You’re going to have to get to the airport in Kansas City even earlier now that construction has begun. After demolishing the aging terminal A at Kansas City International Airport, construction crews have moved onto the next phase of the overhaul. The next step requires roads going into and out of the airport […]
The State Emergency Management Agency is asking the federal government to reconsider its decision to deny disaster aid to residents in 19 Missouri counties. The state’s appeal involves a federal disaster declaration from severe flooding and storms this year. The counties Missouri wants to include in a federal disaster declaration are Adair, Barton, Cape Girardeau, […]
A Humphreys resident was injured early Wednesday morning when the motorcycle he was operating struck an animal four miles west of Galt. Fifty-six-year-old Johnny Hines received moderate injuries and was taken by Grundy County Emergency Medical Services to Wright Memorial Hospital. An investigator with the patrol reports Hines was eastbound when he swerved the motorcycle […]
A miniature golf event and associated activities at Trenton on Saturday raised money to support the backpack buddies weekend food programs of Grundy and Livingston Counties. The Regional Nurse Practice Council for Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center report a total of $4,717.00 was raised during events held at Johnny Popper’s mini-golf and the […]
An additional six counties have been added to the list of 20 Missouri counties already declared as major disasters. The declaration and yesterday’s amendment allow Missourians in those 26 counties whose employment was lost or interrupted due to severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that began April 29, 2019, and continuing, to apply for up to […]
A Carrollton man was taken to a hospital after the car he was driving struck a roadway sign and tree, before coming to a stop in a ditch last night. Fifty-year-old Allan Schoonmaker received minor injuries and was taken by emergency medical services to Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Schoonmaker was using a seat belt and […]
The highway patrol reports two northwest Missouri residents went into the water when their boat overturned at the Lake of the Ozarks this weekend. Fifty-two-year-old Jeff Wilson and 53-year-old Jennifer Wilson, from the Andrew County town of Bolckow, were checked by emergency medical services at the scene and released. The accident happened at about 5 […]
A Kansas City man is held in jail following a recent Mercer County arrest on two felony charges and three misdemeanor counts. Twenty-seven-year-old Drake Andrew Kately is to appear next Tuesday, August 6th, in Mercer County’s Associate Division of Circuit Court. Bond has been set at $75,000. Kately faces charges for July 24th incidents that […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City resident sustained minor injuries as the result of a car striking a utility pole about 12 miles east of Trenton Thursday morning. Emergency medical services transported 18-year-old Brittany Savage to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The driver, 17-year-old Tiffany Savage of Kansas City, was reported as not injured. […]
A FEMA disaster recovery center will open for three days in Livingston County starting Friday, August 2, to provide one-on-one assistance to Missourians affected by recent flooding, severe storms, and tornadoes. Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and […]
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing Missouri over a contentious eight-week abortion ban bill. In a complaint filed Tuesday evening, the organizations argue Missouri’s heartbeat ban violates U.S. Supreme Court precedent that protects access to abortion. The policy would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in […]
The Trenton Fire Department has announced Trenton’s Insurance Services Office rating has improved from a 5 to a 3/3Y. The rating places Trenton in the top 15% of departments in the country and will go into effect August 1st. The split certification of 3/3Y means property within the Trenton city limits and within 1,000 feet […]
(Missourinet) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved Missouri’s request for federal assistance to local governments and nonprofits in 68 counties to help recover from severe flooding and storms this year. The approval of Missouri’s July 16 request means the federal agency will assist with the cost of repairs to damaged roads, bridges and […]
Trenton Police investigated an accident in which a car crashed through a wooden fence and traveled over 180 yards before coming to a controlled stop. The crash happened Thursday morning of last week and involved a woman who was to visit a doctor’s office but instead turned from 9th Street, into the exit drive of […]
Two Princeton residents were injured in a rollover accident Sunday afternoon four miles east of Princeton. The driver, 32-year-old Mirlande Hector, and her passenger, 34-year-old Wenchel Dorzin were taken by emergency medical services to the Wright Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries. The car was westbound when it crossed the center of Highway 136 and drove […]
The head of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is touting his agency’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Director Randall Williams says he signed an order this week to provide free naloxone for emergency use in high schools, college campuses, public libraries, and YMCA facilities. Naloxone, sold under the brand […]
A FEMA disaster recovery center will open Monday, July 29, in Carroll County to provide one-on-one assistance to Missourians affected by recent flooding, severe storms, and tornadoes. Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or […]
Chillicothe Police Detective Whitney Murdock says officers took a report of suspicious activity in the 400 block of Jackson Street on Thursday. The report involved a man taking photos outside of a residence and possibly of the children at the residence. After an investigation, the Chillicothe Police determined the individual was with a third party […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Chillicothe residents sustained injuries as the result of a minivan striking a guardrail seven miles west of Chillicothe on Friday night with the driver later arrested. An air ambulance transported passenger 33-year-old Aaron Sannipoli to Truman Medical Center of Kansas City with serious injuries. Emergency medical services transported 57-year-old Marie […]
The widespread opioid epidemic is considered a public health crisis and for years has been an ongoing challenge in Missouri and across the nation. Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) continues to be innovative in its efforts to help people affected by this epidemic. “What we are dealing with in Missouri is an […]
