Manslaughter

Teenager withdraws not guilty plea, changes plea to guilty in manslaughter case in Mercer County

A Mercer teen has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from an accident last year that claimed the life of a Lineville resident. Court information indicates 17-year-old Elijah Mandich entered a plea of guilty in Mercer County to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and damage to jail property.  Mandich was remanded to the custody of the Mercer County […]

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Hale resident dies in Carroll County crash

A Hale resident was killed late Saturday night when the car he was driving overturned. Fatally injured was 49-year-old Virgil Keller of Hale who died in the crash on Carroll County Road 331 north of Route J. The highway patrol reports the northbound car went off the left side of the road and overturned demolishing […]

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Kirksville man hurt in Friday crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville man sustained minor injuries when a minivan struck a pickup truck about three miles north of Kirksville Friday evening. Twenty-nine-year-old Erica Speiser of Kirksville traveled north on Hungry Hollow Road when the van she drove reportedly crested a hill near Ivy Road and hit the truck, driven by 41-year-old […]