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Saturday fire damages pickup in Chillicothe

The cab of a parked pickup truck was extensively damaged by fire in Chillicothe Saturday evening. The Chillicothe Fire Department reports the owner of the truck, Steven Drechsel of 1555 Bryan Street used a dry chemical fire extinguisher to put out most of the blaze. Firefighters used a hand line to finish cooling the dash […]

I-35 closed almost 3 hours due to tractor-trailer accident Tuesday morning

Big rig strikes pickup on I-35 near Cameron

A Winston man sustained what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries when a tractor-trailer truck hit his vehicle one mile north of Cameron on Interstate 35 Friday morning. The Patrol reports 69-year-old Kenneth Waln traveled south when the back of his pickup truck was struck by the tractor-trailer, driven by 53-year-old Tammy Reith of Belton. […]

Accident graphic, deer in roadway

Brookfield woman strikes deer near Laclede

A pickup truck struck a deer on Highway 36 near Laclede Sunday morning resulting in minor injuries to the driver of the pickup. 36-year old Crystal Blackwell of Brookfield refused treatment at the scene one mile west of Laclede. The pickup was westbound on Highway 36 when it struck the deer causing moderate damage. Ms. […]

Traffic accident

Bethany woman injured in overnight accident

A one-vehicle accident early this (Friday) morning injured a Bethany woman.  Approximately three miles south of Bethany, the Highway Patrol reports that a pickup truck driven by 46-year old Cynthia Lee was eastbound on 330th Street when she lost control on the gravel surface. The truck went off the north side of the road, spun […]

Pedestrian accident

Pedestrian hit by pickup near Richmond

A pedestrian walking along Highway 10 east of Richmond was hurt this morning when he was hit by a pickup truck. 23-year-old Travis Potter of Richmond was taken to Ray County Memorial Hospital at Richmond with moderate injuries. The accident happened at approximately 5:20 this morning about seven miles east of Richmond on Highway 10. […]