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Trenton man injured in accident near Laredo

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting injuries to a Trenton man who was involved in an accident when he attempted to miss a deer in the roadway. Twenty five year-old Matthew Edwards was transported to Wright Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident occurred Thursday, May 5th, three miles south of Laredo on Route […]

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Bethany woman injured in accident near New Hampton

A Bethany woman, 21 year old Melody Grooms, received minor injuries in an accident two miles east of New Hampton. She was taken by private vehicle to the Northwest Medical Center in Albany. The state patrol reported the cross-over vehicle was eastbound when it topped a hill crest on county road 310. The driver over-corrected […]

Chillicothe Fire Department recognized as”Fire Department of the Year” by Missouri Fire Fighters Association

The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]

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DeWitt woman life-flighted after accident

A single vehicle accident on Highway 24 in Carroll County has injured a woman from DeWitt. The highway patrol reports 32-year-old Holly Hayes was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. The crash occurred as the westbound car traveled off the right side of the road, the driver over-corrected, causing […]

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Bethany man injured when SUV strikes bridge wall

A Bethany resident was hurt when the sport utility vehicle he was driving hit a bridge guard rail, then a bridge wall early Sunday south of Bethany. 43-year-old David Parkhurst was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital at Bethany with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles south of Bethany on Highway 13, when the […]

Dyson making progress toward Royals return

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson, sidelined through most of spring training with a strained oblique, is making progress toward returning to the field. Dyson hit on the field at Kauffman Stadium for the second straight day on Wednesday, and the team is considering optioning him to Class AAA Omaha, perhaps as soon as this […]

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Carrollton teen hurt in Saturday accident

A Carrollton teen was hurt Saturday evening west of Tina when the car she was driving went through a Highway 65 intersection and off the road. 17-year-old Brittany Stanley of Carrollton was taken by private vehicle to Carroll County Memorial Hospital at Carrollton with minor injuries. The accident happened at the intersection of route Double […]

Rollover Accident

3 hurt in Saturday night accident south of Spickard

Three persons were hurt late Saturday night south of Spickard when a car overturned and hit a concrete barrier. 20-year-old Kiersten Allen of Browning, and 25-year-old William Grimes of Kansas City, were taken to Wright Memorial Hospital at Trenton with moderate injuries. 19-year-old Tristan Vencill of Trenton also was taken to Wright memorial with minor […]

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Two Princeton boys hurt in ATV Accident

Two Princeton boys were hurt Saturday evening when an all terrain vehicle hit a tree on private property at Princeton. A passenger, ten year old Andrew Matthews, was transported to Wright Memorial Hospital at Trenton and, later flown by medical helicopter to Childcare’s Mercy Hospital at Kansas City with serious injuries. The operator of the […]

Motorcycle accident injures Lathrop man

A Caldwell county motorcycle accident yesterday afternoon injured a man from Lathrop. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 42 year old John Finton who was taken by an ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The accident happened two miles west of Polo (at 3:35 pm Tuesday on Missouri 116 at Route T) Finton […]

Season in doubt for Chiefs LB Justin Houston

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Pro Bowl pass rusher Justin Houston could miss the upcoming season for the Kansas City Chiefs after having surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee that bothered him in the playoffs. Houston hurt his knee in a game against Buffalo last November, and at the time it was diagnosed […]

DeKalb County accident injures Albany woman

A 19-year old woman from Albany, Caitlyn Runnels, was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Monday morning, one mile north of Clarksdale in DeKalb County. The Highway Patrol’s report described injuries as minor for Ms. Runnels, who swerved to avoid another vehicle while in the passing lane on southbound Highway 31.  She went off the […]