In Macon, the driver of a farm tractor was thrown off when the machinery was struck by a sports utility vehicle Thursday night at 9:15 pm on Highway 63 at Mahogany Street. The operator of the tractor, 61-year-old David Mason of Macon, received serious injuries and was flown by a medical helicopter (Air Evac) to […]
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Columbia man found guilty of sex crimes against nursing home resident in Sullivan County
A Columbia man has been found guilty of the felonies of sexual abuse—first and second degree—aggravated sexual offense. A jury returned the verdict for 41-year-old Jason Shade after a three-day trial in Sullivan County with the court ordering a sentence and assessment report be completed. Sentencing is scheduled for March 8. Shade’s charges stemmed from […]
Laclede man charged with first-degree felony assault
A Laclede man accused of attempting to cause serious physical injury to someone by choking and hitting the person at a residence on Linn County Route FF on December 27th has been charged. Twenty-one-year-old Ryan Scott Schneider faces a first-degree felony assault charge. A probable cause statement from Stacy Walton with the Linn County Sheriff’s […]
1 dead, 1 injured in crash north of Excello
The Highway Patrol reports a Columbia man died and another Columbia man sustained serious injuries when a box truck slid off the road and overturned one mile north of Excello on Tuesday afternoon, December 29th. The passenger, 62-year-old John Linder, was pronounced dead by the Macon County Coroner at the scene and was taken to […]
Crash on old Highway 63 injures La Plata man on John Deere tractor
The Highway Patrol reports a La Plata man sustained minor injuries when the John Deere tractor he drove failed to yield to a car two miles south of La Plata the morning of December 10th. A private vehicle transported 24-year-old Perry Gingerich to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. No injuries were reported for the driver […]
University of Missouri Extension offers farm lease program on November 10th
Landowners and renters can learn about farm leases from the University of Missouri Extension specialists 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. Participants can attend in person or through Zoom, says Joe Koenen, MU Extension agriculture business specialist, and longtime presenter on farm leases. “Open communication is the key,” Koenen says. “Communication helps landlords and tenants find […]
Macon woman injured when tire blows out on Highway 63
The Highway Patrol reports a Macon woman sustained serious injuries when a tire blew out on the pickup truck she drove and the truck overturned five miles north of Macon on Tuesday, October 20th. An ambulance transported 40-year-old Robyn Morrow to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. The truck traveled south on Highway 63 before the […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports arrests in three counties in northern Missouri this weekend
The highway patrol reports arrests from early Monday and Sunday in Daviess, Macon, and Linn Counties. Texas teenager, 19-year-old Franko Rodriguez of San Antonio, was stopped in Daviess county before 6 am. Rodriguez has been accused of driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a crash, and misdemeanor marijuana possession. He was taken on a […]
Trump Administration invests more than $5.5 million to support economic development in rural Missouri
The Trump Administration, along with the Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Missouri Jeff Case, announced eight rural electric cooperatives will receive a total of $5,552,000 to create jobs and increase economic opportunities throughout the state. Rural electric cooperative partnerships are critical in working with rural communities to increase economic development and providing […]
Man accused of shooting in Unionville requests change of venue at court appearance
A Columbia man accused of shooting and seriously injuring a man in Unionville in December appeared in Putnam County Circuit Court Monday, September 28th. The court granted the defense counsel’s request to have an opportunity to provide legal authority for a change of venue out of the Third Circuit to Adair or Macon county for […]
Big rig crashes on Highway 36 west of Callao
The Highway Patrol reports a Pawnee, Illinois man sustained minor injuries when the tractor-trailer he drove ran off the road two miles west of Callao on Thursday, September 24th. An ambulance transported 53-year-old Matthew Henson to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. The truck drove west on Highway 36 before going off the left side of […]