The Highway Patrol reports a Carmel, California woman sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident three miles east of Hamilton Thursday morning. Seventy-two-year-old Judith Wyckoff traveled east on U. S. Highway 36 when her car ran off the road and into the median at Route B. The vehicle returned to the road before running off […]
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Tractor mowing MoDOT right of way hit by pickup south of Maysville
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron woman sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck in which she rode was struck by a tractor five miles south of Maysville Thursday morning. Thirty-six-year-old Robert Slawson of Saint Joseph drove south on Highway 33 when he began to pass a Missouri Department of Transportation tractor cutting the grass […]
Gallatin man crashes on Highway 50 in Johnson County
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin man sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident in Johnson County Thursday morning. Eighty-seven-year-old Thomas McWilliams traveled east on U. S. Highway 50 when he reportedly began sneezing and his eyes became watery. The crash happened between Business Highway 13 and West Young Street when he saw a Missouri […]
Kirksville man dies when truck overturns on Highway 63
A Kirksville man was killed Tuesday afternoon when the truck he was driving ran off Highway 63 and overturned. Pronounced dead at the scene, one mile north of Kirksville was 80-year-old Gene McVey of Kirksville. The highway patrol report noted he was not using a seat belt. The highway patrol troopers received assistance from Adair […]
18-year-old Chillicothe drowning victim identified
The highway patrol has identified the victim of a weekend drowning at Chillicothe. The patrol reports the body of 18-year-old Michael Cappell was recovered about 5:15 Sunday evening in the Thompson River, two miles north of the Grand River and two miles west of Chillicothe. Authorities stated Cappell was in the Thompson River Saturday when […]
Des Moines man thrown from motorcycle south of Blythedale
The Highway Patrol reports a Des Moines, Iowa man sustained serious injuries when his motorcycle overturned and ejected him about a mile and a half south of Blythedale Friday night. Forty-four-year-old Nick Briner traveled south on Route T when he reportedly failed to negotiate a curve and his motorcycle ran off the west side of […]
Trenton teens hurt when ATV is struck from behind east of Brimson
Two teenage boys from Trenton were injured Thursday night when, according to the Highway Patrol, the ATV they were riding on was struck from behind by another vehicle at 8:25 four miles east of Brimson. Taken to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton were the operator of the all-terrain vehicle, 14-year-old Riley Rorebeck, and his passenger, 15-year-old Garit […]
Trenton Fire Department responds to fire near Maple Grove Cemetery
Trenton firefighters responded to smoke from an unattended brush fire by the Maple Grove Cemetery in the western part of Trenton. Derek Hert stated firefighters found what appeared to be a pile of burning yard waste and tree clippings down a gravel road, just off West 13th Street. Firefighters extinguished the fire and were at […]
Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce to offer two overseas trips in 2019
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce will host two trips in 2019. The first trip will be a Paris to Normandy Cruise April 22nd to 30th. Travelers will be able to see the capital of Paris, the scenery along the Seine River, and Normandy, which will be observing 75th the anniversary of D-Day. The second […]
Five car crash injures three Wednesday morning
The Highway Patrol reports a Polo woman was one of three individuals injured in an accident involving five vehicles south of Kearney Wednesday morning. Fifty-one-year-old Richard Ojeda of Polo, 23-year-old Amanda Tyne of Lawson, 46-year-old Jacki Ohrenberg of Lawson, and 30-year-old Katherine McClure of Polo all were stopped in congested traffic on southbound Interstate 35 […]
Audio: Southern Missouri house fire kills five children, injures one woman
(Missourinet) – Several children have died in a house fire today in south-central Missouri. Jason Taylor with the Missourinet files this report. Five children have been killed and a woman has been injured today in a mobile home fire near Lebanon. The extent of the woman’s injuries is unknown. The children were pronounced dead […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to LIV 447 and Highway 65
The Chillicothe Fire Department was dispatched to the south side of LIV 447 and Highway 65 for a natural cover fire. A dispatcher quoted the caller was burning a large brush pile which had gotten out of control. Upon arrival, an approximate 300-foot fire line was assessed outside of the parameter of the brush pile. […]
Trenton Fire Department responds to 505 West 15th Street
The Trenton Fire Department reports damage was minor to the exterior of a house at 505 West 15th Street in Trenton. Firefighters responded at 10:47 Monday morning to a house owned by Wayne King which was occupied by Isaiah Lickteig. Upon arrival, light smoke was seen on the exterior of the house and the report indicates […]
Mercer County first responders assist with injury in rural area
The Mercer County Fire Protection District says it assisted in a response Saturday evening regarding a person falling out of a tree stand in a remote location only accessible by UTV. The department’s Facebook posting reports the NTA Ambulance District in Bethany provided patient care and a medical helicopter also responded to the scene. No other […]
Three from Maysville hurt in Friday crash near Kidder
The Highway Patrol reports three Maysville residents sustained injuries as the result of a one-vehicle accident half a mile south of Kidder Friday evening. Twenty-three-year-old Jacklynn Hollis drove east on J.C. Penney Road when the car crested a hill, and she reportedly lost control. The car ran off the south side of the road, traveled […]
Bucklin woman injured in Highway 5 crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Bucklin woman sustained minor injuries when her car overturned two miles south of Linneus Friday afternoon. Thirty-two-year-old Brittany Standley traveled north on Highway 5 when the car ran off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned. An ambulance transported her to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. […]
Patrol releases details on arrest of Altamont man who removed motorcycle from accident scene
More information has been provided by the highway patrol regarding the arrest of 44-year-old Steven Periman of Altamont who was taken into custody in DeKalb County on Thursday. A probable cause statement from the Patrol says that the passenger on Periman’s motorcycle, 36-year-old Jessica Huskey, told a trooper that 42-year-old Joshua Verhagen of Jamesport had […]
Jamesport man arrested after crashing motorcycle on Route EE
The Highway Patrol reports a Jamesport man sustained serious injuries when his motorcycle struck a deer one mile south of Weatherby at 2:40 am Thursday. The Patrol reports 42-year-old Joshua Verhagen traveled south on Route EE at a high rate of speed before the motorcycle hit the deer in the road. He was ejected and […]
North Central Missouri College Foundation reorganizes
The North Central Missouri College Foundation presented the Foundation’s Board Salute Award recently. Ketcham Community Center Director Nate Gamet received the award for his work on behalf of the college and the Foundation. NCMC Development Director Alicia Endicott says Gamet is a vital part of Holiday Hoops, which is sponsored by the Foundation. She adds […]
Trenton man life-flighted after pickup strikes UTV
The Trenton Police Department reports a Trenton man sustained serious injuries, and a Newtown man received a citation as the result of a pickup truck hitting a utility terrain vehicle Monday. Trenton Police Officer Jeff Spencer reports 79-year-old John Kuttler of Trenton traveled south on Highway 65 in Trenton on his UTV and stopped to […]