A Chillicothe man’s pickup truck has been destroyed by fire. The Chillicothe Fire Department responded Sunday evening to number 1 Calhoun where a truck was just out of the doorway of a storage barn. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fully-involved pickup burning with a diesel fuel tank rupturing. The department pulled an inch and three […]
A Grant City woman has been charged with abandonment of a corpse related to the death of Melissa Lynn Chapman. 50-year-old Kimberly Sue Henry Tinkle also faces two felony counts of hindering the prosecution of a felony and one count of tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. A probable cause statement from Highway […]
A Denver, Missouri man was sentenced December 10th to 30 years in the Department of Corrections on felony murder—second degree. Worth County Prosecuting Attorney Janet Wake Larrison reports 39-year-old Jeremiah Searles was sentenced after pleading guilty to killing Melissa Chapman. A news release says Searles admitted to striking Chapman in the head with part of […]
Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler reports a house is a total loss and unlivable after a fire on Wednesday night, December 9th. A family pet, a dog, also died in the fire. Upon arrival at the scene, Firefighter Derek Hert says firefighters found heavy smoke and fire throughout the structure at 401 Monroe Street. Firefighters […]
The Highway Patrol reports a La Plata man sustained minor injuries when the John Deere tractor he drove failed to yield to a car two miles south of La Plata the morning of December 10th. A private vehicle transported 24-year-old Perry Gingerich to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. No injuries were reported for the driver […]
The driver of a pickup involved in a crash on December 1st at Ninth and Harris in Trenton has been identified after leaving the scene of the crash. Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross reports Anthony William Hughes of Trenton came to the police station to report he was the driver of the pickup previously said […]
Chillicothe Police report one motorist was taken into custody Monday night more than an hour after allegedly taking off at a high rate of speed following a traffic stop. Just before 8 o’clock, a resident in the 400 block of Cherry Street contacted police to report a vehicle had been driven into the side of […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department on Saturday afternoon extinguished a small grass fire on Livingston County Road 529. A report from the fire department quoted the resident as saying he was burning a pond embankment and the flames spread to a ditch next to the road. Approximately one-quarter of an acre was on fire when firefighters […]
Investigation continues regarding an accident in Trenton the morning of December 1st in which the police report a pickup truck left the scene. Chief Rex Ross says a car driven by 38-year-old Jeffrey Alan Brown of Blue Springs traveled south on Harris Avenue and stopped in the left turn lane at Ninth Street. The pickup […]
A Norborne man died as the result of a pickup truck striking a tree in eastern Ray County on Wednesday afternoon, December 1st. 82-year-old Otto Finley was pronounced dead at the scene with the assistant Ray County coroner transporting Finley’s body to the Thurman Funeral Home. The pickup traveled south at 48600 Route AA before […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2020, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 2020. During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for 2020: Crashes ─ 321 Injuries ─ 72 Fatalities ─ 9 DWI ─ 100 Drug Arrests ─ […]
The Marceline Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 59th Annual Peanut Night in Marceline on November 28th. Drive through peanut sales at the corner of Main Street, and Ritchie will start at 5:30 in the evening. The Ministerial Alliance will sponsor a lit static nativity scene in Ripley Park. There will also be a […]
A Cameron man was killed in a crash on Interstate 35, approximately two miles north of Holt in Clinton County. It was late Wednesday night when a northbound pickup crossed the median and struck a guard rail causing 31-year-old Creighton Russell to be ejected, then struck by an unknown southbound, tractor-trailer. Russell was pronounced dead […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained minor injuries when the vehicle she drove attempted to make a U-turn and was struck by a Kenworth truck at Ray County Route J and County Road 271 on Wednesday afternoon, November 25th. A private vehicle transported 40-year-old Miranda Adams to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in […]
The Highway Patrol reports a girl from Greentop sustained minor injuries when a pickup truck failed to stop at a stop sign and hit a sport utility vehicle in Greentop on Wednesday morning, November 25th. The five-year-old, who was a passenger in the pickup, was treated at the scene. No injuries were reported for pickup […]
A Chillicothe man has been charged in Livingston County with felony tampering with a motor vehicle, first degree, as a result of investigations alleging the theft of a motor vehicle. Online court information shows 22 year old Cameron Dalton Lee Tuttle’s bond was set at $25,000 cash only. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for […]
Chillicothe police report the arrest of an individual stemming from investigations that included the alleged theft of a motor vehicle. Saturday night, November 21, Chillicothe police received a report of a stolen vehicle from the 300 block of Edgerton. Four hours later that night, officers were called to the 400 block of Jackson Street to […]
A Chillicothe man has been charged in Clinton County with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. The crash happened four miles east of Lathrop on November 23rd in which a truck driver died. Forty-three-year-old John Pollock also faces tampering with a motor vehicle—first degree. Pollock entered a plea of not guilty on November […]
A truck driver from Kansas City was killed and another driver from east-central Missouri was arrested following an accident before daylight Monday morning in Clinton County. The crash happened four miles east of Lathrop near the Caldwell-Clinton County line. Pronounced dead at the scene was 44-year-old Benjamin Reed of Kansas City. Reed was driving a […]
Chillicothe firefighters responded on Saturday afternoon to a stovetop fire at 208 Hillcrest in Chillicothe. Fire Lieutenant Andy Vaughn said a large pan of water was being boiled on a burner of the electric stove. He described a small buildup of grease under the drip pan that ignited. A lid was placed on top of […]
