Three people were hurt north of Maryville when a utility vehicle was hit from behind by a car. The driver of the UTV, 65-year old Gary Stiens of Maryville, was taken to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville with moderate injuries. Two passengers in the car, 23-year old Brenda Thompson and a 5-year old girl, both […]
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Trucker crashes after suffering medical condition on I-35
The patrol reports a truck driver was seriously injured after suffering from a medical issue. Thirty-year-old Kelvin Adcock of Butler was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The accident happened Saturday morning four miles south of Cameron on Interstate 35 when the medical issue occurred. The southbound truck went off the right side of the […]
Operator of farm tractor life-flighted to Columbia after pulling into path of SUV
In Macon, the driver of a farm tractor was thrown off when the machinery was struck by a sports utility vehicle Thursday night at 9:15 pm on Highway 63 at Mahogany Street. The operator of the tractor, 61-year-old David Mason of Macon, received serious injuries and was flown by a medical helicopter (Air Evac) to […]
Albany teen life-flighted to Columbia after crashing on Route A
A teenager from Albany was injured in a late-night accident two miles west of New London in northeast Missouri. Eighteen-year-old Mercaides Greenwell was flown by a medical helicopter (Survival Flight) to the University Hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries. The vehicle was westbound on Ralls County Route A when it went out of control on […]
Maysville man injured in crash on DeKalb County Route O
A Maysville man was injured Sunday when a pickup truck he was driving went off DeKalb County Route O, struck a culvert, and overturned onto its driver’s side. Forty-seven-year-old Bradley Martin received moderate injuries was taken by EMS to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The report noted he was using a seat belt and the […]
Chillicothe woman injured in crash on snow-covered Route A
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained minor injuries when she lost control of the sports utility vehicle she drove on a snow-covered road seven miles northeast of Chillicothe on January 15th. Emergency services transported 36-year-old Courtney Hopkins to the Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The SUV traveled south on Route A before it […]
Jamesport man injured in crash on slush-covered road near Chillicothe
The Highway Patrol reports a Jamesport man sustained moderate injuries when he lost control of the car he drove. The crash happened on a slush-covered road nine miles northeast of Chillicothe on January 15th, Emergency medical services transported 59-year-old Jeffrey Hale to the Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The car traveled east on Route A […]
Iowa man injured in crash on I-35 near Bethany; arrested on multiple allegations
The Highway Patrol reports a Winterset, Iowa man sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road two miles north of Bethany the night of January 15th. Forty-nine-year-old Preston Wilmes was later arrested on several allegations. An ambulance transported him to the Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany. The pickup traveled […]
Fire that started in a jail cell closes the Nodaway County Jail
No inmates were reported injured in a fire at the Nodaway County Jail that started Thursday night, January 14th. Sheriff Randy Strong says jail staff reported the fire started in a men’s jail cell. Jailers moved inmates with the help of deputies and Maryville police. University police and Nodaway County Ambulance also assisted. The Maryville […]
Three injured in head-on crash west of Brashear
The Highway Patrol reports three men sustained injuries when a car lost control on a snow-covered road and struck another car head-on two miles west of Brashear on Friday morning, January 15th. Both drivers, 30-year-old Travis Anderson of Mexico, Missouri, and 60-year-old Larry Steffen of Quincy, Illinois, were transported by ambulance to the Northeast Regional […]
Trenton man injured in crash on Highway 6
A Trenton man sustained injuries when the pickup truck he drove was struck by a semi-truck one mile east of Trenton on Thursday evening, January 14th. Emergency medical services transported 47-year-old Jason Hunter to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton with what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries. No injuries were reported for semi driver 41-year-old […]
Kirksville man injured in crash south of Mercer on Highway 65
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville man sustained serious injuries when a pickup truck ran off the road and overturned two miles south of Mercer Thursday evening, January 14th. Emergency medical services transported 55-year-old John Moots to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. He was then taken to Saint Luke’s on the Plaza. The pickup traveled […]
St. Joseph man injured in single-vehicle crash on Highway 6; arrested on several allegations
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident in Altamont the afternoon of January 12th. He was later arrested on a few allegations. Twenty-three-year-old Bryson Fattig was taken to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. A vehicle traveled west on Highway 6 before running off the right side of […]
Wheeling man injured in crash south of Breckenridge; arrested on multiple offenses
A man from Wheeling was arrested after being involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Tuesday evening, three miles south of Breckenridge. Fifty-seven-year-old William Gardner received moderate injuries in the accident and was taken by an ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The northbound van went off the east side of Caldwell County Route A, […]
Mercer County Sheriff confirms explosion at Smithfield contract farm
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office confirms there was a minor explosion on January 11th at a contract farm for Smithfield Hog Production of Princeton. Smithfield Hog Production, Missouri General Manager, Michael Rainwater released a written statement saying the company is “deeply saddened” that a team member was “involved in a serious accident.” Rainwater said “Smithfield […]
Stewartsville man injured in crash at intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 31
The highway patrol reports a vehicle attempting to cross Highway 36 in western DeKalb County was hit by another vehicle. Thirty-seven-year-old Jacob Bennett of Stewartsville received minor injuries and taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The crash happened early Saturday evening three miles west of Stewartsville at the intersection of Highway 36 and […]
Three-vehicle crash totals highway patrol vehicle on Interstate 35 near Eagleville
A Patrol trooper and another man sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident two miles south of Eagleville on Thursday night, January 7th that involved a patrol emergency vehicle en route to a priority call and a tractor-trailer truck. Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, 29-year-old Dylan Wilburn of Saint Joseph, and the driver of another […]
Officer involved shooting takes place at Missouri State Highway Patrol headquarters in Lee’s Summit
On Monday evening at around 9:30, employees heard gunshots outside the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A Headquarters, ay 504 SE Blue Parkway, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Preliminary investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol revealed troopers inside the building responded to an exterior doorway where a subject was observed holding an assault rifle. The […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four traffic fatalities over New Year’s holiday weekend
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday weekend: Four people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 31, 2020, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2021. 2021 New Year’s Holiday Traffic Statistics Troopers investigated the following: […]