Roy Blunt Reservoir

Major announcement to advance East Locust Creek Reservoir to be made Tuesday

On Tuesday, August 14th at 10:00 AM at “the bottom of the lake” in Boynton, Missouri J.R. Flores, State Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, will be making a major announcement that will advance the East Locust Creek Reservoir project significantly.  NRCS is the federal sponsor of the Reservoir project.   Flores and NRCS have been critical […]

Fatal Accident

One dead, one injured in Macon County motorcycle crash

The highway patrol reports a motorcycle struck a deer resulting in two persons from Bevier being thrown off the motorcycle in Macon County Thursday night killing one of the individuals and hospitalizing another. The operator of the motorcycle, 74-year-old Phillip Long of Bevier received serious injuries and was transported to University Hospital in Columbia while […]

Trenton Missouri Police Department (TPD)

Trenton man arrested on two felony charges

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Wednesday on two felony charges. Fifty-two-year-old Alfred Demond Green has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000 as well as damage to jail or jail property. His bond was set at $15,000 cash only, and he […]

Traffic Accident

St. Joseph man injured in crash near Osborn

The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained moderate injuries when a car ran off the road two miles west of Osborn Wednesday morning. Eighty-two-year-old Billie Gilpin drove the car west on U. S. Highway 36 when it ran off the south side of the road into the median and struck a culvert. The […]

Troy Franklin

Authorities seek information on Troy Franklin in connection with July incident

The Kirksville Police Department has announced that Troy Franklin is the subject of this week’s “Warrant Wednesday.” The Kirksville Police, Adair County Sheriff Department, and Missouri State Highway Patrol are attempting to locate Troy Franklin in reference to an active warrant through Adair County for felony resisting arrest. Franklin is a white male, 6’00”, 165 […]

Rollover Accident

Crash east of Marceline injures Illinois man

The Highway Patrol reports a Decatur, Illinois man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove overturned half a mile east of Marceline Tuesday afternoon. Fifty-two-year-old Jerry Atwood traveled west on U. S. Highway 36 when he reportedly lost control coming out of a curve before the pickup overturned in the road causing extensive […]

18-Wheel truck big rig

Braymer woman injured when car strikes big rig trailer

A Braymer resident was hurt when a car hit the side of a tractor-trailer unit near Breckenridge. Forty-one-year-old Angel Butterworth of Braymer was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning on Highway 36 south of Breckenridge. Ms. Butterworth was a passenger in a car turning west from a […]

Life Flight Helicopter

Three injured, one child life-flighted after Saturday crash

The highway patrol reports three Maysville residents were seriously hurt Saturday night when a car traveled off Highway 33. A passenger in the vehicle, five-year-old Brenton Jestes was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center, then flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Another passenger, three-year-old Alyssandra Jestes, was taken to Cameron […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol reports two arrests

The Highway Patrol has arrested two individuals in the area on allegations of driving while intoxicated. Fifty-six-year-old Murray Walker of Blue Springs was arrested in Linn County Friday night. The Patrol accused him of felony DWI—aggravated offender as well as a lane violation. He was transported to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office and released. Thirty-seven-year-old […]

Roy Blunt Reservoir

$25M in grant money sought for roads, bridges and broadband in East Locust Creek Reservoir project

The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission and the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission have applied for a $25,000,000 grant for roads, bridges, and broadband in the area of the East Locust Creek Reservoir project in Sullivan County. The United States Department of Transportation Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant would ensure adequate and […]

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15-year-old Milan teen totals vehicle near Osborn

The Highway Patrol reports a Milan teen sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident two miles west of Osborn Thursday afternoon. Fifteen-year-old Perla Acosta drove a sports utility vehicle east on U. S. Highway 36 when the vehicle traveled into the median. The driver reportedly overcorrected, and the SUV traveled across the eastbound lanes. The […]

Accident

Newtown man hurt in crash east of Jamesport

The Highway Patrol reports a Newtown man sustained minor injuries when one pickup truck struck another one mile east of Jamesport Wednesday morning. The northbound truck driven by 77-year-old Charles Hartman of Newtown and the westbound truck driven by 16-year-old Malcon Henke of Princeton reportedly entered the intersection at July Avenue and 330th Street at […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol to conduct DWI saturation operations in Linn and Macon counties

Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt announces that troopers will participate in special enforcement operations in several counties this month. Linn and Macon’s counties are included in the operation and Wilt says driving while intoxicated saturation operations are an important enforcement tool that enables the Patrol to enhance its efforts in reducing the […]