Teenagers from Novinger and Kirksville were injured Tuesday evening when a car left Route H, one mile south of Kirksville. The highway patrol reports the accident caused a passenger to be ejected from the car when it struck a ditch, became airborne, and struck the ground demolishing the vehicle. Seventeen-year-old Andrew Head of Kirksville was […]
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Worthington woman injured in Highway 149 crash
A single-vehicle accident in eastern Putnam County injured 54-year-old Marilyn Carman of Worthington, Missouri who was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. Carman was northbound when she drove off the east side of Highway 149, over-corrected and traveled off the west side where the car overturned and […]
Audio: Mid-Missouri county passes scaled down farm manure regulation
(Missourinet) – The Cooper County Health Board in mid-Missouri has passed an ordinance regulating livestock manure. The ordinance – pared back significantly from its first draft – requires a nutrient management plan from anyone applying manure. Cooper County farmer Dean Gibson opposed the ordinance, because, he tells Brownfield, it makes it difficult to use what […]
Princeton man injured in rollover crash south of Lucerne
A Princeton resident was hurt Saturday afternoon when the sports utility vehicle he was driving overturned on a lettered road south of Lucerne. Twenty-year-old Steven Langille Junior was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with moderate injuries. The accident happened three miles south of Lucerne on Route KK when the northbound […]
Four injured in 2-vehicle crash south of Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports four individuals sustained injuries as the result of a two-vehicle accident 10 miles south of Cameron Friday night caused by a driver falling asleep. A sports utility vehicle driven by thirty-two-year-old Jeremiah Gibson of Gallatin followed a van driven by 63-year-old Daniel Wallace of Joplin on northbound Interstate 35 when Gibson […]
Governor Parson announces state funding to assist Cameron and Caldwell County with water shortage
Governor Mike Parson on Friday continued his commitment to finding solutions to ease the impact of the drought by announcing that more than $77,000 in state funding will be awarded to assist the drought-stricken City of Cameron and Caldwell County Public Water Supply Number 2. As of August 20, the City of Cameron reservoirs were […]
Thompson Farm field day, scheduled for September 17th, adds forest value to beef genetics studies
New research results will be featured at a September 17th field day at the University of Missouri Thompson Farm, Spickard. Woodland improvements on a beef farm will be the newest show-and-tell at the annual event, says Jon Schreffler, MU farm manager. Wooded acres now provide income from timber harvest. Dusty Walter, MU forester, will share […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for week of August 27, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of August 27 through September 2 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
Missouri Department of Conservation proposes requiring nontoxic shot on 36 dove hunting areas
The Missouri Department of Conservation is proposing regulations that will require the use of nontoxic shot for hunting doves on 20 conservation areas with heavy, concentrated dove hunting. MDC is also proposing adding 16 areas to its existing 21 conservation areas where non-toxic shot is required for all hunting with shotguns. The proposed regulations were […]
Audio: Ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled today for massive CVS distribution center in Kansas City
(Missourinet) – The Missouri Department of Economic Development says Rhode Island-based CVS Pharmacy’s massive new distribution center in Kansas City will create about 315 new jobs. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 Friday afternoon. Kansas City Councilman Dan Fowler tells Missourinet the 762-thousand square foot facility is located in the Skyport industrial park, which is […]
Hamilton man arrested after crashing south of Gallatin
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hamilton man following a one-vehicle accident four miles south of Gallatin Thursday morning. Sixty-year-old Dennis McGroom traveled north on Highway 13 when the vehicle he drove ran off the west side of the road and struck an embankment. The vehicle came to rest in a ditch and […]
Two injured in crash south of Moberly on Highway 63
The Highway Patrol reports a Moberly man and a Brookfield woman sustained injuries when a car struck a pickup truck two miles south of Moberly Thursday morning. Forty-five-year-old Crista Barton drove the car south on U. S. Highway 63 when the pickup was driven by 48-year-old Mark Churchill reportedly pulled into the car’s path before […]
USDA to provide $5.6M to assist in construction of Little Otter Creek Reservoir in Caldwell County
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Thursday that it will provide another $5.600,000 for construction of the Little Otter Creek Reservoir in Caldwell County. The 344-acre lake will provide a dependable water supply for about 10,000 residents, flood control, and recreational opportunities. State Conservationist J. R. Flores says the funding […]
Cameron man crashes motorcycle after suffering medical event
A Cameron man was injured Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating left Highway 69, struck a ditch and traveled into a fence approximately four miles south of Cameron. An ambulance transported 58-year-old Donald Proffit to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The patrol noted Proffit had a medical emergency and lost consciousness, […]
Iowa man crashes in parking lot demolishing pickup
A Des Moines, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon when the pickup truck he was operating hit a tree at a gas station North of Eagleville. Sixty-six-year-old Danny Davis was taken to Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The accident happened eight miles north of Eagleville off Highway 69 and Interstate […]
Highway patrol reports arrest of Ridgeway man
The highway patrol reports a Ridgeway man, 35-year old Ludwig Renner, was arrested Saturday night in Mercer County. Renner was accused of unlawfully operating a UTV on a highway in excess of 45 miles an hour, felony driving while intoxicated/aggravated offender, resisting arrest for a felony charge, and failure to halt at a stop sign. […]
Suspect runs from authorities after fleeing from vehicle, trips, then gets arrested
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a driver who fled his vehicle and ran from deputies this week did not comply with verbal commands, even after tripping. Two deputies were on patrol near Utica and checked a vehicle going 85 miles per hour. The driver reportedly refused to stop once he pulled into Utica. When […]
Gallatin teen injured in one-vehicle crash near Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Gallatin sustained minor injuries when a vehicle ran off the road four miles north of Cameron Friday afternoon. Seventy-year-old Joseph Cleveland of Senatobia, Mississippi drove north on U. S. Highway 69 when the vehicle crossed the center line. Cleveland overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to cross the center […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of August 20, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of August 20th through August 26th from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
Trucker dies when two big rigs collide in Southern Iowa
A crash involving two semi trucks last night in Decatur County of southern Iowa has claimed the life of a truck driver from Kansas. The location of the accident was in a construction zone on Interstate 35 about seven to eight miles north of the Missouri-Iowa state line. The Iowa Highway Patrol reports 59-year-old Mark […]