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Man who led Livingston County authorities on high-speed pursuit on New Year’s Eve has bond denied

Bond was taken up and denied in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Wednesday for a Kansas City man charged following an alleged high-speed pursuit New Year’s Eve. Nathaniel Watkins’s bond was previously set at $7,500 cash only and Supervision Services on his original arrest warrant and $10,000 cash only, Supervision Services, […]

Stop the Human Trafficking

Northwest Missouri State University – Kansas City “Call to Action Coalition Summit” set for February 26, 2020

Northwest Missouri State University-Kansas City is working with the Kansas City region and its communities this month to bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking. Northwest-Kansas City, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2020will host higher education professionals from the Kansas City area and hear from experts and survivors of […]

Police Chase

High-Speed chase in Livingston County ends with suspects being arrested in Clinton County

Clinton County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were taken into custody following a law enforcement pursuit on Sunday that started in Livingston County and ended in Plattsburg. Both suspects were taken to the Clinton County Detention Center to await the filing of formal charges. Livingston County Sheriff’s office reported the State Highway Patrol had made […]

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Icy roads injure two in separate crashes on Highway 11

The Highway Patrol reports two individuals sustained injuries in separate accidents on Highway 11 seven miles east of Kirksville Friday morning caused by ice. A private vehicle transported 20-year-old Tyler Findling of Greentop to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville after the first accident around 6 o’clock. Findling drove a pickup truck east on […]

37-year-old Matthew Guilford, of Brookfield, Missouri

Man who led authorities on high-speed chase through five counties now facing additional charges

The felon that reportedly led law enforcement on a multi-county pursuit of a pickup truck beginning in Linn County and ending at Marshall Tuesday faces five additional felony charges in Linn County. Matthew Guilford of Brookfield has been charged with first-degree assault or attempt of serious physical injury or special victim, armed criminal action, resisting […]

Traffic Accident

Two injured in single-vehicle crash west of Carrollton

The Highway Patrol reports two Carrollton residents sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident west of Carrollton Wednesday morning. Emergency medical services transported driver 21-year-old, Kaylee Hughes, to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital, and a private vehicle took passenger 18-year-old Mackenzie Hughes also to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. The vehicle traveled west on Route […]

37-year-old Matthew Guilford, of Brookfield, Missouri

“Extremely violent, dangerous felon” arrested after police pursuit through five counties

A man Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox called an “extremely violent” and “dangerous felon” was taken into custody Tuesday following a multi-county pursuit of a pickup truck. The man was wanted by Linn County and federal authorities, and several other law enforcement agencies were involved in the pursuit. Information obtained by authorities indicated that the […]

Indianola man injured in crash west of Ridgeway

The Highway Patrol reports an Indianola, Iowa man sustained moderate injuries when the sport utility vehicle he drove overturned four miles west of Ridgeway on Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 48-year-old James Taylor to the Harrison County Community Hospital. The SUV traveled west on Route A before it allegedly failed to stop for a stop […]

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Kirksville man injured in crash near Greencastle

The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned two miles west of Greencastle Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 23-year-old Killian Langley to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The car traveled east on Highway 6 before it ran off the left side of the road, went […]

Pedestrian accident

Pedestrian injured on private property near Milan

The Highway Patrol reports a pedestrian sustained minor injuries when a car struck her on private property one-third of a mile north of Milan Friday morning. A private vehicle transported 39-year-old Noelia Castruita Saucedo of Milan to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The driver, 33-year-old Marc Simbi of Kirksville, was reported as not […]

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Gilman City man dies in crash near Jamesport

A Gilman City man died Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Jamesport. The highway patrol identified the victim as 92-year-old William Turner. He was pronounced dead at Wright Memorial Hospital nearly one hour after the wreck. The other driver, whose from Gallatin, received minor injuries. Turner’s pickup was eastbound and a sports utility vehicle […]