Drug Busts

Chillicothe Police Department bust six on drug offenses

The Chillicothe Police Department reports the arrest of six individuals on drug offenses as the result of a search warrant Tuesday night and an investigation Wednesday morning. Chief John Maples reports officers arrested three individuals Tuesday after the police department, Livingston County Sheriff’s Office deputies, and K9 Zaki executed a search warrant on a residence […]

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Squirrel and Black Bass season opens Memorial Day weekend

Memorial Day weekend brings an extra-special celebration for squirrel hunters and bass anglers in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds them that the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, May 26, marks the opening of both squirrel season statewide and catch-and-keep bass season in most streams south of the Missouri River. SQUIRRELS Hunters can pursue […]

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Crisis of black homicide rates continues in Missouri

An epidemic of black homicide victimization continues to go unnoticed throughout Missouri, according to a new report by the Violence Poverty Center.  According to the report’s 2015 analysis, Missouri has more black victims of homicide than any other state in the nation. In fact, of the 12 years, the data was being tracked, Missouri has been in […]

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Livingston County Deputy receives instructor training on firearms

Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office graduated from a four-day instructors course presented by Midwest Tactical Firearms Instructional School in Warrensburg. Sheriff Steve Cox reports Leadbetter received certification to instruct law enforcement officers at all levels of use with handguns, shotguns, and patrol rifles. He says the course required Leadbetter to be […]

Police: Clumsy teen robber shot himself in the groin while attempting to rob drug dealer

Missouri House committee hears parade of gun bills

More than eight pieces of gun legislation were discussed in one House committee hearing yesterday in Jefferson City. Republican Representative Jared Taylor of Nixa said his bill that would prohibit cities from regulating the open carry of firearms was a response to Kansa City Police forcing individuals to empty their guns of ammunition. Democratic committee […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Missouri Highway Patrol reports 2 arrests in Caldwell County

The Highway Patrol reports the arrests in Caldwell County last night of two individuals from Independence. According to the patrol, 20-year-old Tonia Hickock was arrested for investigation of multiple violations. She’s accused of two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no valid driver’s license. 25-year-old […]

Drug Busts

Grant City man arrested on drug and firearm charges

The Highway Patrol’s Drug and Crime Control Division reports the arrest of a Grant City man for possession of controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm. Twenty-one year old Dillon Phineas Schrock was arrested Wednesday after investigators seized firearms, amphetamine and zolpidem pills, marijuana, and $2,650 at his residence as the result of a […]