The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Andrew County, Missouri, with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Loving Support Award of Excellence for exemplary efforts in supporting breastfeeding WIC mothers. These awards were part of USDA’s National WIC Breastfeeding Week, celebrated August 1-7. Breastfeeding provides countless benefits to both babies and […]
Tag: safety
Man from De Kalb dies at Mercer Homecoming Park during ATV drag race
A northwest Missouri man was fatally injured Saturday evening when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating hit a utility pole just north of Mercer during an ATV drag race at Mercer Homecoming Park. Sixty-four-year-old Billy Nichols of De Kalb was pronounced dead at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton slightly more than an hour after the […]
Motorcyclist killed after colliding with Kenworth truck
A motorcyclist was killed Saturday morning east of Stanberry when he attempted to pass a truck and the truck made a left turn into his path. Sixty-one-year-old Jay McGlothlin of Stanberry was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver, 26-year old Ethan Roach of St. Joseph, was not reported hurt. The accident happened three […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway: “We need a reset on our coronavirus strategy”
State Auditor Nicole Galloway has spent the week touring Missouri as part of her bid for governor. She has visited Hannibal, Cape Girardeau, Joplin, and Sedalia. Galloway is the Democratic nominee and faces Republican Governor Mike Parson in November’s General Election. Much of Galloway’s focus during her visits have been critical of Parson’s approach to […]
Bethany man injured in Livingston County UTV crash
A Bethany man was injured Wednesday night in rural Livingston County when a utility vehicle he was driving overturned. Twenty-five-year-old Dakota Richardson received moderate injuries and was taken by emergency medical services to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The mishap occurred at 8:30 pm on private property along LIV Road 363 one and one half […]
MoDOT now hiring for the Winter season
The Missouri Department of Transportation is currently hiring individuals who are interested in a career to keep Missouri moving during the winter season and beyond. Right now, there are several full-time maintenance and emergency maintenance equipment operator positions open across the state. Hourly salaries range from $14.10 to $16.90 per hour, depending on the level […]
Trenton man injured in crash west of Altamont
A Trenton resident sustained injuries in a one-vehicle accident west of Altamont the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. A private vehicle transported 31 year old Jeremy Reed to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton with what the Highway Patrol described as minor injuries. The vehicle traveled west on U. S. Highway 69 before it ran off […]
Three injured when car overturns west of Reger
Three area residents sustained injuries when a car overturned three miles west of Reger the night of Friday, August 7th. The Highway Patrol reports driver 22 year old Sabrina Lee of Milan and passenger 43 year old Josette Mace of Milan received moderate injuries. Injuries were described as minor for passenger 19 year old Jessica […]
One dead, one injured in motorcycle crash at intersection of Highway 69 and 92
One person was fatally injured and another person was hurt when a car traveled into the path of a motorcycle in Excelsior Springs. 33-year old Emily Locke of Lawson was pronounced dead at Excelsior Springs Hospital Saturday evening shortly after the accident. She was a passenger on the motorcycle operated by 32-year old Travis Jones […]
Powersville woman injured in Highway 139 crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Powersville woman sustained minor injuries when a sport utility vehicle traveled into the path of the car in which she was a passenger in Putnam County the afternoon of Wednesday, August 5th. A private vehicle transported 76 year old Oris Roberts to the Putnam County Memorial Hospital of Unionville. No […]
Kansas man crashes on Highway 36 west of Bevier
The Highway Patrol reports a Horton, Kansas man sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle in which he was a passenger ran off the road one mile west of Bevier the morning of Wednesday, August 5th. Twenty-nine-year-old Brent Gutierrez was treated and released at the scene. No injuries were reported for driver 38-year-old Jamie […]
Tires come loose from big rig’s axle killing Hamilton man on Highway 36
The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton man died as the result of the car he drove being struck head-on by tires from a tractor-trailer one and a half miles east of Cameron the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4th. Emergency medical services transported 72-year-old Jerry Graham to the Cameron Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced […]
Two adults and a child injured in crash south of La Plata
Three Columbia residents sustained injuries when a car overturned five miles south of La Plata on the morning of Saturday, August 1st. The driver, 23 year old Qayshanta Blackman, and passengers, 22 year old Collaneice Jones and a two year old girl, were transported by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The […]
Pickup crosses centerline, strikes Freightliner west of Gibbs
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Gibbs sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a Freightliner two and a half miles west of Gibbs the evening of Friday, July 31st. Seventeen year old Cody Mallett was treated at the scene. The other driver, 25 year old Cody Oberholtzer of Gorin, was […]
David Deming formally charged in Daviess County with multiple offenses
A Spickard man arrested by the Highway Patrol the morning of Friday, July 31st faces charges in Daviess County. Online court information shows 29 year old David Deming has been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance and fugitive from out of state. The Patrol reported he had multiple Randolph County, Nebraska […]
Milan woman and two children injured in rollover crash on Route B
A Milan woman and two children received moderate injuries in a lettered route, single-vehicle rollover accident, Thursday afternoon three miles southeast of Pollock. Taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan were 37-year-old Dana Ingels, a four-year-old girl, and a two-year-old boy. Names of the children are not released by the patrol due to their […]
Lancaster woman injured when SUV strikes fence and tree
The Highway Patrol reports a Lancaster woman sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle ran off the road seven miles southwest of Lancaster the morning of Thursday, July 30th. An ambulance transported 32 year old Sheena Coffman to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The SUV traveled east on U. S. Highway 136 […]
Missouri Senate committee begins work on violent crimefighting package
A Missouri Senate committee is reviewing a plan that aims to help reduce the state’s violent crime rate. Sen. Doug Libla, the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee chairman is sponsoring the bill the Legislature is tasked with passing during the special session underway. In Kansas City, at least 107 people have been murdered so […]
Hy-Vee to offer flu vaccine beginning August 17th
Hy-Vee announces that the flu vaccine will be available at pharmacy locations throughout its eight-state region without an appointment or prescription, and will also be offered via a drive-up option at Hy-Vee pharmacy locations between August 17th and October 31, 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people 6 months and older get […]
Missouri Department of Agriculture asks residents to report unsolicited seed shipments
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has received reports from residents of unsolicited seeds being delivered from foreign countries such as China and the surrounding areas. Missouri’s announcement follows several states who have also reported packages of these seeds being delivered across the United States. Consistent with nationwide reports, the packages were labeled as jewelry, specifically […]