Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers to Northwest Missouri. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 104th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on June 23, 2017. The new troopers will report for duty on July 10, […]
Twenty-seven Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 23. Area graduates in the 104th Recruit Class included Dylan Wilburn of Cameron and Allen Neighbors of Unionville. Wilburn’s first assignment is to Gentry and Harrison Counties in Troop H, and Neighbors’s assignment is to Pike and Lincoln Counties […]
Would you like to have input on the Missouri Highway Patrol? If so here is your chance. Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, the Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, is inviting the public to take part in a public opinion survey regarding safety and security, officers’ attitudes and competency, overall agency performance, and concerns regarding […]
Many people will travel somewhere during the upcoming 4th of July holiday weekend and the Missouri State Highway Patrol says no matter what you plan for the four-day holiday, please be courteous and follow all Missouri traffic and boating laws. In 2016, five people were killed and 565 injured in Missouri over the holiday in […]
While a Trenton youth remains missing, the highway patrol overnight reports an endangered person advisory has been issued for Tanner Ward. The information is being disseminated statewide through the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The notice said the missing person incident began about 5 pm last Wednesday when he reportedly departed his mother’s residence at […]
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 […]
The highway patrol reports two Braymer residents were arrested Saturday night. Jacob Dudley and Sydney Youtsey, both 18, were arrested and accused of felony armed criminal action, felony possession of a hallucinogenic controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of fewer than ten grams of marijuana, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Dudley also was accused of speeding […]
School is out, Summer is fast approaching, and it’s time for that vacation you have been planning. No one wants their vacation cut short or ruined due to a failure to include safety as part of the planning. Let’s face it, that’s what most travelers fail to do before they embark on that vacation road […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Saint Joseph resident in Sullivan County Monday afternoon. Online court information shows 18-year-old Cristian Gonzalez was charged with the felony of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana, the misdemeanor of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving […]
Five people died in traffic crashes over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend. Last year, 13 people were killed during the three-day weekend. During the counting period Friday, May 26, through Monday, May 29, the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated 345 traffic crashes which included 128 injuries and all five fatalities. Troopers also arrested 107 people […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kansas City, Missouri man in Caldwell County Sunday morning. Twenty-nine-year-old Sanjin Hadzibegovic was arrested for driving while intoxicated with alcohol, first offense and misdemeanor possession of marijuana as well as speeding at 104 miles per hour in a 65 zone, no proof of insurance, and failure to […]
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and the North Missouri Drug Task Force concluded a year-long drug investigation with seven arrests Tuesday. Sheriff Roger Smiley reports that individuals charged with two counts of distribution or delivery of a controlled substance include 30-year-old Cody Smith of Milan, 48-year-old Wendy Garret-Thomas of Harris, 51-year-old Charles McCabe of Milan, […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H will participate in Memorial Day weekend enforcement operations. Troopers throughout the state will participate in Operation Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort. Every available officer will be on the road enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorists. Troop H will also participate in the statewide peak travel crash reduction enforcement programs […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department, the Chillicothe Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the Chillicothe Emergency Services Department will conduct a combined training later this month. The training will be held at the Chillicothe High School the morning of May 25th at 10 o’clock. It will cover how to respond to an active shooter. […]
The results of a recent “Safe to School” child restraint checkpoint operation in Trenton have been announced. Highway Patrol Troop H Captain James McDonald reports officers issued 10 seat belt citations, four child restraint citations, and 10 warnings. The checkpoint was held near the schools with the goal of checking to ensure children were properly […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Fire Marshall’s Office began investigating a report of improvised explosive devices having been detonated on or near an unimproved portion of Liv 510 in the northwest part of Livingston County. The reporting party described driving down the roadway and passing what was described as a trip […]
Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Adair County Sheriff’s Office, North Missouri Drug Task Force, Kirksville Police Department, Truman State University Department of Public Safety, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Marshal’s Service recently served 22 arrest warrants in Adair County and one in Sullivan County. Four warrants will be served to […]
A Livingston County deputy attempted to stop a vehicle Saturday which was traveling westbound on U.S. 36, as the occupant was believed have one or more felony arrest warrants. As the Deputy attempted to stop the vehicle about 3 miles east of Chillicothe, the driver continued westbound, finally stopping near U.S. 65 with the suspect exiting […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports they began receiving multiple reports on Thursday of a vehicle traveling southbound, in the northbound lanes, of U.S. Highway 63 near Jacksonville, Missouri. Two troopers responded to the area to search for the suspect vehicle with one trooper stopping northbound traffic on U.S. 63 near the Moberly airport. […]
The highway patrol reports the operator of a farm tractor was killed Thursday when he failed to yield to a moving train at a railroad crossing in rural Chariton County. The accident about 2:30 Thursday happened on Cal Hubbard Avenue about three and a half miles east of Keytesville. The state patrol identified the victim […]
