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Two seriously injured in one-car crash west of Elmer

The Highway Patrol reports two men sustained serious injuries in a one-car accident one mile west of Elmer on Monday evening. An air ambulance transported driver 43-year-old Brandon True of Kirksville to the University Hospital of Columbia, and an ambulance transported passenger 22-year-old Augustus Allen of Atlanta, Missouri to the University Hospital. The car traveled […]

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Princeton teen injured in crash west of Mill Grove

The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton resident sustained moderate injuries when the car she drove struck a tree three miles west of Mill Grove on Friday night. An ambulance transported 18-year-old Jarica Nelson to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. The car traveled south on Route U before the driver allegedly failed to stop at a […]

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Excelsior Springs man injured in crash near Cameron

The patrol reports an Excelsior Springs resident was seriously injured when the pickup truck he was driving was hit from behind by another pickup truck near Cameron. Fifty-seven-year-old John Swoboda of Excelsior Springs was taken to Liberty Hospital. The driver of the other pickup, 20-year old Collin Switlik of Cameron, was not reported hurt. The […]

Traffic Accident

Milan woman injured in crash east of Harris

The Highway Patrol reports a Milan woman sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove struck ran off the road and struck a tree six miles east of Harris Saturday morning. An ambulance transported 26-year-old Jamie Clark to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The SUV traveled west on Route E before […]

Rollover Accident

Three from Trenton injured in rollover crash that totals SUV

Three Trenton residents sustained injuries when a sports utility vehicle overturned five miles south of Jamesport Friday night. The driver, 20-year-old David Stark, was transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care with serious injuries. Passengers in the vehicle, 23-year-old Sean Pruitt and 17-year-old Cassie Stark, were transported by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center. Pruitt’s injuries […]

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Albany man injured when truck overturns on Route A

The Highway Patrol reports an Albany man sustained moderate injuries when the International truck he drove overturned five miles south of Albany on Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 83-year-old Donald Coburn to Mosaic Medical Center in Albany. The truck traveled south on Route A before running off the right side of the road, returning to […]

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Two from Trenton injured in rollover crash on Highway 13

Two Trenton residents were taken to a hospital following a rollover crash late Wednesday afternoon in Johnson County. The driver, 23-year-old Wyatt Adams, received moderate injuries, and a passenger, 19-year-old Jarvis Collins, received minor injuries. Both occupants were taken to the Western Missouri Medical Center at Warrensburg. The car was northbound on Highway 13 when […]

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Hale woman injured after striking ditch on Route J

The Highway Patrol reports a Hale woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove swerved to avoid an animal in the roadway on Tuesday morning and ran off the road near Hale. Emergency medical services transported 69-year-old Betty Fleener to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. The vehicle traveled west on Route J […]

Animal Abuse

Missouri Attorney General shuts down dog breeder due to animals being kept in cruel conditions

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his office has filed a lawsuit, citing violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), and obtained a temporary restraining order against Cornerstone Farms, a dog breeding company operated by Debra Ritter and located in Curryville, Missouri. This case was referred to the Attorney General’s Office by the Missouri Department of […]

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Two from Milan injured when vehicle hits ditch

Two Milan residents were hurt Saturday morning when the car they were in traveled off a Milan street and hit a ditch. The driver, 42-year-old David Smith, and a passenger, 45-year-old Julie Howe, were taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened on Third Street, east of Pearl Street, when the […]

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Braymer man killed in rollover crash on Route E

A man from Braymer was fatally injured when he was thrown out of his overturning vehicle on Thursday afternoon two miles south of Braymer. The highway patrol identified the victim as 71-year-old Russell Coldiron. Coldiron’s pickup was northbound when it failed to negotiate a curve on Route E, he overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross […]

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Two injured in rollover crash east of Browning

Two people received minor injuries in a rollover crash at midday Wednesday ten miles east of Browning. The driver, 50-year-old Scott Walker of Kansas City and passenger, 38-year-old Shayla Gerlt of Browning were taken by private auto to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The eastbound car went out of control on what was […]

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Milan woman injured in crash east of Green Castle

A Milan resident received minor injuries in a crash on Wednesday afternoon one mile east of Green Castle. Forty-nine-year-old Maria Esquivel was taken by private auto to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 45-year-old Alejandro Lopez Gonzalez of Milan who wasn’t hurt. The vehicle was eastbound […]