A residence at Roach Lake is considered a total loss after a fire on Wednesday morning. The fire is under investigation by the Missouri State Fire Marshal. Chillicothe Fire Chief Eric Reeter reports the residence, owned by Tracy Englert, was fully involved in fire when the Chillicothe Fire Department arrived and requested Dawn, Hale, Wheeling, […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan resident sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned seven miles southwest of Milan Wednesday morning. An ambulance transported Braedin Reynolds to the Sullivan County Hospital in Milan. The car traveled east on Highway 6 before it ran off the right side of the road at Route Z […]
Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 18 first responders and 6 civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2018. The awards are the state’s highest recognition for first responders working as individuals and as members of teams during critical incidents. The civilians were honored for taking on extreme risks […]
Fire over the weekend destroyed a vacant house southwest of Trenton. Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District, among others, responded to 225 Southwest Highway W which is owned by Tim Blozvich of Trenton. Just after 12 noon Saturday, firefighters arrived at the scene to find the house fully-engulfed with fire. They deployed a hose line […]
Chillicothe Fire Department Chief Eric Reeter reports human remains were found in the debris of a single-wide trailer that burned Friday night in rural Livingston County. Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 9 o’clock to 9803 Livingston County Road 228 and discovered a single wide trailer fully involved in fire. Reeter said the blaze was extinguished, and […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Marceline woman sustained moderate injuries when the sport utility vehicle she drove struck a Freightliner truck in Linn County on Thursday afternoon. An ambulance transported Darien Bloomfield to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. Truck driver 73 year old Gary Frenzel of Shubert, Nebraska was reported as not injured. The SUV […]
A Linn County crash on Wednesday night one mile east of the Marceline Junction injured a truck driver from Cameron. Sixty six-year-old Robert Ellison received minor injuries and was taken by an ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital. Ellison was driving a Freightliner truck eastbound when it traveled off the right side of Highway 36 and went […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Unionville woman sustained moderate injuries in an accident involving a minivan three miles north of Lancaster on Wednesday morning. An ambulance transported 49-year-old Colleen Klingsmith to the Davis County Hospital. The van traveled north of Highway 63 when it struck a plastic trash can in the road, traveled off the […]
An Independence, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally selling firearms without a license, some of which have been seized during arrests at several crime scenes. Frank E. Hedden, 25, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to engaging in the business of dealing […]
Chillicothe Fire Captain Tracy Bradley reports the department rescued a woman from a truck in high water on Third Street before Old Highway 190 on Monday night. Medic 1 arrived on the scene at Third Street to LIV 256 and saw a light about 100 yards down the road. Rescue 1 proceeded down LIV 233 […]
Residents from Cameron and Osborn sustained injuries when one car struck another one-half mile north of Osborn Tuesday morning. Emergency medical services transported 71-year-old Carol Shepherd of Osborn to Mosaic Life Care of Saint Joseph with serious injuries and 37-year-old Ryan Culley of Cameron was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. Shepherd traveled […]
A Lawson woman was killed late Friday night when she fell from a car and was struck by the vehicle. Thirty-eight-year-old Misty Newell was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident northeast of Excelsior Springs on Route Y. Newell was improperly riding on the vehicle, fell out of a passenger side window, and was […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Bethany women sustained serious injuries as the result of a vehicle hydroplaning and overturning seven miles south of Pattonsburg on Friday night. The wife of the driver, 45-year-old Stephanie Oneal and another passenger, 31-year-old Merana Weakley-Velazquez, were transported by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The driver, 45-year-old Jeffrey Oneal […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained minor injuries when her 2005 PT Cruiser overturned on Highway 36 at Mooresville Friday night. Emergency medical services transported 48-year-old Jennifer Simmons to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The vehicle traveled west on Highway 36 before its right wheels reportedly edged off the road and into the […]
Two Dallas, Texas residents were hurt north of Eagleville when sports utility vehicle hydroplaned on Interstate 35 and hit bridge railing. A passenger, 52-year old Cynthia Reeves, was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with minor injuries. The driver, 54-year old Michael Reeves, received minor injuries but refused medical treatment at the scene. […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Trenton man turned himself in on Tuesday on felony second-degree involuntary manslaughter. Sixty-two-year-old Russell Lee Louderback has also been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Louderback’s bond was initially set at $25,000 cash only and he […]
A Sullivan County rollover accident Tuesday night has injured a Unionville resident. Thirty-six-year-old Sarah Robbins was taken by ambulance to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with moderate injuries. Robbins failed to halt the car at an intersection of Routes B and N, three miles north of Green City. The southbound car traveled off the […]
Two men from Texas were injured Tuesday night when their International truck overturned onto the driver’s side on I-35 three miles north of Cameron in Daviess County. The driver, twenty-seven-year-old Omar Flores-Castro of Garland, Texas received minor injuries and a passenger, 48-year-old Juan Martinez of Grand Prairie, Texas received moderate injuries. Both were taken by ambulance […]
In what Fire Chief Brandon Gibler described as suspicious, Trenton firefighters and other agencies responded Monday morning to a house fire at 1437 Main Street. The house is located on the southwest corner of the intersection at 15th and Main Streets. Upon arrival just after 4 o’clock Monday morning, September 23, 2019, firefighters observed heavy […]
A man from Avon, Illinois died as the result of a Mack truck overturning one half mile south of Meadville on Friday night. The Patrol reports an ambulance transported 61-year-old William Simmons to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield where he was pronounced dead approximately one hour after the crash. The big rig traveled east on […]
