Thompson Farm, Spickard, makes a home for beef reproduction research from the University of Missouri. That doesn’t protect it from harsh weather of hot droughts and frigid calving season faced by all beef farms recently. Weather cut beef herd size and boosted costs for labor and feed, farm manager Jon Schreffler told a meeting of […]
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Missouri Public Service Commission grants Grain Belt Express permission to build transmission line
The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a request filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt) which sought Commission authority and a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate, control, manage and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line, and associated facilities within eight Missouri counties (Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, […]
SUV strikes big rig trailer east of Moorsville; driver life-flighted to St. Lukes
A Kansas City resident was injured when the SUV he was driving struck the rear of a tractor-trailer in Livingston County. The Highway 36 accident took place Monday afternoon one mile east of Mooresville. Forty-year-old Mark Ramers of Kansas City was transported by emergency medical services to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, then flown by […]
Audio: Levee breaches in Atchison County north of U.S. Highway 136
Atchison County Emergency Management Coordinator Rhonda Wiley tells affiliate KMA News a 40-foot full breach was located 2 miles north of U.S. Highway 136. Another 20-foot breach was reported a quarter-mile south of the Watson boat dock. Wiley says a big concern is the rapid rate at which the water is moving. Wiley […]
Head-on crash in Harrison County injures two
The highway patrol reports one vehicle crossed the center line leading to a head-on collision with a second vehicle Monday morning in southeast Harrison County. The two drivers were injured and taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Injuries were reported as moderate for 32-year-old Rachel Flowers of Gilman City and minor for 82-year-old […]
Missouri Department of Transportation: “We are working as hard as we can to fill the potholes”
Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be focusing on repairs through April. Crews started working to address the pesky potholes as soon as there was a break in the weather. MoDOT will have about 300 pothole patching crews statewide working to make roadways safer. About 400,000 potholes have been patched during the first two months […]
Patrol reports arrests in Livingston and Daviess Counties
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin man was arrested Saturday morning in Daviess County. Twenty-five-year-old Justin Rainey was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, DWI/drugs, leaving the scene of an accident, careless and imprudent driving and no proof of insurance. Two Detroit, Michigan residents, Tynisha Wright, and Derek Linebarger, both 41, were arrested […]
Interstate 29 closed at Mile Marker 110 on Missouri/Iowa border due to flooding
Interstate 29 at Rock Port which is mile marker 110 is closed at the Missouri/Iowa border due to flooding in Iowa. Anyone wanting to use I-29 northbound should use I-35 and then I-80 into Iowa. For more information visit: modot.org/2019-northwest-missouri-flooding Stay informed about Missouri road conditions by using MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map, available online at […]
Pattonsburg teen hurt in rollover crash on Route W
A rollover accident in Harrison County Thursday afternoon, four miles northwest of Bethany, injured a teenager from Pattonsburg. The highway patrol reports 17-year-old Juan Hughes received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Hughes was driving southbound on Harrison County Route W when the car began to skid, […]
Chillicothe teen injured in crash on Route C
A Chillicothe teenager was injured late Thursday afternoon in a rollover accident one mile south of Utica. Nineteen-year-old Sarah Murphy received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center. The state patrol reports 18-year-old Skylar Loucks of Chillicothe was driving northbound on Livingston County Route C when the pickup failed to safely […]
Trenton FFA members take top honors in Area 2 competition
Several Trenton FFA members competed at the Area 2 competitions on Wednesday receiving two first-place finishers. Receiving first place and moving on to district competition was the e Conduct of Meetings team that includes Colton Roy, Gracyn Rongey, Randy Bowden, Maci Lynch, Allison Yoder, Kammi Philips, Sara Carson, Jesse Huber, and Kaci Persell received first […]
Gallatin teen demolishes vehicle in rollover crash
A Gallatin resident was hurt early Wednesday when the car she was driving traveled off Highway 69 and overturned several times west of Winston. The highway patrol reported 18-year old Melanie Myers was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened one mile west of Winston on Highway 69 […]
3-year-old hurt in crash on Highway 24; both drivers face charges
Residents of Hale and Moberly were hurt in a collision of a car and a sports utility vehicle in western Randolph County with both drivers facing charges. The driver of the sports utility vehicle, 32-year old Tara Clater of Hale, and the driver of the car, 22-year old Austin Skelton of Moberly, were taken to […]
Crowder State Park to host Spring hiking event
Crowder State Park west of Trenton has a hike and volunteer day scheduled for this month. Interested individuals can meet park staff for the “Spring into Spring Hike of Tall Oaks Trail” at the Shelter 3 parking lot the morning of March 23rd at 10 o’clock. The guided three-point two-mile hike is considered to be […]
Albany woman crashes while plowing snow on Route T
An Albany woman was injured Thursday when the truck she was using to plow snow, slid off a road and overturned onto its passenger side. Twenty-two-year-old Sidney Youngs received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Northwest Medical Center in Albany. Youngs was plowing snow Thursday morning on Gentry County Route T when she […]
Cameron teen injured in Highway 6 crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron resident sustained moderate injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove ran off the road and ultimately overturned half of a mile west of Jamesport Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 19-year-old Caitlin Ramsey to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The SUV traveled east on Highway 6 before it reportedly crossed […]
Grant City man killed in I-35 crash south of Pattonsburg
A pickup truck accident one mile south of Pattonsburg Thursday morning claimed the life of a Grant City man. The Highway Patrol reports 85-year-old Charles Florea dead was pronounced dead by the Daviess County coroner. He was taken to the Stith Funeral Home in Gallatin. Florea drove the pickup south on Interstate 35 when he […]
Crash near Brunswick injures three children
A single vehicle rollover accident in Chariton County Monday morning resulted in minor injuries for three children from Brunswick. A car driven by 37-year-old Socorro Gonzales of Brunswick was southbound when she apparently lost control on the snow-covered Route Y and drove off the left side of the road where the car overturned, coming to […]
Kansas City man arrested in Livingston County on drug and weapons charges
Livingston County Sheriff’s office reports an arrest for weapons and possible drugs following a traffic stop for speeding this past weekend. Just after midnight Saturday, a deputy stopped a vehicle on Highway 36 for driving 86 miles an hour in a 65 zone. Sheriff Steve Cox said the Kansas City driver did not have a […]
Spring turkey hunting includes non-toxic shot regulations for new areas
As hunters head outdoors for spring turkey hunting in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds them of season dates along with new nontoxic-shot requirements for 16 more conservation areas. Spring turkey hunting youth weekend will be April 6 and 7 with the regular spring season running April 15 through May 5. Detailed information […]