A train with cars carrying sand derailed south of Mercer Thursday morning. Union Pacific Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Media Relations Kristen South reports a southbound train derailed about 70 cars near the intersection of U. S. Highway 65 and Destiny Loop. No hazardous materials were spilled, and no injuries were reported with South […]
(DTN) — Black smoke continues to roll off an outdoor soybean pile for the tenth day in a row at a Gavilon grain elevator surrounded by floodwaters in northwest Missouri. The area between the Missouri River and Interstate 29 around Phelps City, Missouri, remains flooded by an unplugged levee breach on the river. Local roads […]
Bond hearings were held in the Associate Division of Clinton County Circuit Court today (Wednesday) for two men each charged with three felonies stemming from a multi-county law enforcement pursuit that ended in Clinton County. The judge reduced the bond for JaJuan Coleman of Kansas City, Kansas to $500 with supervision. He was to seek […]
The investigation into the disappearance of two missing brothers from Wisconsin continues and The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department reports searches have been conducted and are underway in Clinton and Caldwell counties for 35-year-old Nicholas and 24-year-old Justin Diemel. According to Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett, his deputies are participating in a multi-agency search after their […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has placed some Sullivan Rural Water customers under a precautionary boil advisory. The advisory affects customers north of Browning on Highway 5 to Denver Road and includes Desert, Woodland, Estate, White, Wizard, and Valley roads. The precautionary boil advisory continues until further notice.
A Chillicothe man accused of fleeing on a motorcycle and aiming what was believed to be a weapon at a law enforcement officer at Mooresville July 13th entered a plea of not guilty on three felony charges in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Matthew Aaron Case faces charges of resisting […]
The Highway Patrol reports a resident of McFall was taken to jail Tuesday afternoon and faces the potential of numerous charges. Thirty-seven-year-old Carl McCartney was arrested in Gentry county and taken on a 24-hour hold to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail in Pattonsburg. The Highway Patrol has accused McCartney of felony driving while his license was […]
The highway patrol reports a Lineville truck driver declined medical treatment for minor injuries received in an accident Monday morning in Johnson County. Sixty-year-old Gary Brown of Lineville, Iowa was northbound on Highway 13 when the freight liner failed to negotiate a round-about. Damage to the big rig was extensive and Brown was using a […]
Auditor Nicole Galloway says law enforcement in Missouri has made significant progress in the past nine months to ensure sex offenders comply with the state’s registration law, and to update the database that provides the public with information about offenders. The progress, which comes after an audit of the sex offender registration program last October, […]
The Trenton City Council Monday night took what officials say is the final step regarding legal documents before requesting bids on the new 17th Street Bridge. An ordinance was approved on a contract between the city of Trenton and the Union Pacific Railroad Company which is one of the funding sources for the bridge. Part […]
Two Kansas City men were charged Monday in Clinton County stemming from Sundays’ law enforcement pursuit that ended in Clinton County. Missouri state troopers and other officers were involved in a multi-county chase Sunday morning with three allegedly stolen vehicles from a dealership at Springfield, Illinois. Sources report the three drivers were apprehended after the […]
Missouri state troopers and other officers were involved in a multi-county chase Sunday morning with three allegedly stolen vehicles out of Springfield, Illinois Sources report the three drivers were apprehended after the vehicles were stopped due to spiked tires and one that crashed. Sergeant Jake Angle with the northwest Missouri troop says that just after […]
During the weekend, Chillicothe Police worked an injury accident where police say alcohol and high speed were the cause. An officer, along with assistance from the Highway Patrol, was investigating an accident on Highway 36 that allegedly involved speeds of 100 mph. The driver of the vehicle was believed to be under the influence of […]
A Weatherby resident was hurt north of Hamilton when the car she was driving hit a unit towed by a pickup truck. Thirty-year-old Johnnie Stephen was taken to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. The driver of the pickup, 54-year old George Chaney of Gilman City, was not reported hurt. The crash happened Saturday afternoon one […]
An Oak Grove woman was killed late Saturday afternoon in far northern Carroll County when the car she was driving traveled off Highway 65 and hit a fence post. Seventy-one-year-old Linda Grubb was pronounced dead at the scene just south of the Carroll-Livingston County line. The vehicle was demolished with the patrol reporting Grubb was […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Hurdland man sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a car and overturned two miles east of Kirksville on Friday morning. Twenty-six-year-old Dakota Walker was to seek his own treatment. The driver of the car, driver 17-year-old Myranda Anthes of Brashear, was not reported as injured. Walker […]
The Trenton City Council will consider ordinances at its meeting next week regarding contracts and a maintenance agreement. The meeting will be held at Trenton City Hall on Monday night, July 22, 2019, at 7 o’clock. Ordinances involve contracts with Union Pacific Railroad for the reconstruction of the East 17th Street Bridge and the Missouri […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a fire that had spread at the intersection of Highway 36 and LIV 235 overnight on Friday at 1:57 am. Captain Tracy Bradley reports firefighters found driftwood and debris from recent flooding on fire when they arrived to the property owned by Beetsma Farms, and the fire had spread […]
One more route in Carroll County was able to open today, with restrictions. Route 41 to Miami opened but to one lane only. Traffic signals are in place to direct traffic. Earlier this week, it was thought that the road would stay closed until repairs could be made by a contractor, but after further assessment […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of July 22 – 28. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
