A man from Braymer was fatally injured when he was thrown out of his overturning vehicle on Thursday afternoon two miles south of Braymer. The highway patrol identified the victim as 71-year-old Russell Coldiron. Coldiron’s pickup was northbound when it failed to negotiate a curve on Route E, he overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross […]
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Road grader travels into path of pickup on Highway 36 injuring St. Joseph man
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained moderate injuries when a pickup truck struck a road grader near Osborn on Wednesday morning. Emergency medical services transported pickup driver 69-year-old Gerald Leake to Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph. No injuries were reported for road grader driver 81-year-old Loren Sloan. The grader traveled south […]
Two injured in rollover crash east of Browning
Two people received minor injuries in a rollover crash at midday Wednesday ten miles east of Browning. The driver, 50-year-old Scott Walker of Kansas City and passenger, 38-year-old Shayla Gerlt of Browning were taken by private auto to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The eastbound car went out of control on what was […]
Motorcycle pursuit ends with arrest of two; authorities seize bike with paperwork to be filed for forfeiture
An investigation into a motorcycle allegedly fleeing from law enforcement in Caldwell and Livingston County has led to two arrests. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the motorcycle driver and owner was identified as 35-year-old Shaun Allen Mindham of Blue Springs. Mindham had an outstanding arrest warrant from Johnson County on felony possession of a […]
Interstate 35 rest area closures planned for next week near Holt
As part of a resurfacing project on Interstate 35, crews from Ideker, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to close the entrance and exit ramps/driveways at the rest area on I-35 south of Lathrop on Tuesday, March 10. Crews anticipate that each ramp/drive could be closed approximately 2-3 hours, with work beginning […]
Two-vehicle crash injures drivers from Clarksdale and Maysville
Two vehicles collided Monday afternoon in Clarksdale with both drivers being taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for 79-year-old Donna Smith of Clarksdale and 79-year-old Eubert Schneider of Maysville. The car driven by Ms. Smith made a left turn from Hilltop Avenue onto Highway […]
Missouri men charged with kidnapping woman and threatening to kill her and her family
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 […]
Grundy County Democrats to hold meeting to begin Presidential delegate selection process
Grundy County Democrats have a meeting early next month to begin the Presidential delegate selection process. The meeting is scheduled Monday, April 6, at 7:30 pm at the VFW Post Home at 919 Washington Street in Trenton. In order to participate in the mass meeting, you must vote in the Missouri Presidential Primary Tuesday, March […]
Natural Resources Conservation Service announces March 30th application deadline for financial assistance
The Missouri USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced March 30th as the cut-off date to apply for Fiscal Year 2020 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program -Environmental Quality Incentive Program (RCPP-EQIP). EQIP allows farmers, ranchers, forestland managers, and landowners an opportunity to conserve natural resources by […]
Audio: Northern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves focusing on flooding and levees
A congressman who represents north Missouri on Capitol Hill warns that northwest Missouri is still suffering from flooding and that there’s a lot of damage to infrastructure. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves traveled from his Atchison County farm to Jefferson City this week to file for re-election to his 11th term. Graves is the longest-serving Republican […]
Boil advisory issued for portions of Mercer County
The Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory following repairs to a water line. The boundaries of the advisory are Route N on the north, Highway 136 on the south, Route P on the east and the Thompson River on the west. The precautionary boil advisory for drinking and cooking […]
Missouri House passes bill that could allow private and religious schools to cut wages of hourly workers
In 2018, Missouri voters gave their blessing to incrementally raising the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2023. The state House has passed a bill that would exempt private and religious school workers from the state’s minimum wage law. The proposal would open the door for these schools to reduce the pay of hourly […]
Grand River Technical School to host career fair
The Grand River Technical School in Chillicothe and Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will host a career fair next week. Job seekers will be able to talk to representatives from more than 30 businesses at the Mervyn W. Jenkins Expo Building in Chillicothe Tuesday, March 3, 2020, from 9:30 to 1 o’clock. Contact the Grand […]
Trenton man crashes on 9th Street striking utility pole and residence
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 […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of March 2, 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 March 2 – 8. Though not listed below, some routes remain closed due to flooding. View routes closed due to flooding, as well as roadwork projects at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement […]
Construction crews to begin placing new deck on Grand River Bridge South of Chillicothe
The Grand River Bridge on Highway 65 south of Chillicothe will be under construction beginning Monday, March 2, 2020. A rehabilitation project to place a new bridge deck will be led by contractors from Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation. The first portion of the project, which will take approximately […]
Construction work to place new bridge deck on Thompson River Bridge begins March 2, 2020
Drivers headed west out of Chillicothe on Route 190 may encounter construction delays beginning Monday, March 2. A rehabilitation project to place a new bridge deck on the Thompson River Bridge will be led by contractors from Comanche Construction Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation. This bridge is included in Gov. Parson’s “Focus […]
Area veterans encouraged to attend meetings in Trenton and Chillicothe on benefit changes
Meetings will be held in Chillicothe and Trenton to address VA Community Care and veterans benefits changes. Veterans are invited to the Grand River Multipurpose Center in Chillicothe March 5th from 2 to 4 o’clock. Discussion at that meeting is to include the VA mobile clinic stopping area visits as of April 1st. A free […]
Polo woman injured when SUV overturns on Highway 116
A woman from Polo was injured Thursday night when the sports utility vehicle she was a passenger in ran off Highway 116 in Caldwell County and overturned. Thirty-two-year-old Cristal Flurrey of Polo was taken by EMS to Liberty Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The driver, 35-year-old Dustin Cope of Excelsior Springs, wasn’t hurt. The […]
Third Batch of untested sexual assault kits delivered to lab from St. Joseph Police Department
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 […]