A 15-year old Kansas City boy was hurt Saturday evening when he was thrown over the handlebars of a small motorcycle he was riding east of Plattsburg. The youth was taken to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. The motorcycle was traveling down a hill on private property when the boy used the front brakes and […]
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Two from Albany injured in ATV crash; driver flown to KC hospital
Two Albany residents were hurt Saturday night in Gentry County when the all-terrain vehicle they were riding overturned south of Darlington. The operator, 43-year old Harold Owens, was flown by medical helicopter to St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City with serious injuries. A passenger on the ATV, 31-year-old Lacie Groom, was taken […]
Grant City man injured in crash on Route N near Blythedale
A Grant City resident was injured Saturday evening in Harrison County when the car he was driving overturned on Route N east of Blythedale. Seventy-eight-year-old Clifford Pierce was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles east of Blythedale as the car was westbound on Route N […]
Planned road work in north Missouri for the week of September 7, 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 September 7, 2020. MoDOT will halt temporary lanes closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Labor Day holiday. Most temporary lane closures will […]
Audio: Bipartisan group of Missouri election officials say more funding is needed for November
Missouri county clerks in both parties say they need additional funding to protect voters and poll workers during the November general election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon, a Columbia Democrat, notes November will be a high turnout election during the COVID-19 pandemic. She says county clerks have had unexpected costs. “Having to purchase personal protective equipment […]
Missouri man present at fatal shooting, charged with illegal firearm
A Missouri, man was charged in federal court with illegally possessing a firearm during a shooting incident in which two women were wounded by gunfire, one of whom died as a result. Darius D. Shaw, 30, of Kansas City, Missouri was charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime in a complaint […]
Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary to serve food during Mercer Homecoming
The Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary will serve food during Mercer Community Homecoming this weekend. Snacks and drinks will be served at the American Legion/Mercer Community Building on the evening of Friday, September 4th. Chicken and hot dog meals will be served Saturday, September 5th. The Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary will hold a pie auction in […]
Pumpkin growing contest in Bethany moved to September 26, 2020
With the cancellation of the Northwest Missouri State Fair, the large pumpkin growing contest held by the University of Missouri Extension in Harrison County has been moved to September 26, 2020. The contest will coincide with the Harrison County 175th Anniversary celebration. Cash prizes will be available for the three heaviest pumpkins. Pumpkin Judging will […]
Eleven contestants vie for crown at Calamity Jane Queen Contest
Eleven young women have been announced for the Calamity Jane Queen Contest scheduled in Princeton on September 12th. The event begins at 7 o’clock Saturday evening, September 12, 2020, at the Princeton United Methodist Church. The winner reigns over Calamity Jane Day activities on September 18th through the 20th. Each contestant has a sponsor which […]
Audio: Missouri Day Festival to have shortened run this year due to COVID-19
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce is planning a shortened version of the Missouri Day Festival this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be in the Rock Barn area on the evening of October 16th from 4 to 8 o’clock and October 17th from 9 to 7 o’clock. Chamber President Debbie Carman […]
Officials in Missouri sentence Virginia man for $3.2 million dollar romance fraud scheme
A Dumfries, Virginia, man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies as part of a $3.2 million romance fraud scheme. Henry N. Asomani, 35, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Ghana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to 10 years in […]
Motorcycle overturns near Lawson injuring woman
A Kansas City resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon in western Ray County when the motorcycle she was operating overturned near Lawson. Twenty-six-year-old Megan Matheson was taken to Excelsior Springs Hospital with minor injuries. The motorcycle was being turned from West 208th Street onto a private drive when the machine overturned. The motorcycle sustained minor […]
Kidder woman injured in crash on Interstate 35
A Kidder resident was hurt Saturday morning when the pickup truck she was a passenger in was hit by a car on Interstate 35. Fifty-two-year-old Cynthia Ross was taken to North Kansas City Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the pickup, 56-year old Ricky Ross of kidder, and the operator of the car, 21-year […]
Shelbina man accused of DWI after crashing on Highway 6
A northeast Missouri resident was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving traveled off Highway 6 and overturned east of Milan. Twenty-year-old Drake Oxendale of Shelbina was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with moderate injuries. The crash happened early Saturday approximately five miles east of Milan on Highway 6 when the […]
Two-vehicle crash on Highway 291 injures Kidder woman
The Highway Patrol reports a Kidder resident sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck in which she was a passenger was struck by a car that lost control in Clay County on the morning of Saturday, August 29th. Emergency medical services transported 52-year-old Cynthia Ross to the North Kansas City Hospital. No injuries were reported […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of August 31, 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 August 31st through September 6, 2020. MoDOT will halt temporary lanes closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Labor Day holiday. Most temporary […]
Missouri becomes third state in nation to begin paying unemployed workers through Lost Wages Assistance program
Missouri has become only the third state in the nation to begin processing payments to unemployed workers under the federal Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. The state began processing the $300 federal supplemental payments last night to eligible individuals. Because Missouri was one of the first states to apply for and be approved for the […]
Serve Mercer County addresses 16 projects during latest event
Fifty-nine volunteers worked on 16 projects during the Serve Mercer County workday Sunday, August 23rd. In Mercer, volunteers worked on the Mercer Christian Church and power washed an elderly resident’s home. They also did work in two yards and repaired roofs. A local doctor hung draperies in a dialysis patient’s living room. In Princeton, a […]
McCloskeys during RNC: “Your family will not be safe in Radical Democrats’ America”
A St. Louis couple who pulled their guns on protesters walking along their private street in June were featured last night during the Republican National Convention. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, both personal injury lawyers, called the protesters “an out-of-control mob causing chaos in the streets.” Patricia McCloskey says “your family will not be safe in […]
Local youth set record-breaking sales in Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions
The Missouri State Fair Youth Livestock Show celebrated youth in agriculture on Saturday, Aug. 22. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, breaking numerous records from previous sales raising a total of $193,120 for Youth in Agriculture. Connor Keithley, of Chillicothe, showed the Reserve Grand Champion Barrow. Connor is the son of Chad and […]