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Jameson man, who’s 4-year-old son was injured in crash, makes court appearance

A preliminary hearing has been continued for a Jameson man charged with the felonies of driving while intoxicated: serious physical injury and first degree endangering the welfare of a child, serious physical injury. Online court information shows 29-year-old Andrew Adkison appeared in Daviess County Circuit Court Wednesday. His attorney moved for the preliminary hearing to […]

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Trenton authorities report two arrests on Sunday

Authorities are reporting the arrest of two individuals on Sunday. Trenton resident 24-year-old Levi Judson O’Neal has been arrested on a Grundy County warrant accusing of two counts of second-degree burglary.  O’Neal is accused of burglary, for the alleged purpose of stealing, at two of the Plaza Apartments. The court information indicates the incidents happened between August […]

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Tractor-trailer demolished on Highway 24

A Chariton County accident Monday night injured a truck driver from Keytesville. The highway patrol reports 62-year-old William Fox was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital in Columbia with minor injuries. A state trooper reported Fox was driving a tractor-trailer westbound on Highway 24 when he attempted a right turn onto Route F but lost […]

Traffic Accident

Princeton woman injured in crash on Highway 136

A Princeton resident, 21-year-old Christina Speakman, was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with moderate injuries following a rollover accident three miles east of Princeton. She was not wearing a seat belt. Speakman had been westbound on Highway 136 when the sports utility vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the […]

Traffic Accident

Galt man injured when grain truck overturns

A Galt resident was hurt Friday afternoon when the grain truck he was driving overturned on Highway 146 east of Gilman City. Forty-three-year-old Jesse Fletchall was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles east of Gilman City on Highway 146 when the straight grain […]

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Lawson man thrown from vehicle in Ray County crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Lawson man sustained serious injuries when he was ejected from his vehicle in a one-vehicle crash in northwestern Ray County Saturday. Twenty-year-old Brett Yager traveled north on Route C when his vehicle reportedly crossed the center line and ran off the left side of the road about 131 feet north […]

Lawn Mowing Safety with Children

Teach kids about mowing the lawn safely

With the warmer weather arriving, and young people looking to earn some money, lawn mowing is often one of the first jobs young people have. It is also one of the most dangerous spring activities, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. U.S. hospital emergency departments treat about 80,000 people each […]

Traffic Accident

Brookfield teen hurt in crash near Purdin

A Brookfield woman received what the highway patrol called moderate injuries in a single vehicle accident this morning on Route KK five miles northeast of Purdin. The highway patrol said 19-year-old Gabrielle Munsterman was taken to the Pershing Hospital in Brookfield. The car she was driving was northbound on the lettered highway when, according to […]

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Chillicothe teen hurt in crash that demolishes pickup

A Chillicothe teen was injured Friday afternoon when the pickup truck he was driving overturned on a county road west of Chillicothe. Sixteen-year-old Brendon Nelson was transported by private vehicle to Hedrick Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles west of Chillicothe on Livingston County Road 236 when the eastbound pickup went […]

SUV Accident

Kirksville man hurt in Friday crash

A Kirksville man was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went off a road hitting a sign and a tree Southwest of Kirksville. Fifty-five-year-old Thomas Ireland was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened Friday afternoon nearly five miles southwest of Kirksville on Route N. The patrol reports […]