Deadly Crash

Man from Iowa killed when train collides with dump truck

A locomotive hit a dump truck in far northwest Missouri Saturday afternoon fatally injuring the truck driver. Fifty-two-year-old Troy Landess of Clarinda, Iowa was pronounced dead at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn, Nebraska approximately one hour after the crash. The operator of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive, 55-year old Daniel Peterson of Beatrice, […]

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Two teenagers injured in Saturday crash on Route M

Residents of Cameron and Guilford were hurt late Saturday afternoon when a pickup truck went off Route M in western Gentry County three times. Eighteen-year-old Tylee Copple of Cameron and 17-year old Katlyne Pappert from Guilford were taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries. They were passengers in the pickup driven […]

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Big rig crashes on Highway 36 west of Callao

The Highway Patrol reports a Pawnee, Illinois man sustained minor injuries when the tractor-trailer he drove ran off the road two miles west of Callao on Thursday, September 24th. An ambulance transported 53-year-old Matthew Henson to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. The truck drove west on Highway 36 before going off the left side of […]

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Brookfield and Bosworth residents injured in crash on Highway 41

Residents of Brookfield and Bosworth were injured Tuesday night in a single-vehicle accident in Saline County. The patrol listed injuries as minor for the driver, 55-year-old David McDowell of Brookfield, and for passenger, 44-year-old Benjamin Graves of Bosworth.  Both were taken by emergency medical services to the Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. The car was northbound […]

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Big rig overturns near Brookfield injuring driver

An Agency man sustained serious injuries when the semi-truck he drove overturned half of a mile west of Brookfield the morning of Tuesday, September 22nd. An ambulance transported 60-year-old Joseph Williams to the Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The truck traveled east on U. S. Highway 36 before running off the left side and overturning.  […]

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Winston woman injured in crash on Interstate 35

A Winston resident was injured Tuesday night in an Interstate 35 accident that happened in Clay County. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 41-year-old Margaret Harryman of Winston who was taken by emergency medical services to the Research Hospital of Kansas City. Harryman was pulled from the shoulder into the right lane of […]