Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol arrests Unionville man

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Unionville man in Putnam County Saturday on several allegations. The Patrol accused 31-year-old Dillon Pittman of driving while intoxicated, no insurance, careless and imprudent driving, and no valid license. Pittman was transported to the Putnam County Jail and released.

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Driver examination stations to close for meeting

Several driver examination stations will be closed due to a mandatory meeting on October 24, 2018. Those stations involved in the meeting and closing for the day include: Chillicothe, 917 Jackson Street, Chillicothe Savannah, 12737 State Highway E, Savannah Bethany, 1501 Central Street, Bethany Normal testing hours will resume on the regularly scheduled days.

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Two injured in Highway 136 crash in Putnam County

A Highway 136 accident in eastern Putnam County Thursday afternoon injured two residents of Livonia. The highway patrol reports 77-year-old Paul Bradshaw and 66-year-old Karen Bradshaw were taken by private auto to Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis with minor injuries. The pickup driven by Paul Bradshaw was westbound when it traveled off the north […]

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Braymer man injured in big rig crash on Highway 65

A tractor-trailer driver from Braymer was injured Thursday afternoon in a Highway 65 accident in Saline County. The highway patrol reports 40-year-old August Young was taken by ambulance to the Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. He was listed with minor injuries and was using a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The northbound truck pulling […]

Arrest

Two arrested after traffic stop on Highway 190

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports two Chillicothe residents who were occupants of a car stopped for traffic violations on Highway 190 outside of Chillicothe this week were arrested after the passenger allegedly verbally assaulted a deputy. Sheriff Steve Cox says two Chillicothe Police officers assisted the deputy in arresting 28-year-old Joycelynn Lavonne Still on […]

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Trenton woman arrested on multiple charges

The Grundy County Sheriff reports one area resident was arrested Monday on multiple charges while another turned himself in. Fifty-seven-year-old Kathy Jean Stratton of Trenton has been charged with four misdemeanors: peace disturbance, first offense, first-degree trespassing, resisting or interfering with an arrest, detention, or stop and operating a vehicle on a highway without a […]

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Grain truck crashes spilling corn on Highway 111

A grain truck overturned Saturday night in northwest Missouri injuring the driver and spilling about 550 bushels of corn. The driver, 53-year old Randall Liles of Fairfax, was taken to Community Hospital in Fairfax with moderate injuries. The accident happened three miles west of Craig on Highway 111 as the eastbound grain truck traveled off […]

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Two children, ages 2 and 5, hurt in Saturday ATV crash

Two children from Savannah were hurt late Saturday afternoon when an all-terrain-vehicle overturned northwest of Savannah. The highway patrol reports two-year-old Eliza Hummer received moderate injuries and five-year-old Alivia Hummer had minor injuries. Both girls were taken by private vehicle to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.  Both were passengers on an ATV operated by 32-year-old John […]