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Barn catches fire in Mercer County

The Mercer County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a barn fire south of Princeton on Jasmine Road Wednesday. The fire protection district reports crews found a hangar-style shed with thick black smoke coming from the roof. A neighbor had closed the main doors to keep the fire from spreading to nearby plastic […]

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Hale resident dies in Carroll County crash

A Hale resident was killed late Saturday night when the car he was driving overturned. Fatally injured was 49-year-old Virgil Keller of Hale who died in the crash on Carroll County Road 331 north of Route J. The highway patrol reports the northbound car went off the left side of the road and overturned demolishing […]

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One dead, three injured in two-vehicle crash

A man died and three other individuals sustained injuries as the result of a two-vehicle accident in east Nodaway County Tuesday night. The Patrol reports 28-year-old Michelle Latour of Conception Junction drove a sports utility vehicle south on Route AF when she failed to negotiate a curve three miles northeast of Clyde. The vehicle traveled […]

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Lightning damages street signal in Bethany

The U.S. Route 136 and 39th Street signal in Bethany was damaged during the weekend thunderstorms. A lightning strike took out the detection equipment for the west and northbound directions causing these signals to come up every time, even if no vehicle is waiting there. MoDOT electricians are actively working to replace the detection equipment, […]

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Seven hurt in three-vehicle crash south of Maysville

Seven individuals sustained injuries in a three-vehicle accident one mile south of Maysville Thursday morning. The Highway Patrol reports a sports utility vehicle driven by 23-year-old Derek Schroeder of Maysville and car driven by 77-year-old Floyd Goucher of Winston both traveled south on Highway 33 when the car slowed to make a left turn into […]