The highway patrol reports several arrests around the area over the weekend. A twenty-four-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, Daquan Pierce, was arrested about 11 o’clock Sunday night on Interstate 35 in Daviess County. He’s been accused of speeding 104 miles an hour in a 70 zone as well as felony, illegal use of a card […]
Roadways in Northwest Missouri sustained significant damage in the floodwaters that first inundated the area in March 2019. In some places, water remains over roadways more than a month later. As floodwaters recede, broken and missing roadways, damaged bridges, debris, drainage issues, and hazardous materials have been left in their wake. The Missouri Highways and […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of May 6 – 12. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Interstate 29 continues to remain closed north of St. Joseph at the 57-mile marker, with the exception of local traffic accessing their homes and businesses. For updated information regarding route restoration and flooding, visit the Northwest Missouri Flooding webpage at https://www.modot.org/2019-northwest-missouri-flooding. The website provides an interactive information map, detour information, condition and restoration photographs, and […]
A single-vehicle accident early Monday morning in Daviess County injured a resident of Altamont, who was later arrested. Twenty-four-year-old Devin Hall received serious injuries and was taken by emergency medical services to the Liberty Hospital. The car driven by Hall was northbound on Interstate 35 when it traveled off the east side of the road, […]
Holt County Commissioner Carla Markt says the county will lose tax revenue if farmers cannot plant a crop this year, and is already losing tax revenue because Interstate 29 has been closed to traffic in northwest Missouri. Floodwaters still cover large sections of farmland in northwest Missouri, more than a month after the […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of April 29 – May 5. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City woman sustained moderate injuries and a Cameron woman was not injured in an accident involving a bus in Clay County Thursday morning. Twenty-eight-year-old Shalleena Walton was transported to the North Kansas City Hospital. Walton swerved to avoid slowing traffic on southbound Interstate 29 at Davidson Road before the […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton woman sustained minor injuries when she fell asleep and the car she drove ran off the road eight miles south of Bethany Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 68-year-old Donna Luper to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Luper drove south on Interstate 35 before she allegedly fell asleep, and the […]
Pavement repairs on Interstate 35 north of Eagleville will require one-lane closures beginning this month. Crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will have intermittent lane closures on both north and southbound lanes of I-35 between Eagleville and the Iowa state line beginning Monday, April 29. One lane, each direction, […]
A project to replace expansion joints and guardrail on two Interstate 35 bridges will begin Monday. Contractors from PCiRoads, LLC., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to begin work on the I-35 Grand River and Grand River Overflow Bridges on Monday, April 22. Traffic will be narrowed to one lane during the bridge […]
An estimated 350 black bears call southern Missouri home, and as the spring season gets underway, these magnificent mammals leave their winter dens in search of food. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reminding Missourians to be proactive and “Be Bear Aware.” MDC Resource Scientist and Furbearer Biologist Laura Conlee said it is imperative […]
A Monett, Mo., woman and a Mexican national have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Rebecca Castillo, 37, and Heradio Rios-Zarate, 27, a citizen of Mexico, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes on Monday, April 15. Castillo was sentenced to nine […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has honored 30 employees for their service, among them, an award of valor has been presented to Trooper Matthew Neely of the highway patrols’ Northwest Missouri troop. It was reported that on March 19, 2018, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department advised law enforcement of a theft in progress at Ridgeway. […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of April 15 – 21. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
The drivers of two vehicles were injured Monday in a Clinton County accident three and a half miles from Lathrop. Taken to Liberty Hospital were 56-year-old Candy Baker of Lathrop who received serious injuries and 46-year-old Christina Stephenson of Cameron who sustained moderate injuries. A northbound truck driven by Stephenson traveled off the west side […]
From 2014 to 2018, 54 people were killed and more than 3,200 were injured in Missouri work zone crashes. During a press conference Monday in Jefferson City, Nicole Herbel says her father, a MoDot employee for 33 years, was killed in 2016 in the line of duty. A driver struck Lyndon Ebker, who was flagging […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of April 8 – 14. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Flooding along the Missouri River has devastated parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas. In addition to the continued closure of Interstate 29 and many other routes throughout Northwest Missouri, receding floodwaters have exposed damage to some roadways and bridges that may require emergency contracts. An estimated date for reopening the following roadways and bridges […]
A Kansas City man facing charges, stemming from what the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office reported as a pursuit reaching dangerous speeds, has waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty in the Associate Division of Clinton County Circuit Court. Online court information shows 32-year-old Kenneth Sneed’s bond was reduced to $5,000 cash only with supervision. Sneed’s […]
