The Chillicothe Fire Department, early on Monday, shortly after 4 am, responded to a residence in the 200 block of Herriford where there was a report of a fire. Upon arrival, firefighters noted all occupants were outside, and the fire in a couch had been extinguished. The partially-burned coach was removed to the front yard, […]
Warm spring weather has arrived, and motorcyclists are eager to hit the road. As they tune their engines and prepare for numerous road trips to come, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind motorists and motorcyclists alike to “Watch for Motorcycles” in order to help prevent motorcycle crashes, deaths, and injuries on Missouri […]
An Eagleville boy was injured late Saturday afternoon when the bicycle he was riding hit a sports utility vehicle at an intersection in Eagleville. The 14-year old boy was taken by private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with moderate injuries. The driver of the SUV, 28-year old Alfred MaCali of Gladstone, was […]
A four-year-old Hamilton boy was hurt when he fell from the bed of a pickup truck onto the ground and was struck by a trailer being pulled by the pickup. The boy was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning on private property near Hamilton. The driver was […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of May 3 – 9. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
An Overland Park, Kansas man who allegedly fled the scene of a crash involving a Missouri Department of Transportation truck on April 27th has been charged in Daviess County. Forty-year-old James Michael Carpenter faces felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000 and resisting or interfering with an arrest […]
The Missouri Senate has passed a $34 billion state budget proposal without funding an expansion of Medicaid. The upper chamber sided with the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Missouri House of Representatives by rejecting attempts to put expansion funding into the budget that begins in July. Gov. Mike Parson’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2022 […]
The Mid-America Music Festival team announced today that multi-faceted artist Danielle Bradbery would be joining their country lineup on Sat., July 17, at the Black Silo Winery in Trenton, Missouri. According to the festival team, Bradbery will perform a 60-minute set at 6 p.m., showcasing her unique artistry and performing music from her sophomore album, […]
Missouri KidsFirst presented the 2021 Standing with Children Awards at a virtual event hosted by the organization at 12:00 PM on Monday, April 26, 2021. The 2021 recipients of the Standing with Children Awards are Laura Bauer and Judy Thomas, investigative reporters with the Kansas City Star, Dr. Linda Shaw, child abuse pediatrician with SSM […]
A single-vehicle accident on Monday injured 35-year-old John Thompson of Brookfield. The pickup he was driving ran off Highway 36 and struck the ditch. The report listed Thompson with moderate injuries with treatment at Pershing Memorial Hospital. The highway patrol accused John Thompson of five felony counts of alleged failure to register as a sex […]
A car driven by an Eagleville teenager swerved Monday to miss an animal in the roadway then ran off the east side of West 230th Avenue one mile south of Eagleville. The car struck a fence post and came to a stop on its driver’s side. The 16-year-old driver, listed as a female juvenile, received […]
A jury listened to two vastly different stories during opening statements Monday in Jefferson City, in a high-profile northern Missouri murder case. 54-year-old James Addie’s murder trial is being broadcast live nationwide on Court TV. Addie and the victim, Molly Watson, both worked at the Moberly Correctional Center. The case has been moved from […]
Missouri farmers can submit two free tests to beat the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) by contacting their county University of Missouri Extension center or the SCN Diagnostics laboratory. Testing soil before planting soybean is vital, says MU Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette. SCN is the No. 1 soybean disease in the U.S. and Canada, with […]
Tomorrow’s (Tuesday) regular meeting of the North Central Missouri College trustees will be held in the Sugg Room of Ketcham Community Center. The public portion begins at 5:30 with a variety of reports, including those on the North Belt Center, marketing and admissions, athletics, and the Ketcham center, as well as the faculty senate negotiation […]
A felony charge has been filed in Grundy County Circuit Court accusing 22-year-old Paul James O’Neal of Trenton of biting the index finger of a policeman. The charge is assault in the third degree regarding a special victim with the arrest made on Saturday by Trenton Police. According to information submitted with the charge, Officer […]
The pandemic-delayed Trenton Chamber of Commerce banquet is scheduled for Friday night, June 4 with plans calling for the event to be held outdoors, under two big event tents, on the grounds of Black Silo Winery. “Wild Safari” will be the theme of the Chamber banquet and program. Social hour will be held at 5:30; […]
“Learn 2 Paddle” kayaking classes will be offered at selected state parks this summer, including on two different dates at Crowder State Park west of Trenton. The kayak program is for anyone who wants to experience kayaking but is not sure where to start. It is also designed for those who want to get out […]
Trenton Middle School eighth-grader Titus Kottwitz, who has qualified for the national spelling bee recently presented a Rotary Club program. After winning the Grundy County Spelling Bee, Kottwitz went on to win the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee held in St. Joseph. As such he is eligible to participate in the national spelling bee. The […]
The Missouri House of Representatives advanced a bill aimed to ban transgender kids from participating in girl’s sports, which advocates said is the latest in a growing list of legislative attacks on trans youth across the country. More than 250 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in 2021 alone, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Shira Berkowitz, communications […]
Two drivers were injured Sunday night when according to the highway patrol, one vehicle ran into the rear of another on Highway 5 in Linn County. Nineteen-year-old Malachi Whitson of Hale was taken by private vehicle to the Hedrick Medical Center. 64-year-old Stephen Biggs of Purdin was taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital in […]
