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Audio: Missouri panel recommends school-based mental health care to boost safety in schools

A state task force has made several recommendations to boost safety within Missouri’s K through 12 schools. Member Paul Fennewald, a former FBI agent, and state Homeland Security Director, says the group suggests integrating school-based mental health services. The report says teachers and administrators are often pressed into serving as mental health caretakers when one […]

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Police pursuit of motorcycle ends in crash

A Lathrop man being pursued by Plattsburg police was hurt when he lost control of the motorcycle he was operating. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Johnston was taken to Liberty Hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened early Saturday six miles east of Lathrop on Highway 116 at Highway 69 when the eastbound motorcycle went out of control […]

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Cameron woman hurt in Saturday UTV crash

A Cameron resident was hurt late Saturday night when a utility vehicle overturned in a pasture east of Cameron. Forty-eight-year-old Sarah Pugh was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. Ms. Pugh was a passenger on a UTV operated by 22-year old Christian Macrander of Cameron, who was not reported hurt. The accident […]

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Audit of Missouri Department of Public Safety raises concerns with procedures under agency’s former director

State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a report raising concerns about the process used by the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) under the agency’s former director when awarding and managing a contract for the coordination of fingerprint technology at local law enforcement agencies. “Missourians should have confidence their tax dollars are being used appropriately […]

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Pattonsburg man injured in UTV crash

A Pattonsburg man was injured when he fell out of the bed area of a utility vehicle as it was traveled down a large rock pile. Twenty-two-year-old Jared Teel received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mosiac Life Care of St. Joseph. The driver of the UTV, 19-year-old Tanner Teel of Pattonsburg, was […]

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Be a safe swimmer this Summer

Warm temperatures attract people of all ages to Missouri’s many lakes or rivers to go swimming and to cool off. Beating the heat in this manner is part of summer. “It’s fun to go swimming,” said Captain Matthew C. Walz, director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Water Patrol Division, “but understanding the risks and […]

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Motorcyclist injured in Caldwell County crash near Braymer

A California motorcyclist was injured early Sunday evening in a Caldwell County accident four miles to the northwest of Braymer. Seventy-one-year-old Ronald Parsons of El Segundo was taken by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. Parsons was southbound on Turkey Road when the motorcycle traveled off the west side; the driver […]