several defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court with each bound over to division one for Thursday. Tony Stanley of Trenton faces two felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child. One involved his alleged use of drugs and the other involved alleged sexual contact with a person […]
Trenton Police arrested 42-year-old Michael Jason Hall of Trenton on Friday. Hall has been charged in Grundy County Circuit Court with a felony, first degree endangering the welfare of a child, creating an alleged substantial risk for their safety. Bond is $15,000 cash and Hall is scheduled November 13th to appear in the Associate Division […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks information in the case of an elk calf that was shot. Conservation agents report the calf was born in the Log Yard area of Shannon County July 13 and was fitted with a VFH radio collar July 14 with the identification number 1829. The calf still had its spots […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold formal evidentiary hearings in a certificate of convenience and necessity case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line. The case is on remand from the Missouri Supreme Court. The hearings are intended to address material changes in the evidence previously submitted to the Commission and admitted to the […]
Parents, are you approaching the intersection of teenagers and driving? Driving is a huge responsibility and knowing how to help your teen become a safe, new driver is often difficult. But First Impact is here to give you some tools to make that road a bit easier. First Impact: Chillicothe High School – Performing Arts […]
Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill’s campaign claims the right-leaning Project Veritas has committed fraud in its production of hidden camera video of her and her staff. McCaskill campaign manager David Kirby is calling on the State Attorney General’s office to investigate the activities as a violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. Kirby says […]
A Lawson man has been charged with restraining his ex-girlfriend’s son and his daughters with zip ties and keeping them in cardboard boxes overnight on multiple occasions. Thirty-two-year-old Gary Wyant pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 11 felony counts of child abuse and two counts of evidence tampering. He was released on bond. Online court […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Bucklin man in Linn County Wednesday morning on two Macon County felony warrants. The warrants for 28-year-old Cody Laws were for tampering with evidence and livestock theft. Online court information shows his bonds total $20,000. The Patrol reports Laws was transported to the Linn County Jail.
Twenty-five female graduates of North Mercer R-3 and Princeton R-5 high schools have been awarded a combined total of more than $108,700 in scholarships for the Fall 2018 semester by the Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Incorporated. Seven recipients are attending Northwest Missouri State University of Maryville. The others are attending seven other institutions in Missouri. […]
Thousands of dollars are missing, city funds were used to pay a personal credit card and firearms are unaccounted for according to an audit of Glasgow released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway. The suspicious activity took place under the supervision of a former city administrator, Kevin Atwood, who was responsible for many of the city’s […]
Multiple charges were filed Wednesday in Clinton County against a Cameron resident, 39-year-old William Derek Williams, identified as a former teacher at Cameron High School. Online court information shows Williams is facing seven felony counts allegedly involving children. There are three counts alleging possession of child pornography on September 6th and 8th; three counts of […]
(Missourinet) – Families of individuals killed when a duck boat sank in southwest Missouri July 19th are objecting to efforts of federal prosecutors to freeze their lawsuits. The Kansas City Star reports attorneys for some of the victims filed documents in federal court last week, saying the suits were brought to get answers to […]
Detective Michael Smith of the Chillicothe Police Department reports two individuals have been arrested and charged in Livingston County following an incident Sunday. Smith explains officers attempted a traffic stop in the 300 block of South Washington Street in Chillicothe, but the vehicle continued west onto South Street, then south on Graves Street, and west […]
Detective Michael Smith of the Chillicothe Police Department reports two individuals have been charged with delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance in Livingston County following an incident Sunday. Officers attempted a traffic stop in the 300 block of South Washington Street in Chillicothe, but the vehicle continued west onto South […]
Another lawsuit has been filed in the Branson Duck Boat tragedy days after federal prosecutors asked for a freeze in court cases. Tia Coleman, a survivor whose husband and three children drowned in the incident, filed a suit against Ripley Entertainment and five other entities involved in the ownership and operation of the […]
Below is a synopsis of some of the new legislation the Missouri General Assembly recently enacted that is related to crime and motor vehicles. The listed legislation has been signed into law. Unless otherwise noted, these laws went into effect August 28, 2018. The public needs to be aware of several of these new laws […]
(Missourinet) -The Missouri Ethics Commission has closed a case against former Governor Eric Greitens. The Commission dropped its investigation of Greitens, his campaign committee, Greitens For Missouri, and campaign associate Danny Laub Friday in a letter to all three parties. The case was closed even though the Commission found “reasonable grounds” to believe […]
Probation was revoked for Trenton resident Levi Grant Bell when he appeared Thursday in Division One of Grundy County circuit court. The previous stay of execution was set aside and Bell was sentenced to a prison term of seven years on each of two counts of second-degree burglary. The terms run concurrently and Bell was […]
