Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports the police department has made a few procedural changes in response to COVID-19. Maples says citizens should call 911 for emergencies for any situation where a crime is in process or a life is in danger. Low-level crime calls or non-emergencies where a suspect is no longer present, or […]
KTTN has received notice of several announcements that are due to precautions taken out of concerns for the Coronavirus. Grundy County Jewett-Norris Library in Trenton will be closed as of March 17th and possibly longer. The Jewett-Norris library has canceled the children’s story hour on Wednesdays. The Livingston County Library in Chillicothe is closed until […]
Tonight’s (Monday, March 16, 2020) Town Hall meeting in Chillicothe has been canceled. The city clerks office cited the announcement from the Governor’s office to limit those attending public gatherings out of concern for the coronavirus. The city of Chillicothe will still be voting on a city sales tax proposal on April 7th to benefit […]
A total of 17 defendants, primarily from the Kansas City metropolitan area, have been indicted for their roles in a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine. Fahrudin F. Fejzic, also known as “Frank,” 48, Steven M. Lyons, also known as “Pops,” 60, Shelly Marie Exton, 38, Mary L. Corona, 38, […]
A Republic, Missouri, truck driver pleaded guilty in federal court to transporting two Missouri teenagers across state lines and sexually assaulting them. Cleveland Lee Crumsey, 37, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of transporting a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity. By pleading guilty, […]
The patrol reports an Independence man, 21-year0old Sonny Stanley, was arrested early Sunday in Clinton County and accused of felony counts of possessing marijuana and a controlled substance. Stanley also was accused of possession of drug paraphernalia and exceeding the posted speed limit. He was taken to the Clinton County sheriff’s office. A Cameron resident, […]
Two Cameron residents sustained injuries when a subcompact car struck the towed unit of a tractor-trailer at Highway 36 and Mitchell Avenue in Chillicothe on Friday night. The driver of the car, 47-year-old Brandi Newcomer, and passenger, a 12-year-old girl, were taken by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center. The Patrol called the girl’s injuries moderate […]
The Trenton Police Department reports a Jamesport woman was transported to Wright Memorial Hospital on Monday afternoon after a two-vehicle accident. Ninety-five-year-old Bettie Langford was taken to the hospital with a complaint of knee pain. Twenty-four-year-old Bianca Treadwell of Trenton said her head hurt and was to seek her own treatment. Langford drove a car […]
Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Sergeant Jake Angle confirms Harrison County Sheriff Joshua Eckerson died Thursday night after sustaining a gunshot wound. The preliminary investigation indicates the gunshot wound was self-inflicted. The Patrol responded to a Bethany residence with the Bethany Police Department and Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and determined, upon arrival, that Eckerson was […]
A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing heroin to distribute and illegally possessing 10 firearms. William C. Merriweather, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 12 years in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 4, 2019, Merriweather pleaded guilty to one count of participating in a […]
Trenton Residents can meet and visit with members of the Trenton Police Department at the next Coffee with a Cop program. Officers and Chief Rex Ross encourage members of the public to stop by, have a cup of coffee and ask questions about the department, special programs, or law enforcement in general at Main Stop […]
Two southwest Missouri men have been charged in federal court for kidnapping a Webb City, Missouri, woman and threatening to kill her and her family unless she recanted her testimony in another criminal case. Jeffrey Marsh, 32, of Oronogo, and Zaqouri Traves Archer, 31, of Joplin, were charged together in a criminal complaint filed in […]
The Trenton Police Department reports a Trenton man was treated for minor injuries after a sport utility vehicle struck a utility pole and residence at 1201 East Ninth Street Wednesday. Emergency medical services transported 46-year-old Ryan Paul Massey to Wright Memorial Hospital where a voluntary blood sample was later collected. The SUV traveled west on […]
The Trenton Police Department reports the Helping Hands 4-H Club is its latest partner in the Trenton Clean Sweep program. The 4-H club will pick up litter on Princeton Road from 17th Street to 28th Street. Community groups, civic organizations, businesses, churches, families, and others can participate in Trenton Clean Sweep and help keep city […]
A Mexican national in Kansas City, Missouri, has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana, illegally possessing a firearm, and illegally entering the United States for the sixth time. Uriel L. Martinez, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on Wednesday, Feb. 26, to six […]
The highway patrol reports the arrest of an Overland Park, Kansas man after he was allegedly checked traveling 111 miles an hour on Interstate 35 in Clinton County where the speed limit is 70. Fifty-one-year-old Wade Maupin of Overland Park was accused early Wednesday evening of driving while intoxicated and exceeding the posted speed limit. Maupin […]
An Appleton City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for sending images of child pornography to an undercover law enforcement officer. Anthony Dale Smith, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 13 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Smith to 15 years of supervised release following […]
A Joplin, Missouri, man who was formerly a police officer was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography. Gary McKinney, 44, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 15 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced McKinney to spend the rest of his life on supervised […]
The third batch of untested sexual assault kits identified by Missouri Attorney General Schmitt’s SAFE Kits Initiative inventory have been delivered to a private lab for testing. The kits were gathered at the St. Joseph Police Department as a “host agency” and sent directly to the private lab to preserve the chain of custody and […]
A Sacramento, California, man was indicted by a federal grand jury for carrying more than two kilograms of cocaine aboard a train traveling through Kansas City. Eduardo Fernando Orozco-Lizaola, 22, was charged with possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. Today’s indictment replaces […]
