UTV or Utility Terrain Vehicle Crash

Independence man injured in UTV crash near Callao

The Highway Patrol reports an Independence man sustained moderate injuries when the utility terrain vehicle he drove had a mechanical failure and he was ejected from the vehicle six miles northwest of Callao the afternoon of Friday, September 4th. A private vehicle transported 44-year-old Edgar Madrazo to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. The UTV traveled […]

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Chillicothe man arrested on domestic assault charge

A female contacting the Chillicothe Police Department Friday, September 4th led to the arrest of a man on domestic assault—second degree. Christopher Lee Burton of Chillicothe’s bond is $25,000 cash only. He is not to have contact with the victim. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports officers began an investigation after the woman advised her […]

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70-year-old man, reported missing, returns home

A 70-year-old man reported Wednesday, September 2nd as missing and possibly endangered in the Poosey Conservation Area returned home the morning of Thursday, September 3rd. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox, says his office was on scene Wednesday, September 2nd. The Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services sent an all-terrain vehicle and two medics with lighting to […]

Fatal Crash

Unionville man dies in crash on Highway 5

A Unionville man, 76-year-old Dennis Starnes, died Monday in an accident two miles south of Unionville. Starnes was pronounced dead at the scene by the Putnam County Coroner. A passenger in the pickup, 54-year-old Justin Kelley of Unionville, was moderately injured and taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Starnes was driving […]

Arson

Missouri man charged in arson at church

A Missouri, man was charged in federal court with the arson fire at Beyond Thee Four Walls Ministries this week. Christopher A. Durant, 38, of Kansas City, was charged with arson in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo.  The complaint alleges that Durant set fire to the building at […]

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Kidder woman injured in crash on Interstate 35

A Kidder resident was hurt Saturday morning when the pickup truck she was a passenger in was hit by a car on Interstate 35. Fifty-two-year-old Cynthia Ross was taken to North Kansas City Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the pickup, 56-year old Ricky Ross of kidder, and the operator of the car, 21-year […]

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Two-vehicle crash on Highway 291 injures Kidder woman

The Highway Patrol reports a Kidder resident sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck in which she was a passenger was struck by a car that lost control in Clay County on the morning of Saturday, August 29th. Emergency medical services transported 52-year-old Cynthia Ross to the North Kansas City Hospital. No injuries were reported […]

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Carrollton man injured, Norborne teen escapes injury in two-vehicle crash on a county road

The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton man sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Carroll County on the evening of Friday, August 28th. Emergency medical services transported 37-year-old Bobby Derickson to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. The other driver, a 16-year-old girl from Norborne, was reported as not injured. A crash report indicates Derickson’s […]