A Trenton woman and young girl were involved in a single-vehicle accident early Thursday evening five miles south of Bethany. Twenty-six-year-old Stacey Blackburn was northbound when the minivan went off the east side of Highway 13, returned to the road and she overcorrected, causing the car to go off the east side again and strike […]
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Road grader travels into path of pickup on Highway 36 injuring St. Joseph man
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained moderate injuries when a pickup truck struck a road grader near Osborn on Wednesday morning. Emergency medical services transported pickup driver 69-year-old Gerald Leake to Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph. No injuries were reported for road grader driver 81-year-old Loren Sloan. The grader traveled south […]
Two injured in rollover crash east of Browning
Two people received minor injuries in a rollover crash at midday Wednesday ten miles east of Browning. The driver, 50-year-old Scott Walker of Kansas City and passenger, 38-year-old Shayla Gerlt of Browning were taken by private auto to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The eastbound car went out of control on what was […]
Milan woman injured in crash east of Green Castle
A Milan resident received minor injuries in a crash on Wednesday afternoon one mile east of Green Castle. Forty-nine-year-old Maria Esquivel was taken by private auto to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 45-year-old Alejandro Lopez Gonzalez of Milan who wasn’t hurt. The vehicle was eastbound […]
North Central Missouri College student Jacquelyn Perez honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 290 students who will make up the organization’s 2020-2021 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. The 2020 cohort—the largest group of Newman Civic Fellows to date—includes Jacquelyn Perez (Milan, MO), a student at North Central Missouri College. The […]
Two teen girls from Trenton injured in ATV crash near Farmersville
Two girls riding an all-terrain vehicle were injured near Farmersville early Monday evening when they were ejected from the ATV. The highway patrol reports the 13 and 14-year-old girls from Trenton were taken by a private vehicle to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. A trooper said the 14-year-old received moderate injuries while the 13-year-old had […]
Trenton man crashes on 9th Street striking utility pole and residence
The Trenton Police Department reports a Trenton man was treated for minor injuries after a sport utility vehicle struck a utility pole and residence at 1201 East Ninth Street Wednesday. Emergency medical services transported 46-year-old Ryan Paul Massey to Wright Memorial Hospital where a voluntary blood sample was later collected. The SUV traveled west on […]
Polo woman injured when SUV overturns on Highway 116
A woman from Polo was injured Thursday night when the sports utility vehicle she was a passenger in ran off Highway 116 in Caldwell County and overturned. Thirty-two-year-old Cristal Flurrey of Polo was taken by EMS to Liberty Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The driver, 35-year-old Dustin Cope of Excelsior Springs, wasn’t hurt. The […]
Bosworth woman suffers medical event causing her to crash on Highway 10
A woman from Bosworth was injured yesterday afternoon when the car she was driving, according to the highway patrol, traveled off Highway 10 and into a field in Carroll County. Sixty-five-year-old Diane Fears was taken by emergency medical services to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with minor injuries. Fears stated she apparently suffered […]
Princeton man injured in crash at intersection of Broadway and Highway 136
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton man sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle struck the transit van he drove in Princeton on Tuesday morning. An ambulance transported 29-year-old Jaron Rhea to the Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. No injuries were reported for the SUV driver, 37-year-old Maria Ruiz-Marquez of Princeton. The SUV reportedly […]
Two from Macon arrested on drug-related offenses
Two men from Macon were arrested early Tuesday morning in Livingston County and accused of various drug-related offenses. Thirty-five-year-old Elisha Walter and 40-year-old William Cooper were taken to the Chillicothe Police Department and placed on a 24-hour hold. Elisha Walter was arrested on two felony warrants including possession of methamphetamine in Macon County and dangerous […]
State urges Missouri parents who lost Medicaid to re-apply kids for coverage
The state wants Missouri parents who have had their Medicaid coverage canceled to fill out an application and see if their kids still qualify. The request applies to those who have lost coverage since August 2018. State Representative David Wood, R-Versailles, says about 120,000 Missourians are no longer getting Medicaid due to a federal healthcare […]
Gallatin woman injured in Friday crash west of Altamont
A Gallatin resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle she was driving went through a T-intersection and hit a guard rail west of Altamont. Twenty-year-old Breanna Rhodes was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with minor injuries. The Friday night crash happened one mile west of Altamont at the intersection of Highways […]
Retired priest charged with sex-related crimes in southeast Missouri
A retired Roman Catholic priest from southern Missouri is now charged with four sex-related felonies in southeast Missouri’s Stoddard County, involving alleged sexual abuse of minors. Missourinet’s Cape Girardeau television partner KFVS reports 76-year-old Frederick Joseph Lutz was arrested Wednesday morning in Springfield, where he now lives. Stoddard County Prosecutor Russell Oliver has charged Lutz […]
Icy conditions on I-35 cause Illinois teen to crash south of Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports a Hanover Park, Illinois resident sustained minor injuries when the car she drove lost control on ice and overturned overnight on Thursday four miles south of Cameron. Emergency medical services transported 19-year-old Amanda Ulber to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The car traveled north on Interstate 35 before running off the […]
Two injured in single-vehicle crash west of Carrollton
The Highway Patrol reports two Carrollton residents sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident west of Carrollton Wednesday morning. Emergency medical services transported driver 21-year-old, Kaylee Hughes, to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital, and a private vehicle took passenger 18-year-old Mackenzie Hughes also to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. The vehicle traveled west on Route […]
Kansas City, Kansas man arrested on multiple allegations after crashing south of Cameron
A man from Kansas City, Kansas was injured in an early-morning crash four miles south of Cameron. Forty-eight-year-old Dion Martin was northbound on Interstate 35 when he attempted to exit onto Highway 69. The van exited the interstate at a high rate of speed, failed to halt for a stop sign, and traveled through the guard […]
Audio: Missouri Medicaid Director Richardson to present budget this week
The state’s Medicaid director will present his budget to the Missouri House Budget Committee Tuesday morning in Jefferson City. The hearing is set for 8:15. During his January State of the State Address, Governor Mike Parson (R) credited former House Speaker and current Medicaid director Todd Richardson for finding $84 million in savings, in the Medicaid […]
Stovetop fire causes smoke damage at Plaza Apartments
A stove-top fire early Saturday caused what was described as minor smoke damage to a residence at Plaza Apartments in Trenton. Trenton firefighter Derek Hert reported there was no fire damage and no injuries. Firefighter Hert explained cooking was being done while there were papers in the middle of the stovetop, too close to the […]