A motion hearing was held in Johnson County on December 22nd for the Braymer man charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two Wisconsin men. Twenty-six-year-old Garland Joseph Nelson’s motion for confidential contact visits was denied at this time. The state’s request for increased security levels for filings was granted, with […]
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Man from Missouri pleads guilty to meth conspiracy, faces 10 years in prison
A Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Camden County, Missouri. Stephen Joseph Sanchez, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Co-defendant Jo Marie Pollina, 37, of Kansas City, Mo. pleaded guilty to […]
Carrollton teenager injured in Saturday morning crash on Highway 65
A Carrollton teenager was injured in a single-vehicle crash early on Saturday morning on Highway 65. The highway patrol reports 19-year-old Cordell Cooper was transported by private vehicle to Carroll County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened at 22833 south Highway 65 when Cooper’s southbound 2013 Ford traveled off the roadway, struck a […]
Audio: Holiday travel? Not so fast says AAA.
For most Missourians, there’s no place like home for the holidays. Meredith Terpstra, with AAA, says with the pandemic still a concern, some 34-million fewer people will travel between December 23rd and January 3rd. The travel forecast is down 29-percent and it marks the first drop in year-end holiday travel since 2008, with […]
Carrollton teenager injured in crash on Highway 65
The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton resident sustained minor injuries when a vehicle ran off the road at 22833 Highway 65 in Carroll County on December 19th at 2 am. A private vehicle transported 19-year-old Cordell Cooper to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. The vehicle traveled south on U. S. 65 before running […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of December 21, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of December 21 – 27. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Indiana man hospitalized after crashing west of Princeton
A man from Indiana was taken to a hospital following a single-vehicle, rollover, accident late Wednesday night eight miles west of Princeton. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 44-year-old John Stewart of Madison, Indiana who was taken by EMS to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Stewart was westbound when the sports utility […]
Ohio man indicted for traveling to Missouri to meet 12-year-old child for sex
An Ohio man was indicted by a federal grand jury for traveling to Missouri in an attempt to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 12-year-old child. Timothy M. Zukoski, 34, of Southington, Ohio, was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. The indictment replaces a criminal […]
Missouri State Auditor issues audit on payroll and personnel issues in Jackson County
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a report on the Jackson County government’s handling of payroll and personnel. The audit, part of an independent review of county government finances, found issues with the allocation of different funds to pay salaries and with the handling of vehicle allowances. The report gave a rating of “fair.” “Our […]
Milan resident injured in crash on Route C
A Milan resident sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove overturned three miles southeast of Milan the morning of December 16th. An ambulance transported 20-year-old Devon Clinch to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The pickup traveled west on Route C before running off the right side of the road, overcorrecting, going […]
Sumner teenager sent to Hedrick Medical Center after crashing on Highway 36
The Highway Patrol reports a Sumner resident sustained moderate injuries when the truck he drove overturned in Linn County the morning of December 15th. A private vehicle transported 19-year-old James Tye to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The truck traveled north on Highway 130 before running off the left side of the road two […]
Man from Lancaster life-flighted to hospital after crashing near Queen City
The Highway Patrol reports a Lancaster man sustained serious injuries when a truck overturned three miles east of Queen City the night of December 14th. An air ambulance transported 26-year-old Ethan Strunk to the University Hospital in Columbia. The truck traveled south on Germania Avenue before running off the left side, overturning, and coming to […]
Cameron man receives minor injuries in Sunday crash
A Cameron man was injured early Sunday morning when his pickup traveled off the south side of Highway 36, went down an embankment, and struck a tree two miles to the east of Hamilton. Fifty-four-year-old Lloyd Walker received minor injuries and was taken by emergency medical services to Cameron Regional Medical Center. He was wearing […]
Polo resident injured in crash on I-35 near Cameron
A Polo resident received serious injuries when the sports utility vehicle he was driving overturned on Interstate 35 south of Cameron. Fifty-seven-year-old James Dorssom was taken by private vehicle to Liberty Hospital. The accident happened late Saturday afternoon ten miles south of Cameron on I-35 when the southbound SUV went out of control, traveled into […]
Crash near Lancaster on Highway 202 injures two
The Highway Patrol reports two women sustained moderate injuries when a sports utility vehicle pulled into the path of a car one-quarter of a mile west of Lancaster Friday evening, December 11th. The driver of the car, 32-year-old Whittney Sires of Bloomfield, Iowa, and SUV driver 74-year-old Kay Schmitzer of Glenwood were transported by ambulance […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of December 14, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of December 14 – 20. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
Pattonsburg man injured in crash on Daviess County Route Z
A Pattonsburg man was injured Thursday evening when the vehicle he was driving failed to halt for a stop sign, traveled across Daviess County Route Z, and went off the road two and a half miles west of old Pattonsburg. Thirty-seven-year-old Ronald Bumgarner received moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Cameron Regional […]
Crash on old Highway 63 injures La Plata man on John Deere tractor
The Highway Patrol reports a La Plata man sustained minor injuries when the John Deere tractor he drove failed to yield to a car two miles south of La Plata the morning of December 10th. A private vehicle transported 24-year-old Perry Gingerich to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. No injuries were reported for the driver […]
Driver of pickup that left the scene of an accident reports to Trenton Police Department to “Give his side of the story”
The driver of a pickup involved in a crash on December 1st at Ninth and Harris in Trenton has been identified after leaving the scene of the crash. Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross reports Anthony William Hughes of Trenton came to the police station to report he was the driver of the pickup previously said […]
House passes legislation to improve flood protection, inland waterways & other water resources infrastructure
After negotiations between the House and Senate were completed, the final Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (S. 1811) was approved by the House of Representatives. S. 1811 represents an agreement between House and Senate committees on final WRDA language, based in part on H.R. 7575, which passed the House by voice vote in July […]