(Missourinet) – The St. Louis Circuit Attorney is considering her options after being told she can release the full agreement which led to charges being dropped against former Governor Eric Greitens. Two of the seven conditions in a stipulation for dismissal of a felony computer tampering charge against Greitens have been sealed. The office […]
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri Tim Garrison announced that the Department of Justice is taking a dramatic step to increase resources to combat violent crime and drug trafficking. In the largest increase in decades, the Department of Justice is allocating 311 new Assistant United States Attorneys […]
There are more than 15,000 children in Missouri’s foster care system, and that number is growing, due largely to the state’s opioid crisis and growing rate of poverty. The increase underscores the need to recognize the contributions foster parents make in the lives of children – and one reason why Thursday has been declared National Foster […]
The Trenton Police Department reports a Trenton man sustained serious injuries, and a Newtown man received a citation as the result of a pickup truck hitting a utility terrain vehicle Monday. Trenton Police Officer Jeff Spencer reports 79-year-old John Kuttler of Trenton traveled south on Highway 65 in Trenton on his UTV and stopped to […]
Nine people died in traffic crashes over the 2018 Memorial Day weekend which is the same number of those killed during the three-day weekend in 2017. During the counting period of 6 p.m., Friday, May 25, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 28, 2018, the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated 294 traffic crashes which included 124 […]
The highway patrol reports two vehicles met head-on at the crest of a hill injuring both drivers Monday afternoon in northeast Mercer County. Sixteen-year-old Taylon Vandyne of Russell, Iowa was taken by ambulance to Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The driver of a pickup truck and grandfather to Vandyne, 59-year-old John […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission has unanimously approved the merger of Great Plains Energy Incorporated and Westar Energy Incorporated. The Commission determined the merger will benefit shareholders, ratepayers, and the general public. Great Plains Energy is the holding company for Kansas City Power and Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company stock. KCP&L and […]
Two ordinances were adopted at a special meeting last night of the Trenton City Council. But there was a lengthy discussion on a third topic, one that pertains to the police officers handling investigations of nuisances. It was January of 2013 when police were assigned duties related to enforcement of Trenton’s ordinance on nuisances, such […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a change order for the new water plant at a meeting Monday evening. The change order was for $5,150 for a lime sludge washdown and $1,780 for stainless steel lockboxes on top of the clear well. The board approved authorizing Mayor Barb Ballew to sign the Certificate of Substantial […]
A new date has been announced for public hearings on requests for zoning variances at several locations within Trenton. The Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings beginning at 7 o’clock the night of June 4th at Trenton City Hall. Three requests were previously scheduled to be considered May 7th but could not be held […]
Firefighters responded to a blaze today in one of Milan’s oldest buildings located at West 3rd and South Broadway. Reports indicate heavy damage was contained to the front of the building at 112 West 3rd Street in Milan. The fire started at 8:30 this morning and responding to the blaze were the Milan Fire Department, […]
A new Gallup survey shows that the uninsured rate rose significantly in Missouri in 2017, a year marked by repeated attempts to repeal, sabotage, or weaken the health care programs and protections of the Affordable Care Act. Gallup attributes the dramatic increase in the number of uninsured Missourians to both the uncertainty created by repeated […]
Five public hearings are scheduled when the Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission and the Trenton Board of Adjustments meet Monday evening May 7. Earl Nance, in care of Justin Collins, is asking for property to be rezoned from heavy industrial to mixed use. It’s to allow for the operation of a food business in a […]
The highway patrol reports a farm accident this morning in northwestern Daviess County has claimed the life of a man from McFall. 64-year-old Victor Morgan was pronounced dead at the scene on private property one mile north of Pattonsburg. An investigating officer reported Morgan had loaded a hay bale and due to excessive weight on the […]
A single vehicle accident Tuesday, north of Jamesport, has claimed the lives of four young adults from Trenton, three of them are siblings. The highway patrol listed the accident location as one half mile west of the Daviess – Grundy County line on Highway 190. The report notes none of the occupants was using a […]
Media reports indicate a Carrollton police officer Saturday night shot a man whom police say approached them with a handgun while they were investigating a complaint about a loose dog. The Missouri Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident, said police were called to a residence in the 300 block of East Third Street at Carrollton about 10:15 […]
Under sunny skies, light winds, birds chirping, and approximately 75 people watching, VFW Post 919 at Trenton conducted a flag raising ceremony and rifle salute Monday morning, Memorial Day, to officially open up the Grundy County Museum properties for this season. While VFW members were hoisting the U.S. flag out in front of the Baker one-room school, […]
