Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation were able to re-open both lanes of U.S. Route 24 east of Keytesville Monday morning after floodwaters have receded. The roadway remains closed west of Keytesville, through Brunswick and DeWitt. Portions of Routes 5 and 10 and U.S. Route 24 south of Carrollton are also closed in the […]
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Sullivan County Public Water Supply District lifts boil advisories
The Sullivan County Public Water Supply District has announced the lifting of boil advisories for some customers. Advisories lifted include the following locations: Customers on Paris Road and Echo Road. All Sullivan Rural Water Customers on Highway 139 from Newtown South to Highway 6 including Jasper Road, Acorn Drive, Kelp Road, Acorn Drive, Helium Road, […]
Authorities in Livingston County respond to flood-related incidents
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports several flood-related incidents Friday morning. The sheriff’s office received information from the railroad crew south of Chillicothe that a man was on a levee south of U. S. Highway 36 and a couple of miles west of Highway 65. The man was reportedly yelling for someone to come tow […]
Highway 36 east of Chillicothe and Highway 190 opening to traffic in Livingston County
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports that flood waters are receding and some roads are opening. As of 7:31 am, May 31, 2019, Highway 36 east from Chillicothe is opening and will be 2 lanes of traffic initially. Highway 190 at the Thompson River Bridge has opened this morning. Cox advises caution in these areas […]
All lanes of Highway 36 closed East and West of Chillicothe
Authorities are now reporting that all lanes of Highway 36 are now closed due to flooding west of Chillicothe. This comes just a couple of hours after Highway 36 was closed east of Chillicothe near Wheeling due to water flowing over all four lanes of travel. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reported earlier today that […]
Interstate 29 closed again due to flooding, traffic being rerouted at U.S. Route 71 intersection
Interstate 29 is once again closed at U.S. Route 71 (mile marker 57) due to flooding in Missouri. Water is over the road on U.S. Route 59 in Mound City and has begun to go over I-29 near mile marker 85. The Missouri Department of Transportation is working closely with the Missouri State Highway Patrol […]
Audio: Construction work at Trenton airport being done at no cost to City of Trenton
A project has begun at the Trenton Municipal Airport involving an extra parking area for planes and realigning the taxiway. City Administrator Ron Urton says the project “got off to a good start” and says the contractor moved in equipment and planned to finish in about a month. The project was put on hold, though, […]
Trenton picks up 10.66 inches of rain so far in May, 2019 and 21.82 inches for the year
Grundy County Emergency Management reports Route A north of Trenton will be reduced to one lane of traffic due to damage from flooding of this weekend. The one-lane travel on Route A, west of the railroad tracks, is expected to continue until further notice. Grundy County Emergency Management also reports a portion of Route Double […]
Large portion of Sullivan County under boil advisory due to flood-damaged mains
The Sullivan County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory for several customers because of flood-damaged water mains. The district is in the process of making repairs but had to wait for flood waters to recede for some of the work. Most of the problem area was in the western part of […]
Trenton Fire Department responds to tractor fire
The Trenton Fire Department reports a fire Thursday afternoon caused extensive damage to a tractor’s engine compartment and cab area. Firefighter Lane Beverlin says the tractor was fully engulfed upon arrival of the fire department at East 16th and Lord streets. Crews deployed a one and three-quarter-inch attack line to extinguish the fire. No injuries […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of May 27, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri region for the week of May 27 – June 2. MoDOT will halt temporary lane closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Memorial Day holiday. Most temporary […]
King City woman life-flighted to hospital after pickup strikes lawn mower
The operator of a lawn mower was taken to a hospital after being ejected from the machine when it was hit by a pickup truck Thursday afternoon in King City. The highway patrol reports 69-year-old Cindy Anders of King City was flown by LifeNet Eagle medical helicopter to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph with […]
Grundy R-5 High School holds award assembly; Students of the Quarter named
Grundy R-V High School held their Award Assembly on May 17th with Randy Huffman, high school principal, presenting Perfect Attendance Awards for the year to the following four students Weston Carver, Logan Foster, Aiden Gann, & Nicholas Mann-Smiley The Principal’s Award was presented to Macy Saul. The Kansas City Royals offers a Royals Honors Program, […]
Highway 65 south of Chillicothe expected to close due to flooding
Major flooding on the Grand River is expected this week and Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox is concerned U. S. Highway 65 in Livingston County south of Chillicothe will be closed sometime late on Wednesday possibly into the evening. The crest may drop but could rise again with rain in the forecast. Cox says flooding […]
Hydroplaning causes crash on Route H
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron woman sustained minor injuries when her vehicle hydroplaned and ran off the road two miles west of Turney Tuesday morning. An ambulance transported 66-year-old Ethel Smith to the Liberty Hospital. The vehicle traveled west on Route H before it hydroplaned, crossed the road, and ran off the left side, […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of May 20, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the North Missouri region for the week of May 20 – 26. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as […]
Crash on Highway 36 at Cameron injures two
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals sustained minor injuries when one car stopped to let an animal cross Highway 36 at Cameron and was struck by another car Friday morning. Thirty-one-year-old Candace Wilson of Branson and 22-year-old Logan Lockhart of Maysville were transported by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Fifty-three-year-old David Justus of […]
Pavement repairs planned on Interstate 35 between Eagleville and Bethany
Pavement repairs on Interstate 35 between Eagleville and Bethany will require one-lane closures beginning this month. Crews from Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will have intermittent lane closures on both north and southbound lanes of I-35 between Route N at Eagleville and U.S. Route 136 at Bethany beginning […]
Work to begin on Daviess County Route KK Bridge over Interstate 35
A bridge rehabilitation project continues for five bridges located over Interstate 35 in Clinton and Daviess counties. Contractors from Capital Paving and Construction, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to begin construction on the Daviess County Route KK bridge over Interstate 35 on Monday, May 20. The bridge will remain closed through early […]