Livingston County Sheriff Website

Investigations by Livingston County Sheriff’s Department lead to multiple arrests

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has conducted multiple drug investigations this month. Those investigations included one near U. S. Highway 36 and LIV 255 last Thursday. Sheriff Steve Cox reports a free air search around a vehicle by Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter and K-9 Zaki and further investigation led to the seizure of a methamphetamine smoking […]

Accident-Crash graphic

Lexington woman rolls pickup in DeKalb County crash

A Lexington woman received minor injuries Wednesday night when a pickup slid off an icy lettered route and rolled over in DeKalb County. Forty-year-old Penny Bennett was transported by an ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The accident occurred approximately six miles to the north of Cameron as Bennett was northbound when the pickup she […]

Chillicothe Missouri Police Department

Visitor at Chillicothe Correctional Center arrested attempting to smuggle drugs into facility

The Chillicothe Police Department made two arrests Friday afternoon. Sergeant John Valbracht reports one of the arrests involved a Chillicothe Correctional Center visitor allegedly attempting to deliver illegal narcotics to an inmate. Officers arrested Edward Vonthun on possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Valbracht reports Dale Marvin Barker was arrested in the […]

USDA prioritizes investments in telemedicine to address opioid crisis in rural America

Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture is giving funding priority in a key grant program for applications to address opioid misuse in rural communities. “The opioid epidemic is dramatically impacting prosperity in many small towns and rural places across the country,” Hazlett said. […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol arrest two area men

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two men in area counties. Forty-six-year-old Brent Adams of Jamesport was arrested in Daviess County Friday evening. He was accused of felony driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, and careless and imprudent driving resulting in a crash.  He was transported to the Daviess DeKalb […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol arrests two in Livingston County

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two Saint Joseph men in Livingston County on Wednesday night. Forty-four-year-old Corey Barron was arrested on felony probation and parole warrant for possession of a controlled substance, a Buchanan County misdemeanor warrant for a traffic offense, and a Saint Joseph Police Department misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear […]

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory issued for portions of northern Missouri for Friday, February 15, 2019

A quick moving disturbance will bring a chance for light snow with periods of moderate snow beginning Friday morning and continuing through late Friday night. A period of mixed precipitation will be possible Friday morning for portions of east central-Kansas, west, and central Missouri before changing over to all snow. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL […]

Traffic Accident

Three transported to hospital after crashing on I-35

Three women, including two from Cameron, were taken to a hospital Monday night with minor injuries following a single vehicle accident in Clay County. Twenty-six-year-old Shelbe Monzingo was driving southbound when the car went off the left side of Interstate 35 and struck a guard rail. Her passengers were 37-year-old April Brown of Cameron and […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Albany woman arrested in Gentry County

The highway patrol reports the arrest of an Albany resident early Sunday in Gentry County, accusing her of five misdemeanor allegations. Twenty-five-year-old Samantha Cline was accused of driving while intoxicated/alcohol first offense, possession of fewer than ten grams of marijuana/prior offender, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia/prior offender, resisting arrest, and exceeding the posted speed limit […]