The Highway Patrol reports a Novinger woman was arrested on an allegation of driving while intoxicated under the influence drugs after the car she drove overturned near Kirksville Thursday morning. Forty-nine-year-old Stacey Tade refused treatment at the scene for minor injuries. The car traveled east on Highway 11 before it ran off the left side […]
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North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission receives grant to improve transportation
United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves of Missouri announced on Wednesday that the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission of Sullivan County will receive a nearly $13,500,000 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Discretionary Grant for the East Locust Creek Reservoir Project. Sullivan County will complete a variety of […]
Motorcyclist nearly hits sheriff’s vehicle, later arrested on several charges
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports an investigation into a motorcyclist driving in a careless manner without a helmet in the area of Polk and Miller streets in Chillicothe last weekend led to the arrest of a Kansas City man on several allegations. The motorcyclist allegedly nearly struck a sheriff’s vehicle head-on and refused to […]
Streets in Chillicothe to close for repair
The Chillicothe Street Department reports a portion of the eastbound lane of Elmdale Road will be closed starting Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019, for street replacement. Elmdale Road is expected to be closed between Locust and Trenton streets for at least a couple of days.
Additional charge filed against man who escaped from authorities in Maysville on Monday
A defendant in a DeKalb County criminal cost had about one hour of freedom Monday afternoon when he escaped from the Courthouse in Maysville and was captured in Cameron. A report from Cameron Police stated James M. Larue of Cameron escaped from the DeKalb County Courthouse at approximately 1:50 pm. Information from the sheriff’s office […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to machine shed fire
Chillicothe firefighters were called late Monday night to the scene of a machine shed fire on LIV Road 432. Lieutenant Rob Williams reported the machine shed was fully-involved with fire upon arrival to the scene. The shed had housed multiple tractors and other equipment as well as 30 large round bales of hay. The owner […]
Cameron teen escapes custody in Maysville after court appearance
A defendant in a DeKalb County criminal case had about one hour of freedom Monday afternoon when he escaped from the Courthouse in Maysville and was captured in Cameron. A report from Cameron Police stated James M. Larue of Cameron escaped from the DeKalb County Courthouse at approximately 1:50 pm. Information from the sheriff’s office […]
Branson Christmas Coalition publishes list of largest Christmas tree displays
The Branson Christmas Coalition, now in its fourth season of growing and enhancing the Ozark Mountain Christmas season, has published its listing of this year’s biggest Christmas tree displays. Dubbed “Landmark” Christmas trees, to qualify for the list a tree must be over 20’ tall, within a collection of 10 or more trees, or completely […]
Salvation Army accepting applications for Christmas Assistance this week in Trenton
Applications are being taken this week in Trenton, in addition to Chillicothe, for the Salvation Army Christmas assistance program. The Salvation Army office in north Chillicothe serves Grundy and Livingston counties. Applications can be made in Trenton by going to the First Christian Church at 17th and Princeton Road. A sign has been posted to […]
Crash on Interstate 35 causes minor injuries
A Bethany resident was hurt when the car she was driving hit a deer on Interstate 35 north of Winston. Twenty-three-year-old Tiara Ward was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened at approximately 6:30 Saturday morning on northbound Interstate 35 when the deer entered the road and was hit by […]
Chillicothe man driving Peterbilt rig crashes in Carroll County
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe man sustained minor injuries when the Peterbilt truck he drove overturned in Carroll County Friday afternoon. Seventy-four year-old Howard Midgyett was transported to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The truck traveled east on Route U west of Highway 65 before it ran off the right side of the road, […]
MoDOT statewide Winter Weather Drill set for November 7th
Even though MODOT road crews have already been out this year battling winter weather in certain parts of the state, the department will still hold its annual winter operations drill on November 7, 2019. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after […]
No injuries reported in Livingston County school bus crash
Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Raney reports no one was injured when a school bus overturned in Livingston County Friday morning. Forty-one-year-old Burnam Schneiderheinze of Trenton drove the Southwest Livingston County School bus north on Route D before it ran off the right side about half of a mile south of Highway 36. The driver over-corrected, […]
Planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of November 4, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of November 4 – 10. Inclement weather and continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such […]
Kirksville teenager crashes into tree on Orrick Road
A Kirksville teenager sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck she drove struck a tree one-half mile west of Kirksville on Thursday afternoon. A private vehicle transported 17-year-old Morgan Grissom to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The pickup traveled south on Orrick Road before running off the road and striking the tree, which […]
Carroll County rollover crash sends woman to hospital
The Highway Patrol reports a Dewitt woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove overturned in Carroll County on Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 69-year-old Patricia Winfrey to Fitzgibbon Hospital of Marshall. The vehicle traveled east on Highway 24 before it slid off the right side of the road west of Water Street, struck […]
Hedrick Medical Center to host webcast on precision medicine
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe will be a remote viewing location for a free two-hour overview presentation on precision medicine. “Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Precision Medicine” will be broadcast live via webcast in the Litton Room of Hedrick next Wednesday, November 6, 2019, evening from 6 to 8 o’clock. A doctor from the Saint Luke’s Cancer […]
Big rig driver going too fast for road conditions jackknifes, sending driver to hospital
A Bondurant, Iowa woman sustained moderate injuries when the tractor-trailer she drove traveled too fast for weather conditions and jackknifed one mile east of Osborn Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 36-year-old Karen Martinez to Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph. The tractor-trailer traveled east on Highway 36 before running off the north side of the […]
Icy bridge floor causes crash sending man to Hedrick Medical Center
A Kirksville man sustained moderate injuries as the result of a pickup truck losing control on an ice-covered bridge three miles east of Meadville Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 69-year-old Harry Jayne to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The pickup traveled west on Highway 36 before it ran off the right side of the road, […]
Chicago man pleads guilty in Missouri to meth trafficking; faces 15 years in prison
A Chicago, Illinois, man who was arrested while driving through northern Missouri pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine to distribute. Kevin M. Phyfiher, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. A Missouri State Highway Patrol […]