Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 65 and 36 on Wednesday. Officers say that Allen Eakins fell asleep at the wheel while driving northbound on Highway 65. Eakins crossed into the southbound lane of Highway 65 and crossed an access road. The vehicle went airborne, […]
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 […]
KTTN wishes to make a correction in our script on the injury accident Tuesday night at Route U and Highway 65 in northern Carroll County. A car driven by 46-year-old Deidre May Johnson of Hamilton was stopped on 65 to allow another vehicle to make a turn. Her car was struck from behind by a […]
Chillicothe firefighters Saturday evening extinguished a small grass fire along Highway 65 south of Chillicothe. Fire Chief Darrell Wright said smoke from the blaze was causing traffic issues when the fire had spread onto the highway right of way from unattended brush piles being burned by a landowner. Firefighters briefly were on the scene just […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help in identifying the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly fled from a deputy at a high rate of speed. Sheriff Steve Cox reports a deputy attempted to stop the pickup for a traffic violation on U. S. Highway 65 in the south part of Livingston […]
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is scheduled to start back up sooner than originally expected. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Vance Brothers to resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route […]
Mercer Homecoming will hold an ATV/horseshoe race next week. The race will be at Mercer Homecoming Park on Highway 65 North the afternoon of May 12 with registration starting at 2 o’clock, and the race beginning at 4 o’clock. Registration costs $10 per class, and a tether switch is required for entries. Admission costs $5 […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the arrest of an Osceola, Iowa man who allegedly fled from a deputy. Twenty-two year old Skyler James Lane has been charged in Livingston County Associate Court with the misdemeanors of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Bond was set at $2,500. Online court information shows Lane is scheduled […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the arrest of a Trenton man Saturday on several charges after he allegedly fled from the scene of an accident. Cox says Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter came upon a vehicle with its flashers on stopped in the driving lane of U. S. Highway 65 near the north Chillicothe city limits […]
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is scheduled to start back up soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Vance Brothers to resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 near Trenton. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained moderate injuries when her car overturned on LIV 228 west of U. S. 65 Thursday morning. Twenty-year-old Taisia Zeger Pagliai drove east when the vehicle crested a hill and traveled into the westbound lane of LIV 228. The driver reportedly overcorrected, which caused the car to skid […]
A vehicle pursuit Wednesday morning starting in Mercer County ended in the arrest of two individuals in Grundy County. Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring reports the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a gas drive off at Snappy’s gas station in Princeton involving a black Dodge Charger and a black GMC truck. Mercer […]
The names have been released of the two individuals arrested Tuesday morning following a vehicle pursuit in Carroll and Livingston counties. Highway Patrol Trooper Aaron Ferguson of Troop A reports the Patrol apprehended driver 30-year-old John Haun of Kansas City and passenger 27-year-old Devon Davis of Carrollton. Online court information shows Huan was charged in […]
Mercer Homecoming will hold an ATV/horseshoe race later this month. The race will be held at Homecoming Park on Highway 65 north the afternoon of April 28. Registration starts at 2 o’clock, with the race beginning at 4 o’clock. Those participating in the race must have a tether switch. Registration costs $10 per class. Admission […]
A Carrollton resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went into a ditch in northern Carroll County. 46-year-old Erik Dempsey was transported to Carroll County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened Friday night on Route M east of Highway 65 in Carroll County as Dempsey began to make a […]
A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is scheduled to begin Monday, March 26. Contractor crews from Vance Brothers, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 […]
The Highway Patrol arrested a Princeton teen in Mercer County Wednesday morning for felony first-degree involuntary manslaughter. A probable cause statement from the Patrol states 17-year-old Elijah Mandich operated a motor vehicle in Mercer County October 8th, 2017 and recklessly caused the death of Saige Boswell. The probable cause statement reports Mandich operated his vehicle […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a pair of grass fires Tuesday afternoon, one near Highway 65 at the Grand River Bridge, the other on LIV Road 451 south of Chillicothe. The reports indicate a grass fire was called in for both sides of Highway 65 just north of the Grand River Bridge. Hand rakes […]
The Muddy Creek Bridge on U.S. Route 136 has been closed for replacement since October 2017. The contractors from Boone Construction Company of Columbia, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have continued working through the cold, snow and ice all winter to replace the original bridge that was built in 1929. The contractors are […]
The Highway Patrol reports a woman and child from Chula sustained injuries when a semi tractor-trailer truck hit their car four miles south of Trenton Tuesday morning. Nineteen-year-old Cale Hitt of Derby, Iowa traveled south on U. S. 65 approaching Southeast 50th Street when he reportedly failed to notice traffic slowing for a vehicle making […]
