Resurfacing on Route 6 from U.S. Route 69 to the Muddy Creek Bridge just east of U.S. Route 65 in Trenton is progressing and will move into the city of Trenton beginning next week, July 27, 2020. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. to complete the multi-stage project […]
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MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of July 27, 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 July 27 – Aug. 2. 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 […]
Purdin woman injured in rollover crash near Laclede
The Highway Patrol reports a Purdin woman sustained minor injuries when the car she drove overturned two and a half miles north of Laclede the morning of Friday, July 24th. An ambulance transported 26 year old Cheyenne McQueen to the Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The vehicle traveled south on Highway 5 before running off […]
Rollover crash near Eagleville injures KC man
The Highway Patrol reports a Kansas City man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a crossover and overturned seven miles north of Eagleville the afternoon of Thursday, July 23rd. Emergency medical services transported 30-year-old Seth Johnston to the Decatur County Hospital of Leon, Iowa. The pickup traveled north on Interstate 35 […]
Parasol Puppets to host online performance
Parasol Puppets from Jamesport will have an online performance available for public viewing. Puppeteers Debbie and Peter Allen will perform a scene from their show “Nursery Rhymes and Tales” and be interviewed by Brian Hull of the Nashville Public Library System in an upcoming episode of “Story Time with the Professor.” The performance and interview […]
St. Joseph man involved in crash arrested on multiple accusations
The highway patrol reports a St. Joseph man has been arrested on multiple allegations. Thirty six year old Nicholas Newton was taken into custody about 9:30 Tuesday morning in Livingston County The highway patrol has accused Newton of felony tampering with a motor vehicle and felony possession of a controlled substance– methamphetamine. Newton also is […]
Chewy to expand in Belton, Missouri, create over 1200 jobs
Chewy, Inc. announced plans to open a new 800,000-square-foot eCommerce fulfillment center in Belton, Missouri, and create more than 1,200 new jobs. Dual-headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, and Boston, Massachusetts, the company is an online retailer offering pet food and pet-related products from over 2,000 brands. “Now more than ever, Missouri’s innovative businesses, logistics infrastructure, […]
Grundy County Commission approves change to drug testing policy; addresses lengthy agenda at latest meeting
The Grundy County Commission approved changes Tuesday, July 21st to a drug testing policy for Grundy County employees. The changes were proposed by Tomo Drug Testing. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray notes Tomo has performed drug testing for county employees since 2009. The changes involve following future Department of Transportation regulation changes and non-DOT testing methodology. […]
Road work in Chillicothe to close Mitchell Avenue
M and M Utilities will begin a street project on Mitchell Avenue in Chillicothe Wednesday, July 22nd. A Chillicothe Street Department representative says the work will start first thing on Wednesday morning, July 22, 2020, from the railroad tracks south to Ryan Lane. Mitchell Avenue will be closed until the work is complete. The work […]
Missouri Attorney General files brief regarding McCloskey case defending second amendment rights
Following earlier charges issued, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a brief in the case of Mark and Patricia McCloskey supporting the Castle Doctrine law and seeking the dismissal of those charges recently filed by the Circuit Attorney’s Office. “The right to keep and bear arms is given the highest level of protection in […]
Three teenagers from Maysville injured in crash on Southwest Kennedy Road
Three teenagers from Maysville were injured last night at 10 pm when a truck traveled through a T-intersection and struck an embankment two miles west of Maysville. Taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center were the driver, 17-year-old Coleman Roberts as well as two female passengers, both 14 years old. The highway patrol noted […]
Gallatin woman life-flighted to KC after vehicle swerves to miss deer in roadway
A single-vehicle rollover accident southwest of Jamesport Sunday morning at 10:35 am injured a Gallatin woman. Ninteen-year-old Dariyn Pettit was flown by a Lifeflight Eagle to the Truman Medical Center. An investigator said the car was eastbound when the driver swerved to miss a deer in the road. She over-corrected causing the car to go […]
Cameron teenager and infant daughter injured after being sideswiped by stolen RV
Three people were hurt a motorcoach recreational vehicle made an improper pass and hit the side of a car in Holt. The RV went off the road and overturned onto its top and the car went off the road and came to rest on its wheels. The driver of the RV, 36-year old Dustin Leach […]
Browning man life-flighted after hitting creek bank, accused of DWI
A Browning resident was hurt Saturday night when the pickup truck he was driving went off a country road and hit a creek bank west of Browning. Thirty-year-old Cody Lane was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. The crash happened one mile west of Browning on Elk Road as […]
Breckenridge woman injured in crash at intersection of Highway 13 and Broadway in Kingston
A Breckenridge resident was hurt when a pickup truck traveled into the path of a sports utility vehicle in Kingston. Seventy-year old Connie McCleary was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. She was a passenger in a pickup driven by 37-year old Phillip Joyce of Cameron. Joyce, and the driver of the […]
ATV strikes parked SUV head-on injuring 3, driver accused of driving while intoxicated
Three people were hurt early Sunday when an all-terrain vehicle hit a stationary vehicle head-on in Carroll County and were ejected from the vehicle. Two passengers, 20-year old Christian Coats of Norborne and a 16-year old juvenile boy from Orrick, were taken by private vehicle to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with serious injuries. The […]
Osborn teen injured after striking animal in roadway with motorcycle
The Highway Patrol reports an Osborn teen sustained moderate injuries when the motorcycle he drove struck an animal and overturned three miles east of Amity the night of Friday, July 17th. An ambulance transported T. W. Sterling to Mosaic Life Care of Saint Joseph. The motorcycle traveled west on Highway 6 before the animal entered […]
Boil advisory issued for portion of Sullivan County
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory until further notice due to a water main break. The advisory affects Sullivan Rural Water customers on Route YY north of Anchor Road, Ironbank Drive from Route YY to Spring Creek, Key Road, Ivywood Drive, Illinois Drive, Isaac Drive, Route AB, […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of July 20, 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 July 20 – 26. 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 […]
Two life-flighted to KC hospitals after ATV crash in Carroll County
Two people were injured Thursday night in rural Carroll county in an accident involving all-terrain vehicles when one of the ATVs had come to a stop along County Road 361 when it was struck from the rear by the other. The operator of the stopped vehicle, 22-year-old Quinton Johnson of Hale, was not reported injured. […]