The Route AA/H Bridge over Interstate 35 in Harrison County has been closed since late May for a deck replacement project. So the crew may tie in the new bridge deck to the existing roadway and complete guardrail work under the bridge, the northbound lanes of I-35 are now closed. Traffic is being routed up […]
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Highway patrol to conduct DWI saturation operations in Linn and Macon counties
Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt announces that troopers will participate in special enforcement operations in several counties this month. Linn and Macon’s counties are included in the operation and Wilt says driving while intoxicated saturation operations are an important enforcement tool that enables the Patrol to enhance its efforts in reducing the […]
Milan man formally charged with multiple offenses including two felonies
A Milan man arrested by the Highway Patrol Tuesday morning has been formally charged in Sullivan County. Online court information shows 26-year-old Mousas Aani has been charged with two felonies, driving while intoxicated: persistent offender and blood alcohol content: persistent offender. Aani also faces the misdemeanors of driving while revoked or suspended, first offense and […]
Defendants waive preliminary hearings in Tuesday session of Grundy County court
Several defendants waived preliminary hearings in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday with each being bound over to the August 9th docket in Division One. Krensa Kay Williams of Trenton faces four felony counts of stealing including a controlled substance/meth manufacturing material, in two different cases. Bonds were reset at $10,000 cash only […]
Route 139 over Newtown Branch in Sullivan County to close Friday
A Sullivan County bridge will close to complete required maintenance. The Route 139 bridge over Newtown Branch, built in 1933, carries almost 200 cars each day. Repairs such as these help MoDOT prolong the life of the many bridges that dot the roadways of Northwest Missouri. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to […]
Trenton man extradited from Wisconsin
A Trenton man has been returned to Grundy County on a capias warrant accusing failure to appear in circuit court on a probation violation. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports 33-year-old Christopher Gerald Hilt was extradited upon release Friday from a federal prison in Wisconsin. His bond is $15,000 cash pending an appearance August 9th […]
Chillicothe police arrest two on methamphetamine allegations
Chillicothe police report the arrest of two individuals for drugs following a traffic stop made at Dickinson and Cooper in Chillicothe. Police Detective Michael Smith said he and officers were on patrol when they observed an individual operating a motor vehicle whom they knew did not have a valid driver’s license. During a traffic stop, […]
McGuire Creek Bridge on Route 116 now open to traffic
The McGuire Creek Bridge on Route 116, just east of the Buchanan/Clinton county line is now open to all traffic. Crews from Capital Paving and Construction, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, were able to reopen the bridge yesterday evening, July 19. Contractor crews closed the bridge in June and replaced it with […]
3 life-flighted after Saturday morning crash on Highway 36 near Brookfield
A crash Saturday morning three miles east of Brookfield closed Highway 36 for several hours while emergency crews cleared the scene. Three area residents were seriously hurt, when according to the highway patrol, motorcycles driven by 40-year-old Jessye Ford of Callao and 29-year-old Russell Watts of La Plata were struck by 61-year-old Carolyn Wolfe of […]
Livingston County Sheriff reports busy week with investigations and arrests
The past week has been a busy one for the men and women of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and it all began with an investigation of the alleged violation of a protection order. Although no names have been released in the incident, it was reported that information collected during the investigation has led to a […]
Spickard teen charged with felony tampering with a motor vehicle after Thursday crash
A Spickard teen involved in a rollover car accident south of Spickard Thursday evening has been charged with felony first degree tampering with a motor vehicle. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports 17-year-old Tyler Marshall’s bond is $5,000, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court Tuesday. Court documents accuse him of […]
Entries now being accepted for the North Central Missouri Fair Parade
Entries are being accepted for the North Central Missouri Fair Parade with a theme of “Welcome Home.” The parade will be held in Trenton on the evening of July 31st with the lineup of entries set to begin at 5 o’clock. The parade will begin to roll down the streets of Trenton at 5:30. Fair […]
Trenton’s Administrative Committee mulls airport hangar leases
Trenton’s’ Administrative Committee will recommend to the city council, a lease with Gary Jordan of Trenton to rent the north end of the big hangar at the airport which is 48 by 62 feet in size and can house two planes. The cost that the committee and Jordan agreed upon during an open meeting last […]
Two from Trenton hospitalized after motorcycle strikes deer in roadway
The Highway Patrol reports two Trenton residents sustained injuries when their motorcycle struck a deer and they were ejected four miles north of Laredo Saturday night. Sixty-three-year-old James Ellis drove north on Route V when the motorcycle struck the deer that had entered the road. The motorcycle overturned, slid off the east side of the […]
Authorities report two arrested, one extradited to Trenton
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men Thursday as well as the extradition of one woman Friday. Twenty-two year old Rodney Brantley of Trenton has been charged with felony unlawful use of a firearm with bond set at $10,000 cash only. Court documents accuse Brantley of possessing a TriStar Arms semi-automatic […]
Prison sentences the rule of the day in Thursday session of court in Trenton
Among cases Thursday in the Grundy County Circuit Court, probation was revoked for a Chillicothe resident, Timothy Joe Ashlock, on an original charge of tampering with a motor vehicle. A previously suspended sentence was set aside and the court ordered a ten-year sentence with Department of Corrections. Credit was given for time served to await […]
Eastbound Route 36 to narrow today
Routine bridge maintenance helps the Missouri Department of Transportation extend the life of the many bridges that dot the roadways of Northwest Missouri. Such is the case with the Higgins Drainage Ditch Bridge west of Route 139 on U.S. Route 36. The bridge, built in 1974 and rebuilt in 2007, carries more than 7,000 cars […]