The Highway Patrol is accepting applications for the 109th Recruit Class which is set to start January 6, 2020. Testing in Troop H will be held March 30, 2019, at Troop H Headquarters, 3525 North Belt, St. Joseph, Missouri. Applicants must meet the minimum requirements to apply. To review the requirements and apply online applicants […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Motor Vehicle Inspection Division will begin annual school bus inspections on February 4th. Troop B Public Information Officer Sergeant Eric Brown reports inspections for about 40 area school districts will begin February 6th and end April 11th. In most cases, several districts will be inspected at a single location on […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2018, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 25, 2018. The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the following: 2018 Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Statistics Crashes ─ 587 Injuries ─ 108 Fatalities ─ 9 DWI ─ 86 Drug Arrests ─ 67 […]
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports separate arrests this weekend in Daviess and DeKalb counties. Early Saturday evening, 46-year-old Jeffery Rylander of Seabeck, Washington was taken into custody following a traffic stop. Online court information shows Rylander faces a felony count of driving while intoxicated persistent offender as well as three misdemeanor counts including careless and imprudent […]
Highway Patrol Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald announces Troop H will conduct hazardous moving operations during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Area counties to be included in the hazardous moving operation include Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, Mercer, Clinton, DeKalb, and Worth. The operations will focus on violations that contribute to traffic crashes, such […]
NCMC Housing/Activities will be conducting safety week October 22rd-October 26th. As a part of Safety Week, on Friday, October 26th, the Housing staff will combine efforts with NCMC Criminal Justice students, Missouri Highway Patrol, and the Trenton Police Department to conduct a road safety exercise for NCMC students from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The […]
At the most recent meeting of the Highway 5 Corridor Coalition, a unanimous vote was taken to endorse Proposition D on the November ballot. Proposition D raises the motor fuel tax by 2.5 cents each of four years totaling 10 cents per gallon in the fourth year. The funds will directly offset money in the […]
The Highway Patrol has released the statistics of the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Patrol reports that statewide there were 258 traffic crashes, 92 injuries, five fatalities, and 97 arrests for driving while intoxicated. The fatalities included two in Jefferson County and two in Saint Charles County investigated by the Patrol and one in Springfield […]
Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, has announced the assignment of four new troopers to Northwest Missouri. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 105th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on June 29, 2018. The new troopers will report for duty on July 16, 2018. Trooper […]
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 26 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on June 29, 2018. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The public is invited. The 105th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January […]
The Trenton City Council has approved additional specialized training for police officers as well as a change in zoning and a conditional use permit to allow for a food business to have a permanent location. At the request of the council last month, Police Chief Tommy Wright was asked to prepare a list of training […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has extended the testing process for its 106th Recruit Class with the application deadline of April 26, 2018. Testing for prospective troopers will be administered in the following areas: Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO ─ Tentatively scheduled for 04/27/2018 Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO ─ April 18, 2018 Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO ─ To be determined […]
