The highway patrol described injuries as minor for six members of a Merriam, Kansas family who were injured just past midnight when a vehicle ran off the highway, one mile east of Cameron. The highway patrol said a westbound van traveled off the north side of U.S. 36, went down an embankment, and came to […]
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Kearney man dies in Highway 36 accident
An accident yesterday afternoon on westbound U.S. 36 in DeKalb County has claimed the life of a Kearney resident. The highway patrol reports 30-year-old Paul Binkley was pronounced dead at Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph one hour after the accident occurred. Binkley was driving a dump truck when it traveled off the north side of […]
4 from Cameron, including 2 children, hurt in crash on Highway 36
Four from Cameron, including two children, received minor injuries in a traffic accident late Monday afternoon. The accident happened in DeKalb County on U-S Highway 36, approximately two miles west of Stewartsville at 4:55 pm, The highway patrol reported a sports utility vehicle driven by 31-year-old James Lillard of Cameron was westbound while a pickup […]
MoDOT to begin putting new overly on Route CC in Harrison and Grundy counties
Surface improvements are coming soon to Route CC in Harrison and Grundy counties. Crews from Herzog Contracting of St. Joseph, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to overlay Route CC beginning at the south end of Route 146 in Grundy County Monday, May 1. They will close the road in two-mile segments beginning […]
Semi-trailer truck crash closes Highway 36 west of Brookfield
Those traveling Highway 36 west are in for traffic delays and backups as the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms as of Noon today, that a tractor trailer truck crash has closed part of westbound Highway 36 in Linn County, west of Brookfield. A highway patrol spokesperson from the Troop B Headquarters in Macon says the truck […]
Infant secured in safety seat spared injury in crash east of Chillicothe
A Richmond woman was injured in a traffic accident yesterday afternoon four miles east of Chillicothe. The highway patrol reports 42-year-old Angela Stith was a passenger in a sports utility vehicle that had turned onto eastbound U-S Highway 36 when it was struck by an eastbound pickup causing Ms. Stith to receive moderate injuries. She was […]
Arizona man dies in big rig crash on Highway 36
An Arizona truck driver lost his life in a traffic accident and fire Sunday on eastbound U.S. Highway 36 in Linn County. The highway patrol identified the victim as 32-year-old Orlando Martinez of Avondale, Arizona, who was pronounced dead at the scene at 12 noon, following the accident and fire that was listed in the […]
Highway 36 bridge at Cameron opens to traffic
There is good news for those who use the U.S. Route 36 interchange at Interstate 35 in Cameron. Contractors from Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to open both lanes in each direction to all traffic at the interchange after a bridge deck replacement project. Traffic has been […]
Brookfield woman strikes deer near Laclede
A pickup truck struck a deer on Highway 36 near Laclede Sunday morning resulting in minor injuries to the driver of the pickup. 36-year old Crystal Blackwell of Brookfield refused treatment at the scene one mile west of Laclede. The pickup was westbound on Highway 36 when it struck the deer causing moderate damage. Ms. […]
Two-vehicle accident, near Osborn, injures two
Two people are hurt when a sport utility vehicle crossed in front of a car at Highway 36 and Highway 33, one mile north of Osborn. The driver of the SUV, 65-year old Fay Anderson of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, with what the Highway Patrol called moderate […]
Traffic shift to start Monday, August 22 on Highway 36 and I-35 bridge at Cameron
CAMERON, Mo – As part of the ongoing bridge deck replacement project on U.S. Route 36 at the Interstate 35 interchange, traffic will move head to head in the westbound lanes as contractors from Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, replace the eastbound bridge deck. After the eastbound bridge […]
Bridge construction on U.S. 36 and I-35 interchange at Cameron to slow traffic
Starting August 8, 2016, bridge construction will begin at the U.S. Route 36 and Interstate 35 interchange, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Traffic will be head to head as contractors from Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. replace the eastbound bridge deck. After the eastbound bridge is complete, traffic will cross over to the […]
Bethany woman hurt in I-29 crash
A Bethany resident was hurt when the car she was driving traveled off Interstate 29 at St. Joseph. 20-year-old Kaitlin Ronian of Bethany was taken to Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph with minor injuries. The accident Sunday on I-29 at Highway 36, happened as the southbound car changed lanes, went out of control, traveled off […]
Multiple fire departments respond to tractor-trailer fire in Livingston County
The Livingston County Sheriff is reporting a tractor-trailer fire that occurred at approximately 11:50 pm Wednesday evening, where the driver was hauling fifty-seven cattle. The fire was located on U.S. 36 Highway where it’s reported that the tractor-trailer truck was fully engulfed in flames, and was a total loss. Responding to the scene were the […]
Road Closure Planned in Caldwell County: Log Creek Bridge to be replaced
The long-anticipated replacement of the Log Creek Bridge south of Kingston is about to begin. During a routine inspection during the fall of 2014, the bridge was shown to have significant, critical deterioration which prompted the immediate closure of the bridge. Erecting temporary support structures for the bridge and installing temporary traffic signals allowed the […]
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 Injured near Utica in accident; authorities almost struck by passing motorist during investigation
Drivers of two vehicles were injured this morning in an accident at Utica. The highway patrol said 23-year-old Cody Ward of St. Joseph received moderate injuries, and 27-year-old Danielle Lopez of Utica sustained minor injuries. Both were taken by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. It was 7:30 this morning when according to the […]
Cameron teen falls asleep, crashes into rear of big rig
A Cameron teenager was injured yesterday when his vehicle struck the rear of a tractor trailer one mile north of Easton in Buchanan County. The Highway Patrol listed 18-year-old Dakota Morris with minor injuries. The Highway Patrol listed 18-year-old Dakota Morris with minor injuries and was transported by private vehicle to Mosaic Life Care of St. […]
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 […]
Highway 36 to be reduced to one lane at Mussel Fork Bridge in Linn County
Motorists traveling on U.S. Route 36 near the Macon County line will need to slow down for road work this week. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close one lane of eastbound U.S. Route 36 in Linn County at the Mussel Fork Bridge near the Macon County line June 16 from approximately 7 […]