Putnam County Hospital 2019

Audio: Former CEO at Putnam County Memorial Hospital Pleads Guilty to $114 million billing scheme

A former executive of a northern Missouri hospital pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to a $114 million pass-through billing scheme. The Justice Department in Washington says former Putnam County Memorial Hospital chief executive officer David Lane Byrns pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging him with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Byrns pleaded […]

Trenton R-9 School District

Trenton R-9 School District releases Winter Weather Procedures for current school year

The Trenton R-9 School District has released its winter weather procedures for this school year. Announcements about cancellations, early dismissals, late starts, and/or use of hard surface bus routes will be made through the Trenton R-9 Twitter and Facebook pages, district website, Bulldog Text Alert System, KTTN, and Republican Times. If time permits, announcements will […]

Accident-Crash graphic

Four injured in I-35 crash

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle, Interstate 35, accident on wet pavement early Monday evening two miles to the east of Holt in Clinton County. A southbound car driven by 23-year-old Skyler Johnson of Macon was merging onto I-35 from Route PP when it went out of control; crossed the median, and traveled into […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Arrest in Caldwell County ends in multiple charges, including 3 counts of assault on law enforcement

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kansas City, Kansas man in Caldwell County last Thursday night on several allegations, including three counts of misdemeanor assault on law enforcement. Thirty-three year old Jeremy Beebe was also accused of felony tampering with a motor vehicle, felony resisting arrest by flight, careless and imprudent driving, speeding, […]