A man from Texas arrested by the Highway Patrol in Daviess County Thursday night has been charged with three misdemeanors. Thirty-five-year-old Antonio Barajas of McKinney, Texas faces charges of driving while intoxicated, exceeding the posted speed limit, and operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license—first offense. Bond was set at $5,000 cash. […]
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Two tractor-trailer trucks crash at the intersection of Highway 36 and Business 36 in Chillicothe
Two semi trucks were involved in an accident at the intersection of Highway 36 and Business 36 in south Chillicothe requiring the Chillicothe Fire Department to assist with lighting at the scene Wednesday night. According to Captain Les Hinnen, one semi was in the south ditch but upright and the other was on its right […]
Audio: AAA spokesman says Missouri gas tax proposal’s “bait and switch” language could have led to its demise
The Missouri Legislature is expected to make highway funding a top issue in the upcoming session, according to Triple-A spokesman Mike Right. Right says one of the reasons November’s ballot measure failed was likely from “bait and switch” language. Proposition D would have increased the gas tax by two and a half cents […]
Audio: Former Grundy County deputy featured on Investigation Discovery’s Body Cam program
A former Grundy County deputy was featured on an episode of Investigation Discovery’s program Body Cam. Christian Goode says he worked for the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office in 2016 but is now a Deputy Sheriff/Investigator with the Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office. The Body Cam episode covered an incident in October 2017 in which he […]
Chillicothe teen hurt in rollover crash on LIV Road 520
The highway patrol reports a Chillicothe teenager received minor injuries in a rollover accident last night ten miles west of Chillicothe. Sixteen-year-old Jada Bennett was taken by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center. Ms. Bennett was driving eastbound when the car began to skid on LIV Road 520, she overcorrected, causing the car to begin to […]
Free traffic safety program to be offered at Green City School
A free 90-minute evidence-based traffic safety program to educate parents and guardians about Missouri’s Graduated Drivers License law will be held in Green City in February. Retired Missouri Department of Conservation Agent Marsha Jones and Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant Eric Brown will speak during First Impact at the Green City School the night of […]
Patrol reports three area residents arrested on drug allegations
Three individuals were arrested Monday afternoon by the Highway Patrol in DeKalb County and were being held in custody pending the filing of formal charges. A Gallatin resident, 47-year-old Joseph McClane, has been accused of multiple counts. McClane is accused of felony possession of methamphetamine, felony resisting arrest, as well as misdemeanor marijuana possession and […]
Two drivers from Daviess County involved in 8-vehicle chain reaction crash in Clay County
The highway patrol reports just one injury when as many as eight vehicles were involved in an Interstate 35 accident around 6:35 this morning in Clay County. Two of the vehicles were operated by drivers from Daviess County. Taken to North Kansas City Hospital with moderate injuries was one of the drivers, 47-year-old Valerie Malott, of […]
State troopers keep busy on Sunday with 4 arrests
Highway Patrol troopers report several arrests Sunday in northwest Missouri counties. Two people were arrested in DeKalb County Sunday afternoon. Twenty-eight-year-old Raymond Dilley of St. Joseph has been accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, felony armed criminal action, misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, and exceeding the posted speed limit. Twenty-three-year-old John Church […]
Driver runs from Chillicothe police, pursuit entails, ends when driver crashes in Caldwell County
Approximately thirty minutes prior to the Caldwell County accident Saturday, Chillicothe Police received a phone call from a citizen in reference to a reckless driver. The complainant advised they were nearly struck by the suspects’ vehicle, along with the same vehicle nearly striking a school bus and another vehicle head-on. Chillicothe Chief Jon Maples reported […]
Rear-end collision injures 3 in Caldwell County; one driver facing multiple charges
Three people were hurt late Saturday afternoon in a rear-end collision of two-vehicles in Caldwell County. The patrol reports the driver of a car, 45-year old Andy Strahm of St. Joseph, was taken to Cameron regional medical center with serious injuries and also faces several accusations. The driver of the SUV, 61-year old Mary Carr, […]
Galt women hurt in Highway 65 crash in Pettis County
The Highway Patrol reports two Galt women sustained minor injuries when the driver of a sports utility vehicle lost control on a wet and partially ice-covered portion of U. S. Highway 65 in Pettis County Thursday morning. Driver 44-year-old Mary Sawyer and passenger 20-year-old Breanna Sawyer were transported by private vehicle to Fitzgibbon Hospital of […]
Macon men injured in crash on Highway 63
The Highway Patrol reports two Macon men sustained injuries when a sports utility vehicle lost control on a snow-covered portion of U. S.Highway 63 two and a half miles south of Macon Thursday morning. An ambulance transported driver 42-year-old Damon Mason to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon with what the Patrol called serious injuries. The […]
Rothville woman pleads not guilty to first-degree murder of two-month old daughter
A Rothville woman charged with felony first-degree murder in the death of her two-month-old daughter plead not guilty in Division One of Chariton County Circuit Court Thursday morning. The court sustained a request for the state to file amended informationfor Sarah Linebaugh, and she waived formal arraignment. The case waspassed to January 10th for a […]
Trenton R-9 student threatened with gun violence on school bus
The Trenton R-IX School District received information concerning a threat against a student at Trenton Middle School. The threat occurred Wednesday on a Trenton R-IX School Bus and was directed towards one student who was threatened with gun violence. Once the district learned of the threat, the families involved and the Trenton Police Department were notified. […]
Green City woman injured in head-on crash with big rig
The Highway Patrol reports a Green City woman sustained moderate injuries when a car struck a semi-truck head-on five miles north of Green City Tuesday afternoon. A private vehicle transported 58-year-old Patricia Rouse to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. Rouse traveled south on Highway 129 when the car she drove reportedly crossed the […]
Kirksville woman injured after rear-ending garbage truck with minivan
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville woman sustained moderate injuries when a minivan struck a garbage truck one mile north of Sublette Tuesday morning. An ambulance transported 27-year-old Vanessa Hurley to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. Hall did not sustain any injuries. Hurley traveled north on U. S. Highway 63 when the minivan she […]
Trenton woman injured in Route Z crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Trenton woman sustained minor injuries when she lost control of the sports utility vehicle she drove on a snow-covered portion of Highway Z in Grundy County Tuesday morning. Emergency medical services transported 42-year-old Brandy Knapp to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. Knapp traveled north on Highway Z when she lost […]
Chillicothe police officer, Whitney Murdock, promoted to Detective
The Chillicothe Police Department reports Whitney Murdock was recently promoted to the position of detective within the department. Murdock has been in law enforcement for approximately four years and became a part of her hometown Chillicothe Police Department in 2017. She began her career with the Carrollton Police Department as a patrol officer and patrol […]
Two Trenton men transported to hospital after icy roadway causes crash near Spickard
Two Trenton men were transported to the hospital following a sports utility vehicle accident caused by slick road conditions three miles north of Spickard Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol reports 52-year-old Ross Elrick and 27-year-old Andrew May were transported to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton by emergency medical services. Elrick sustained minor injuries, with May […]