A Bethany woman accused of stealing narcotics from Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton was arrested on Thursday. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 31-year-old Ashley Nichole Malott has been charged with felony stealing—controlled substance or methamphetamine manufacturing material. Bond was set at $5,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy […]
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Escapee from Mercer County Jail back in custody
Information has been released about a prisoner who had escaped but has been returned to custody at the Mercer County Jail in Princeton Friday night. Mercer County Sheriff Stephen Stockman reports 27-year-old Drake Kately of Kansas City was found hiding in an apartment in Princeton and apprehended around 12:30 am on Saturday morning. Stockman says […]
Wisconsin judge declares Diemel brothers “Legally Dead”
A Wisconsin judge has declared the missing Diemel brothers legally dead. Media sources report identical petitions were approved for Nicholas and Justin Diemel that say they died “on or about July 21st.” The petitions were filed by Nicholas’s wife, Lisa Diemel. The petitions are said to give Lisa the authority to run the brothers’ livestock […]
Unionville man hospitalized after crashing near Lancaster
The Highway Patrol reports a Unionville man sustained moderate injuries when the sport utility vehicle he drove overturned after a tire blew out five miles west of Lancaster on Thursday. Sixty-three-year-old Joseph Koenen was transported to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The SUV traveled west on U. S. Highway 136 before the left […]
Two from Trenton arrested on child endangerment and drug-related allegations
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of two Trenton residents on Thursday on child endangerment and drug-related charges. Sixty-one-year-old Mac Rakes has been charged with the felonies of endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk—first degree—first offense—no sexual contact and delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of […]
FBI’s “Operation Independence Day” identifies over 100 child victims and 67 sex traffickers
This week the Department of Justice announced the nationwide recovery or identification of 103 child victims and the arrest of 67 sex traffickers through the FBI-led Operation Independence Day. This initiative was a month-long coordinated law enforcement effort, focused on the recovery of child sex trafficking victims and providing them with the assistance they needed. […]
Livingston County authorities arrest armed man in Chula
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says a person reported as acting unusual, threatening others, and armed with two large knives outside of a residence in Chula Tuesday morning was arrested. Officers arrested 32-year-old Todd Grigsby of New Cambria with the alleged felonies of unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest, and possession of a controlled […]
16-year-old killed in head-on crash near Newtown
The Highway Patrol reports a Newtown teenager died and two area residents sustained minor injuries as the result of a pickup truck and sport utility vehicle involved in a nearly head-on crash two miles northwest of Newtown Wednesday morning. The body of 16-year-old Coy Miller was taken to the Roberson Funeral Home in Princeton. Fifteen-year-old […]
Humphreys man injured after striking animal in roadway with motorcycle
A Humphreys resident was injured early Wednesday morning when the motorcycle he was operating struck an animal four miles west of Galt. Fifty-six-year-old Johnny Hines received moderate injuries and was taken by Grundy County Emergency Medical Services to Wright Memorial Hospital. An investigator with the patrol reports Hines was eastbound when he swerved the motorcycle […]
Man pulls gun and threatens suicide during traffic stop in Brookfield
The Brookfield Police Department reports officers saw a subject pull a handgun and threaten to harm himself during a traffic stop at the west entrance of the Walmart parking lot near Park Circle Drive in Brookfield Monday night. Officers from the police department, Highway Patrol, and Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, and […]
Iowa trucker hospitalized when big rig overturns near Bevier
The Highway Patrol reports a Clinton, Iowa man sustained moderate injuries when the towed trailer dropped off of the Peterbilt truck he drove and he lost control eight miles south of Bevier on Tuesday afternoon. An ambulance transported 54-year-old Lyman Dickens to the Samaritan Hospital in Macon. The truck traveled north on Route C before […]
Livingston County Sheriff’s Department investigates unattended death
Livingston County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of an unattended death on Sunday, August 4th, 2019. Deputies responded to a residence in Chula about 10:45 am on Sunday morning. Upon arrival, deputies discovered an adult male inside the residence, however, the residence was locked and secured at the time of death. After gaining entry, […]
Truck driver from Chillicothe injured when propane truck crashes on Highway 36
A truck driver from Chillicothe was injured on Monday in a rollover crash near Meadville in Linn County. Sixty-year old David Good received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Good was driving a propane truck, eastbound on Highway 36 when he apparently changed lanes while an eastbound […]
Bucklin woman injured in rollover crash on Highway 129
A Bucklin resident received minor injuries in a rollover accident five miles north of Bucklin, in eastern Linn County. Fifty-eight-year-old Lori Jackson of Bucklin was taken by ambulance to the Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. An investigator reported she was southbound on Highway 129 when she swerved the car she was driving to miss a […]
Two from northwest missouri escape injury in boating accident at Lake of the Ozarks
The highway patrol reports two northwest Missouri residents went into the water when their boat overturned at the Lake of the Ozarks this weekend. Fifty-two-year-old Jeff Wilson and 53-year-old Jennifer Wilson, from the Andrew County town of Bolckow, were checked by emergency medical services at the scene and released. The accident happened at about 5 […]
Missouri man sentenced to 17 years without parole for meth conspiracy
A Warrensburg, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Stacy A. Lyman, 40, of Warrensburg, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to 17 years and one month in federal prison without parole. Lyman was sentenced as an armed career criminal due to his […]
Boyfriend of Leah Dawson charged with murder, abandonment of a corpse
Charges have been filed in DeKalb County regarding the investigation of a missing person found deceased in DeKalb County. Sheriff Andy Clark reports Kenneth Wykert of Maysville has been charged with second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. Wykert was previously identified as the boyfriend of 23-year-old Leah Dawson of Maysville who went missing June […]
Two sustain serious injuries when pickup overturns east of Hamilton
The Highway Patrol reports two Kansas City residents sustained serious injuries as the result of a pickup truck overturning five miles east of Hamilton on Friday afternoon. An ambulance from Caldwell County transported driver 33-year-old Kevin Ream to the Liberty Hospital. Another ambulance from Chillicothe transported passenger 30-year-old Stephen Sellers to the Cameron Regional Medical […]
Chillicothe man faces additional charges from incident that ended in Mooresville
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports additional charges have been filed in the Livingston County Associate Circuit Court on a Chillicothe man stemming from an incident that ended in Mooresville in July. Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Aaron Case allegedly fled from a deputy prior to being arrested on a felony warrant for alleged violation of bond conditions […]
Livingston County Sheriff’s Department investigates incident in Avalon
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has released information about recent incidents. One incident started with an investigation on a possible burglary in the Avalon area on July 23rd. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the suspect vehicle was seen pulling on to private property near a building or buildings without headlamps about 3:30 in the morning. The […]