A man from Independence was injured Monday afternoon when the car he was driving left Interstate 35 and overturned multiple times in Daviess County. The driver has been accused of several potential charges. The crash occurred at 3:50 pm Monday approximately 13 miles north of Cameron when 27-year-old Levi Williams received serious injuries. He was […]
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One dead, three injured in DeKalb County crash near Osborn
One person was killed and three others injured in a crash in DeKalb County on Sunday afternoon mile north of Osborn. Pronounced dead at Cameron Regional Medical Center was a passenger in one car, 50-year-old Donna Cook of Warsaw. She was riding in a car driven by 52-year-old John Harmon of St. Joseph who received […]
Three sustain serious injuries in head-on crash near Grayson
The Highway Patrol reports three individuals sustained serious injuries in a head on collision one mile north of Grayson Tuesday morning. Emergency medical services transported the driver of a sport utility vehicle, 49 year old Taffi Dennis of Trimble, to Mosaic Life Care of Saint Joseph. The driver of a car, 30 year old Crystal […]
Three area residents injured in single-vehicle crash
The Highway Patrol reports three area residents sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident in Ray County Tuesday afternoon. Driver 71 year old Charles Tanner of Cowgill and passengers 52 year old Christopher Tanner and a 13 year old boy from Polo were transported to the Ray County Hospital of Richmond. The vehicle traveled south […]
Arizona man pleads guilty in Missouri to transporting fentanyl
A Nogales, Arizona, man pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to transport large amounts of fentanyl through Kansas City, Missouri, en route to New York City aboard passenger busses. Alejandro Rocha, also known as Alejandro Teran, 21, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to participating in a conspiracy […]
Memorial Day kicks off “100 Deadliest Days of Summer”
The “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” are designated as the days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. These days cover the summer travel season and are historically a deadly time on our nation’s roadways. During this time in 2019, there were 291 fatalities on Missouri’s roadways. That’s nearly three lives lost each day during that […]
Chicago man caught driving in north Missouri with drugs sentenced to 15-years in prison
A Chicago, Illinois, man who was arrested while driving through northern Missouri was sentenced in federal court for possessing nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine to distribute. Kevin M. Phyfiher, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 29, 2019, Phyfiher pleaded guilty to one […]
Trenton teen attempting to crawl into bed of moving pickup via passenger side window falls to roadway
A Sunday evening accident in Trenton injured a Trenton boy when he climbed out the passenger side window of a moving truck in an attempt to climb into the bed of the pickup. A trooper said the 16-year-old youth lost his footing and fell out of the window and onto the roadway. The name of […]
Accident at 9th and Haliburton in Trenton injures three; Kirksville man cited for multiple infractions
Trenton police report three people were hurt Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at 9th and Haliburton with all three refusing ambulance transport. Thirty-year-old Michael Hoskins of Kirksville was driving a car west on 9th Street, attempted to turn left onto Haliburton, and pulled in front of a pickup truck that was eastbound on 9th […]
Four teens from Macon injured in crash on country road; driver life-flighted to Columbia
Four teenagers from Macon were injured, two of them seriously, when a vehicle left a country road on a curve and overturned Thursday night. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for the driver, 19-year-old Katie Sheets, and one of the passengers, 17-year-old Kari Russell. The other two occupants received minor injuries. They are a […]
Two Brookfield residents fleeing from police crash on Jewel Drive
Two residents from Brookfield, described by the highway patrol as fleeing from police, were injured in a single-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in Linn County. The driver, 42-year-old Christopher Wilson, received serious injuries and passenger, 28-year-old Alisha McCollum, received minor injuries. Both were taken by ambulance to the Pershing Memorial Hospital. The sports utility vehicle was […]
One dead in single-vehicle crash in Nodaway County; driver arrested on DWI
The driver was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a passenger was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident in rural Nodaway County. Thirty-seven-year-old Neil Minor of Tarkio was ejected from the overturning car and died at the scene of the crash three miles west of Maryville. Minor was a passenger in a car driven by 31-year-old Elizabeth Merriett […]
Two injured in nearly head-on crash west of Chillicothe
Two people were injured when two vehicles collided nearly head-on, Monday afternoon seven miles west of Chillicothe. Eighteen-year-old Dallas Hall of Jamesport received serious injuries as he was riding in a pickup driven by 17-year- old Dylan Tolle of Chillicothe. The driver of the other vehicle, 74-year-old James Fish of Jamesport, received moderate injuries. Both […]
Three injured in crash south of Lancaster
The Highway Patrol reports three individuals sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle struck a car two miles south of Lancaster on Friday evening. SUV driver 19-year-old Carson Tallman of Glenwood was said to refuse treatment at the scene. Car driver 20-year-old Jayden Sansoussi of Greentop and his passenger 19-year-old Ashlee Youngman of Queen […]
Trenton police issue citation after two cars collide at 28th Street and Highway 65 in Trenton
Two cars collided Sunday evening at 28th Street and Highway 65 in Trenton, resulting in possible injuries for three persons. A street sign was knocked over and police issued one citation. It was just after 6 o’clock when a car was northbound on Highway 65 as another car attempted to cross 65 from the west […]
Four injured in crash on Highway 169; driver arrested on multitude of allegations
Four people were injured, including two children, in the collision of two vehicles Sunday afternoon one mile to the north of Gower. The Clinton county accident happened at the junction of Highway 169 and Route Double-V at 3:25 pm. One driver was arrested following an investigation. Forty-one-year-old Matthew Schmidt received minor injuries and 37-year-old Elizabeth […]
Driver overcorrects on Highway 10, ends up in pond
Two people were injured Tuesday afternoon when a car left Highway 10 and came to a stop in a pond in rural Carroll County about 4:10 pm, two miles east of Norborne. Taken by emergency medical services to the Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond were the driver, 30-year-old Jill Stewart of Grain Valley and […]
One dead, one life-flighted after ignoring railroad crossing signal
One person was killed and another was injured Sunday night at a railroad crossing in Ray County. The highway patrol said the accident happened when a vehicle containing two Richmond residents failed to yield to a railroad crossing traffic control device, drove around the train crossing arm and was struck by the westbound locomotive on […]
New Hampton woman demolishes SUV on Highway 136; accused of DWI
A New Hampton resident was injured and later arrested, Sunday night in a single-vehicle rollover accident in eastern Gentry County. Thirty-four-year-old Heather Daleske received minor injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Daleske was eastbound when the sports utility vehicle traveled off the north side of […]
Brookfield woman injured in 3-vehicle crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Brookfield woman sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident involving a farm tractor in Carroll County on Friday morning. A private vehicle transported 32-year-old Briannie Stephens to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. The driver of the tractor, 56-year-old Jeffery Harper of Carrollton, and the driver of the other […]