There was an injury accident on Monday morning one mile south of Maryville. Sixty-two-year-old Timothy Mackey of Maryville received moderate injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Mosiac of Maryville. The pickup was northbound when it went off the left side of Highway 71 and struck a snow embankment. The truck then traveled over […]
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Man charged with $1.9 million COVID-relief fraud after seeking forgivable loans
A Nevada man was charged in an indictment Wednesday for his alleged participation in a scheme to defraud multiple financial institutions by filing bank loan applications that fraudulently sought more than $1.9 million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Nicholas L. […]
More candidates file for seats on Trenton City Council creating races in First and Third Wards
There are now two races for the Trenton City Council election on April 6th. Lance Otto of 810 Town and Country Lane filed for the First Ward on January 19th. Incumbent Glen Briggs previously filed. Derrick Gott of 1715 Saint Joseph Street filed for the Third Ward on January 19th. Robert Romesburg filed earlier. Incumbent […]
Trenton man injured in crash on Highway 6
A Trenton man sustained injuries when the pickup truck he drove was struck by a semi-truck one mile east of Trenton on Thursday evening, January 14th. Emergency medical services transported 47-year-old Jason Hunter to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton with what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries. No injuries were reported for semi driver 41-year-old […]
Side by side loses control on ice and overturns injuring 14-year-old boy
The Highway Patrol reports a 14-year-old boy from Kirksville sustained minor injuries when a side by side lost control on ice and overturned three miles southeast of Kirksville on January 13th. An ambulance transported him to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. No injuries were reported for the driver, another 14-year-old boy from Kirksville. […]
Two from Trenton hurt in crash on Highway 65; third Trenton man cited for failing to drive on right half of roadway
The Trenton Police Department reports two Trenton residents sustained injuries when a pickup truck sideswiped a car on Highway 65 Monday morning, January 11, while another Trenton resident received a citation. Emergency medical services transported car driver 58-year-old Ronald Lee Seward and passenger 37-year-old Russell Duane Ellis to Wright Memorial Hospital. Pickup driver 26-year-old Garrett […]
Three-vehicle crash totals highway patrol vehicle on Interstate 35 near Eagleville
A Patrol trooper and another man sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident two miles south of Eagleville on Thursday night, January 7th that involved a patrol emergency vehicle en route to a priority call and a tractor-trailer truck. Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, 29-year-old Dylan Wilburn of Saint Joseph, and the driver of another […]
Abandoned vehicle blocks drop off/pick up lane at Dewey School in Chillicothe
Chillicothe Police School Resource Officer Eric Menconi reports an abandoned vehicle was parked in the school bus drop off/pick up line of Dewey School in Chillicothe the morning of January 5th. Menconi says it caused a hazard by blocking the buses from safely unloading students at their designated stop. There was also traffic congestion at […]
Galt man arrested on drug-related charges
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the Saturday arrest of a Galt man on drug-related charges. Forty-four-year-old Floyd Lane Jarrett also is described in court documents as a prior offender. Jarrett faces Grundy County charges of felony possession of a controlled substance listed as methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia described as two glass […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four traffic fatalities over New Year’s holiday weekend
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday weekend: Four people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 31, 2020, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2021. 2021 New Year’s Holiday Traffic Statistics Troopers investigated the following: […]
Seven injured, including children and infant, in crash on Interstate 35 north of Pattonsburg
Seven people from Texas, including five children, were injured when the van they occupied was hit by a large truck. The crash occurred on Sunday morning in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 about seven miles north of Pattonsburg. The highway patrol said the Volvo Truck driven by 51-year-old Haysam Elkott of Temple Terrace, Florida […]
Two vehicles collide head-on killing one, third vehicle then strikes crashed vehicles in northbound lane of I-35
One person was killed and three others seriously hurt in a head-on crash involving a car and SUV on Interstate 35 south of the Lathrop exit. Fatally injured was the driver of the car, 48-year old Scott Ford of Kansas City. Three passengers in the sports utility vehicle were taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital in […]
Five die in traffic crashes over Christmas holiday weekend
The Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the preliminary statistics related to the Christmas holiday weekend. Five people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 24, 2020, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2020. 2020 Christmas Holiday Traffic Statistics with troopers investigating the following: Traffic […]
Hamilton woman injured in crash on I-29; accused of DWI
A woman from Hamilton was injured Wednesday morning in Platte County when the vehicle she was driving north, improperly merged onto Interstate 29 and was struck by another northbound vehicle. Fifty-seven-year-old Candy Simpson of Hamilton received minor injuries and was taken by EMS to the North Kansas City Hospital. The driver of a car, 31-year-old […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to grass fires on a windy Wednesday
The Chillicothe Fire Department on Wednesday afternoon and evening responded to grass fires that were found at locations along Highways south and west of Chillicothe. After 2 o’clock Wednesday, a grass fire was discovered beside Highway 65 approximately two miles south of Chillicothe. The department used 50 gallons of water to extinguish the fire that […]
Grand River Bridge work on Highway 65 in Livingston County postponed
The work on the bridge over the Grand River on Livingston County U.S. Route 65, just south of Chillicothe, originally scheduled for Monday, December 28, has been postponed. Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, has postponed the diamond grinding in the southbound lanes of the bridge due to the possibility […]
Grand River Bridge on Livingston County Highway 65 to narrow next week
The bridge over the Grand River on Livingston County U.S. Route 65, just south of Chillicothe, will narrow next week for roadwork. Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will close the southbound lane at the bridge for diamond grinding on Monday, December 28, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Flaggers […]
Department of Transportation FARM bridge program to replace 41 bridges in northern Missouri
The Fixing Access to Rural Missouri Bridge Program will replace 41 bridges primarily in Northern Missouri. The $26 million design-build project was enabled by receipt of a $20.7 million federal grant under the Competitive Highway Bridge Program. The Missouri Department of Transportation reports design-build is a delivery method that includes hiring one contracting team to […]
Big rig collides with farm tractor on Highway 36
Two drivers were taken to a hospital Sunday evening following an accident on Highway 36, ten miles to the west of Chillicothe. The Highway Patrol listed injuries as minor for 21-year-old Brady Bothwell of Mooresville and moderate for 65-year-old Stewart Seidel from Port Washington, Wisconsin. Both were taken by Chillicothe EMS to Hedrick Medical Center. […]
Cameron teenager arrested on drug-related DUI allegation
A Cameron teenager has been arrested in Clinton County on several allegations. Seventeen-year-old Caleb Burns was arrested shortly after 6:00 pm on Saturday evening. The arresting officer accused Burns of driving while intoxicated on drugs, being in possession of fewer than ten grams of marijuana, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, failure to maintain his lane, […]