The Highway Patrol reports a Cainsville woman was killed when the pickup she was driving drove into the path of a tractor-trailer. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Chrystal Everett of Cainsville, was pronounced dead at the scene two miles north of Mount Moriah early Wednesday afternoon. The accident investigation determined she was not wearing a […]
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Macon man dies in farm explosion near Kingdom City, Missouri
KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and another injured in an explosion at a central Missouri farm. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says a large metal building collapsed Friday night in the explosion at the farm near Kingdom City. Forty-five-year-old Stephen Fink, of Macon, was found in the rubble and […]
Mercer County woman dies in Sunday afternoon crash
The Highway Patrol reports an accident in Mercer County has claimed the life of an Humphreys resident, 23-year-old Courtney Bain. Courtney Bain was pronounced dead at the scene four miles southeast of Princeton. The highway patrol said Courtney Bain was westbound on Route E when the pickup she was driving traveled off the north side […]
Maryville man killed in Wednesday night rollover crash
A man from Maryville was killed Wednesday night in a rollover accident in rural Nodaway county. The highway patrol said 68-year-old Thomas Coy was dead at the scene, one mile to the east of Barnard. Authorities noted he was not wearing a seat belt and had been thrown out of the overturning vehicle. The patrol […]
Princeton man dies in crash on Highway 136
A Princeton man was killed and a Unionville resident hurt in the collision of a car and a Mack truck on Highway 136 at Ravanna early Wednesday morning. Fatally injured was the driver of the car, 37-year-old Thomas Gavigan of Princeton. The driver of the truck, 44-year-old John Campbell of Unionville was transported to Northeast Regional […]
Fatal fire under investigation in Cass County
PECULIAR, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a fatal fire in western Missouri. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that a neighbor reported the fire Monday afternoon in rural Peculiar. The single-story home was engulfed in smoke and flames when crews arrived and found the victim inside. The name of the […]
Crash in northeast Missouri claims 1 life, injures 3
A car overturned several times Saturday night in northeast Missouri claiming the life of one teenager and seriously injuring three others. Fatally injured was a passenger, 15-year-old Joshua Kennison of Shelbyville. Seriously injured were the driver, 17-year-old Nicholas Von Thun of Shelbyville, and passengers 16-year-old Trystin Pratt and 14-year-old Jakob Pratt, both of Shelbyville. The […]
2 dead in northeast Missouri crash near Palmyra
A head-on collision in northeast Missouri claimed the lives of two people and seriously injured another. Fatally injured were 73-year-old Maureen Young and her 74-year-old husband, Howard Young, of the east central Missouri community of Laddonia. Seriously injured was 53-year-old Daniel Prisner of the community of La Grange. The accident was late Saturday afternoon ten […]
Crash near Maryville claims two lives
Two drivers, whom authorities say were not wearing seat belts, were killed yesterday afternoon in a head-on crash in Nodaway county of northwest Missouri. The site was two miles east of Maryville. The highway patrol said the victims were pronounced dead at the scene at 5 o’clock Wednesday. They are listed as 47-year-old Kristy Lake […]
Student drowns at Mozingo Lake near Maryville
Maryville Public Safety and University Police officers responded at approximately 8:00 p.m. Monday to a report of a missing student at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Maryville Public Safety and Northwest Missouri State University have confirmed that a student attending the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics, and Computing has drowned. Officers identified the victim as Jae […]
Victims of fatal wreck near Chillicothe identified
Two persons from Canada were killed and a third injured Sunday morning in an accident three and a half miles east of Chillicothe. Sheriff Steve Cox reported the location was near the Pleasant Grove Church. The highway patrol last night identified the victims as 58-year-old Lesley Oman and 56-year-old Sharee Oman both of Swift Current, […]
2 dead in Sunday morning crash east of Chillicothe
Authorities were attempting to notify relatives of two persons killed Sunday morning in an accident three and a half miles east of Chillicothe, Missouri. Sheriff Steve Cox reported the location was near the Pleasant Grove Church. Information available from the Highway Patrol states the driver of a truck was 67-year-old Larry Braun of Medicine Hat, […]
Princeton man killed in Route A crash north of Trenton
A single vehicle accident on Route A, north of Trenton this morning, claimed the life of a Princeton man. The highway patrol identified the victim as 67-year-old Kendall Shriver of Princeton. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Grundy County Coroner just after 11 o’clock today. The state patrol said Shriver was eastbound […]
Individuals found deceased in vehicle identified in Saturday July 16 incident in Trenton
Authorities early this afternoon released the identities of the woman and child who were found dead Saturday night July 16th inside a running vehicle in a parking lot. Officers from the Trenton Police Department responded to McDonalds at 1861 East 9th Street, Trenton, Missouri, in reference to a possible death of a female subject inside […]
Richmond, Missouri teen dies in crash after being ejected from vehicle
The Highway Patrol reports one person from Richmond in Clay County was killed, and another injured last night when a car failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off Route MM southwest of Lawson where it struck two trees. A passenger in the vehicle, 19-year-old Luke Hubbard, was ejected from the car. A Lawson fire-paramedic pronounced […]
Five dead in crash near Mount Ayr, Iowa including child from Grant City, Missouri
(WHO-TV) – Five people are dead following a two-vehicle crash in Ringgold County. The Iowa State Patrol said the crash happened after 11 a.m. Friday along Highway 2 near Mount Ayr. A gravel truck was traveling westbound along the highway when a northbound SUV ran a stop sign, pulled onto the highway and was struck […]
Cameron teen dies in Monday night accident
The highway patrol reports a sports utility vehicle overturned last night approximately three miles north of Cameron, claiming the life of one teenager and injuring another. The state patrol said a passenger, 17-year-old Taylor Mefford of Cameron, was pronounced dead at the scene by the DeKalb County Coroner. The driver of the SUV, 16-year-old Brendan […]
Resident of Hale community dies in car crash
A resident of the Hale community, 32-year-old Tanya Woody, was killed Friday, June 24 when the van she was driving hit the rear of a tractor-trailer unit, then became engulfed in fire. The accident happened three miles east of Monroe City in northeast Missouri as both vehicles were westbound on Highway 36. The van was […]
Motorcyclist dies in accident involving farm equipment in northeast Missouri
A northeast Missouri man was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was operating hit a farm implement that was being pulled by a tractor, in an accident early Saturday north of Wyaconda in northeast Missouri. The rider of the motorcycle, 30-year old Randy Yates of Wyaconda was pronounced dead at Scotland County Hospital. The operator […]
Northwest Missouri man killed after being ejected from Pickup
A northwest Missouri man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving went off Highway 59 at Mound City, throwing him out of the vehicle through the front passenger window. 57-year old Dayton Lawson of Craig was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident was Saturday afternoon as the pickup was southbound on Highway […]