(WHO-TV) – Five people are dead following a two-vehicle crash in Ringgold County. The Iowa State Patrol said the crash happened after 11 a.m. Friday along Highway 2 near Mount Ayr. A gravel truck was traveling westbound along the highway when a northbound SUV ran a stop sign, pulled onto the highway and was struck […]
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Two arrested on probation violation, failure to appear charges
A 40-year-old Humphreys resident, Brian McDonald, has been charged in Grundy County with violating two probations. McDonald has posted bond and is to appear August 23rd in Associate Division of Grundy County circuit court. 27-year-old Jessica Rinehart of Kellog, Iowa has been charged in Grundy County with failure to appear in court for a probation […]
Lineville, Iowa man hurt in Saturday night crash near Princeton
A Lineville, Iowa resident was hurt in the collision of a car and a pickup truck late Saturday night north of Princeton. 57-year-old Larry Devitt of Lineville was taken to Decatur County Hospital at Leon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The driver of the pickup, 56-year-old Steven Colyn of Indianola, Iowa, was not reported hurt. The […]
“Cut Flower Field Day” to be held June 23rd
A farmer-led field day is scheduled one week from now in Decatur County, Iowa right across the border from Missouri. A group called “Practical Farmers of Iowa” sponsor the field day Thursday, June 23, from 2 to 5 o’clock at Big Creek Farms, operated by Chad and Katie Hensley of Lamoni. They raise cut flowers on one and […]
Bank robbery and arrest reported in Creston, Iowa
The Creston (Iowa) Police Department is reporting the robbery of the Iowa State Savings Bank, located at 504 West Taylor Street in Creston, and the subsequent arrest of the man believed to have committed the illegal act. At 1:25 on Thursday afternoon, a male subject went through the drive-thru at the bank and went on to […]
Karla McCollum resigns as NCMC’s Director of Admissions
At a special meeting conducted over the noon hour on Wednesday, the North Central Missouri College Trustees accepted the resignation of Director of Admissions Karla McCollum. In her letter, Mrs. McCollum announced she will be taking the position as Director of International Affairs at Indian Hills Community College in her home state of Iowa. In […]
Head-on tractor trailer crash sends 1 to hospital near Salisbury
A central Missouri resident was hurt when the sport utility vehicle he was driving collided head-on with a tractor trailer unit south of Salisbury. The highway patrol reports 54-year old Sam Strodtman of Armstrong was taken to University Hospital at Columbia with serious injuries. The truck driver, 45-year old Brad Benge of Eldon, Iowa, was […]
Highway patrol reports multiple drug busts after making vehicle stops on Highway 36
The highway patrol reports about three pounds of marijuana and 15 grams of marijuana edible products were found in the trunk of a car stopped for speeding west of Macon late Friday morning. That came one day after the patrol reported about one-half pound of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found in a car stopped […]
St. Joseph man sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in meth distribution
A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for role in a large-scale conspiracy that distributed more than 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in St. Joseph and across a four-state region. Shannon Wayne Martinez, also known as “Big Homie,” 39, of St. Joseph, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to […]
Missouri Highway Patrol reports recent arrests, including Trenton and Princeton residents
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting the arrests of several individuals in the area. Including Trenton and Princeton residents. Stetson Turley, 24 of Trenton was arrested on May 8, and placed on a 24-hour hold at the Grundy County Law Enforcement center at the time of his arrest. The patrol alleged that he filed […]
Accident in Clinton County sends three to hospital, including Braymer, Mo. woman
An accident in Clinton County involving two vehicles, and five people, including a Braymer, Missouri woman, sent three to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The accident happened at 6:42, Saturday evening, May 7, 2016 when 70 -year-old Gary Batchelar of Bettendorf, Iowa was traveling north on US 69. 17-year-old Katelynn Dimes of Excelsior Springs, Missouri was […]
Highway patrol makes arrest after rollover accident near Eagleville
The highway patrol arrested an Iowa man who was injured yesterday in a rollover accident four miles east of Eagleville. Twenty five year-old Seth Coleman of Ogden, Iowa received what the patrol called moderate injuries. He was taken by ambulance to the Harrison County community hospital in Bethany. The patrol report stated a westbound pickup traveled […]