Views: 0The Missouri Department of Transportation Traveler Information Map indicates the water has receded and Highway 65 has been re-opened in Carroll County. Highway 65 was closed from Highway 24 in Carrollton to just south of Route B early last week due to heavy weekend rains causing flooding. A MoDOT representative reports that section of […]
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Major Traffic Alert: Portion of I-70 in Kansas City will close September 6-9 to enable bridge demolition
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Transportation will have a COMPLETE CLOSURE of Interstate 70 in both directions between I-435 and I-470/Route 291 beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, September 6, until approximately 5 a.m. on Monday, September 9. This closure is for the demolition of the directional ramps from southbound I-435 to eastbound I-70 and […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of August 26, 2019
Views: 0The 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 August 26 through September 1, 2019. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such […]
More contracts awarded for repair of flood damaged roadways
Views: 0The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded two more emergency flood repair contracts this week. Route 111 (Holt County) Contract for debris removal and roadbed and shoulder repair from Spur 111 in Craig to Route 118 was awarded to Phillips Hardy, Inc. in the amount of $2,401,987.90. Work could begin as soon as […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol: Plan for a safe Labor Day weekend
Views: 0Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to plan for a safe 2019 Labor Day weekend. It’s everyone’s responsibility to operate both vehicles and vessels safely and observe all Missouri laws. Incorporating safety into your weekend plan–choosing your route, making sure your equipment is in good working condition, […]
August 30th is sign-up deadline for emergency assistance to flooded farms
Views: 0Farmers affected by flooding have until Aug. 30 to apply for help from USDA emergency assistance programs, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Heather Conrow. The USDA Farm Service Agency provides up to 75% of approved renovation costs, to a maximum of $500,000, through its Emergency Conservation Program, says Conrow, who was part […]
Audio: Bid opening for 17th Street Bridge project set for August 30, 2019
Views: 0Bid opening is scheduled for August 30th for the replacement project on the 17th Street Bridge in Trenton and City Administrator Ron Urton says the city will have a better idea of how much the project will cost after that. A clause in the contract says the contractor will have 150 days […]
Over 400 cases reported statewide in Hepatitis A outbreak in Missouri
Views: 0From September 15, 2017, to August 20, 2019, there have been 414 hepatitis A outbreak-associated cases in 35 Missouri counties. Of the cases reported, there have been 233 hepatitis A outbreak-associated hospitalizations and 2 hepatitis A outbreak-associated deaths. The disease appears to be spreading through direct person-to-person contact, mostly among people who use illicit […]
FEMA teams in Carroll County to share repair, rebuilding advice
Views: 0FEMA’s mitigation experts will be visiting Carrollton in Carroll County August 22-27 to offer home-improvement tips on rebuilding better and stronger after this year’s severe storms in Missouri. The team will also share proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from a disaster. Most of the information and free publications are aimed at general […]
Protect children and communities with back-to-school immunizations
Views: 0Currently making headlines all over the United States, measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable illness that has made a frightening comeback. Fortunately, Missouri is not home to one of the current outbreaks as just one case has been confirmed so far this year in the state. This is occurring not long after the Centers […]
Hundreds of fugitives arrested, firearms and illegal drugs seized during “Operation Triple Beam”
Views: 1Operation Triple Beam, an initiative led by the U.S. Marshals Service to track down some of the metropolitan area’s most violent and persistent offenders, resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of dozens of firearms and illegal drugs. Results of the 10-week initiative were announced today by U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, U.S. Marshal […]
Princeton Board of Education approves tax rate, rolls back debt service levy
Views: 0The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the proposed tax rate as presented at a hearing Monday evening. The tax levy for 2019-2020 was set at $5.0974 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, which is an increase of two point two seven cents from last year. The 2019-2020 tax levy includes $3.96.42 cents for […]
Inmate who walked away from work at Missouri State Fair apprehended
Views: 1Shannon Dewayne Watts, a Tipton Correctional Center inmate who walked away from his work site at the Missouri State Fair after completing his work-release job late Sunday night, has been apprehended. At 11:20 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, Pettis County Dispatch reported Watts had been found unconscious with apparent head injuries near Highway B between […]
Missouri’s medical marijuana facility application window closes, over 2,100 applications submitted
Views: 0The medical marijuana facility application period closed at 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services received approximately 2,100 applications by the extended deadline. The application system received over 1,200 applications in the last three days, including over 800 applications in the last 24 hours. Applications are from those hoping […]
MoDOT announces Highway 36 ramp closures on Wednesday
Views: 0Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close the westbound on and off-ramps at HJighway 36 and Highway 169 (Belt Highway) on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, for resurfacing. Crews then plan to complete the eastbound ramps on Thursday, August 22. The ramps will close between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. each […]
Missouri’s largest music festival kicks off September 27, 2019 in Columbia
Views: 0The warm hum of guitar amplifiers and the sweet, smoky smell of barbecue will be wafting through the wavering late summer air the last weekend of September. The 13th installment of Columbia’s Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival kicks off for a long weekend of live music, fun, and entertainment, September 27-29. Roots N […]
Inmate walks away from work site at Missouri State Fair
Views: 3The Missouri Department of Corrections is reporting that at approximately 12:45 a.m. Monday, August 19, offender Shannon Dewayne Watts, Department of Corrections No. 1107639, a minimum-security inmate assigned to Tipton Correctional Center, walked away from a Missouri State Fair work site at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri, while on work release. The […]
Highway 65 closes due to flooding after heavy weekend rain
Views: 0Heavy weekend rains have caused flooding that MoDot reports has prompted the closing again of Highway 65 in Carroll County. The portion that is closed is located between Highway 24 in Carrollton to just south of Route B. The distance is approximately two miles in length and south of Carrollton.
Route 145 in Mercer County is now open
Views: 0Route 145 in Mercer County is now open to all traffic near Lake Paho. On May 9, 2019, after flooding caused a culvert to fail, crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation closed Route 145 between Route B and U.S. Route 136 west of Princeton. Due to the culvert’s location in a conservation area […]