The highway patrol reports three people were injured, two of them seriously, in a two-vehicle crash involving a UTV and an SUV, early Sunday evening in southeastern Livingston County, three miles northeast of Hale. One of the drivers, 24-year-old Christopher Hartbert of Hale, received minor injuries; however, two female passengers were seriously injured. They are […]
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Missouri State Highway Patrol reports multiple arrests over the weekend
The highway patrol reports a st. Joseph teenager, 19-year old Tyler Winterbower, was arrested late Saturday night in Grundy County. Winterbower was arrested on a warrant from Buchanan County accusing him of failure to appear in court relating to an original charge of a stolen vehicle. Winterbower also was accused of operating a vehicle on […]
St. Joseph man injured after crashing during pursuit from highway patrol
A St. Joseph man, described as fleeing from law enforcement officers, was injured in an accident one mile north of Osborn. Thirty-year-old Matthew Pfleiderer received serious injuries when the car failed to negotiate a turn on Highway 33 and traveled off the west side of the road where it struck an embankment. A trooper said […]
Gallatin man injured in rollover crash; accused of DWI and leaving the scene of an accident
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin man sustained minor injuries when he lost control of a pickup truck. The vehicle overturned one mile south of Jamesport on Friday morning, June 11. He was later arrested on several allegations. Twenty-three-year-old Daniel Butts drove himself to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The pickup traveled north on Highway […]
Kansas City man facing multiple felony charges in Caldwell County after high-speed pursuit
A Kansas City man faces several felony charges in Caldwell County after he allegedly misidentified himself and fled from police, starting from Polo, in April. Forty-six-year-old Billy Leon McCollum has been charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle; resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony; resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing, […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
A Trenton man accused of driving a pickup and hitting the side of a business building has been sentenced in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Braden Mark Spicer of rural Trenton pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an amended charge of misdemeanor, leaving the scene of an accident, and to one count of […]
Two life-flighted to KC after pickup slams into rear of UTV
An accident overnight injured two people, including a pedestrian, on Livingston County Route JJ. The driver of a northbound pickup was arrested after it collided with a stopped utility terrain vehicle one and a half miles north of Avalon. Serious injuries were reported for the operator of the John Deere Gator, 75-year-old Charles Plummer of […]
Trenton man arrested in Sullivan County
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Trenton man in Sullivan County the morning of May 19th on several allegations. Thirty-two-year-old Jason Clay was accused of felony leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash, driving while suspended or revoked, and careless and imprudent driving. He was also accused of having no insurance. Clay […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol arrests 3 on Friday night
The Highway Patrol arrested three individuals in area counties on Friday night of May 14, on various allegations. Thirty-nine-year-old Sandra Crouch of Scottsdale, Arizona, and 40-year-old George Rainey of Pattonsburg were arrested in Harrison County. Crouch was accused of the felonies of tampering with a motor vehicle—first degree and possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine. Other […]
Trenton man thrown from motorcycle after being struck by car on 9th Street
The Trenton Police Department reports a Trenton man sustained injuries when he was thrown off a motorcycle after a car struck the bike on Wednesday, May 5. A Trenton woman was issued a summons for careless and imprudent driving. Thirty-three-year-old Anthony Dewayne May was taken by air ambulance to a hospital. Seventy-one-year-old Theresa Mae Cox […]
Kansas man facing multiple charges in Daviess County after hitting MoDOT truck with his car on I-35
An Overland Park, Kansas man who allegedly fled the scene of a crash involving a Missouri Department of Transportation truck on April 27th has been charged in Daviess County. Forty-year-old James Michael Carpenter faces felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000 and resisting or interfering with an arrest […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, April 28, 2021
Two defendants were placed on probation following appearances Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. A resident of Galt, Brenda Sue Figg pled guilty to a charge of peace disturbance stemming from a February 27th incident. Imposition of sentence was suspended, and Figg was placed on two years probation. Figg is to […]
Trenton police issue citations after investigating motorcycle crash in Trenton
The operator of a motorcycle was injured Saturday in Trenton when the machine struck the rear of a pickup truck on 9th Street, at Custer Street. Police said 52-year-old Kenneth Eugene Brittain of Jamesport received moderate injuries when he was partially ejected from the motorcycle. Brittain sustained a right leg injury and possibly other injuries […]
Man from New Hampton injured after hitting parked car along I-70; accused of DWI
A New Hampton man was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving hit a parked car along Interstate 70 in Blue Springs. Thirty-seven-year-old Noah Edge was taken to Centerpoint Hospital in Independence with minor injuries. The crash happened late Friday night as Edge was westbound on I-70 when the pickup went off the right […]
One adult life flighted, two 12-year-old boys transported to Kansas City after crash on Highway 69
Three Cameron residents received serious injuries when a car traveled off Highway 69 and overturned several times south of Pattonsburg. The driver, 31-year old Evan Hummel, was flown by medical helicopter to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City after being ejected from the car through a sunroof. Two juvenile boys, both 12 years old and […]
Cameron teen arrested for resisting arrest and improper driving
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports an 18-year old Cameron resident, Ethan Johnson, was arrested early Saturday afternoon in DeKalb County and accused of misdemeanor resisting arrest, careless and imprudent driving, and speeding. Johnson was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail.
Two teenagers injured in crash near Eagleville; driver accused of being intoxicated
Two young adults were taken to a hospital following a single-vehicle accident Sunday night, approximately four miles northwest of Eagleville. Receiving minor injuries were the driver, 19-year-old Garrett Guy of Eagleville, and a passenger, 18-year-old Nicholas Phelps of Lamoni, Iowa. Both were taken by private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. A trooper […]
Investigation into vehicle crash results in drug-related charges
A vehicle crash on Highway 36 near LIV 261 on March 31 where the driver allegedly fled the scene has been solved. Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office arrested 40-year-old Jonathan Ryan Prebe of Edina on April 7th for alleged second-degree trafficking of methamphetamine in connection with the incident. Prebe has entered a plea of […]
Head-on crash injures four on Highway 136; teenager life-flighted to KC hospital
Four people were hurt, three of them seriously, in the head-on collision of a pickup truck and a car west of Bethany. The driver of the car, 18-year old Jacob Maize of Bethany, and two passengers in the car, a 17-year old juvenile girl and a 15-year old juvenile boy, both of Bethany, all received […]
Patrol arrests man from Dawn on multiple drug-related allegations
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Dawn man in Livingston County on March 27th on multiple drug-related allegations. Sixty-year-old William Schneiter was accused of the felonies of unlawful possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a controlled substance—diazepam. He was also accused of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated—drugs, unlawful possession of drug […]