A girl from Salisbury was hurt when the utility terrain vehicle she was operating overturned on a gravel road in northern Chariton County. The 14-year old girl was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries. The crash happened three miles southwest of Wein on Bee Branch Avenue as the southbound […]
A Chillicothe man charged with two felonies after an accident in May that reportedly caused the death of another man pleaded not guilty in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court August 5. Thirty-four-year-old Steven Lee Wilson waived formal arraignment, and the case was continued to September 16 for a plea or trial setting. Wilson […]
The Trenton City Council will consider an ordinance that would amend the city code involving court costs and filing fees regarding municipal court. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on August 9, 2021, at 7 p.m. The meeting will also be available on Zoom at this link. Other items on the agenda […]
Three Springfield, Missouri, residents were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine. Jeremy A. Ingram, 42, Laurie B. Holmes, 39, and Lonnie J. Tinker, 36, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool. Ingram was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison […]
A Missouri man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing methamphetamine and a firearm. Charles D. Kessler, 41, of Ava, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on July 29, 2021, to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On July 2, 2020, Kessler pleaded guilty to one count of possessing […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has issued a closing order to Heng Feng Food Services, Inc., in Lexington, Missouri. The order was issued to the operators of the food warehouse after recent visits by DHSS inspectors identified ongoing pest control issues. Heng Feng Food Services, Inc. is a distributor of food supplies in […]
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to leverage the full scope of his statutory authority to hold meatpackers accountable for anticompetitive behavior, including threatening to revoke inspection services for these companies, which would have a major impact on their bottom-line. “After years of consolidation in the beef, pork, and chicken […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a registered Hereford bull is missing from a pasture near Northeast 50th Street and Northeast Route Y. Sheriff Rodney Herring says the Polled Hereford has been missing since August 1st. There is no evidence to support it was stolen, and there is no evidence of tampering. The bull is […]
The Trenton Police Department reports residents are experiencing a lot of thefts from vehicles in the area and is advising vehicle owners to protect themselves and their belongings. The police provide tips, which include locking doors and rolling up windows, taking valuables inside, and hiding things if left in the vehicle. Other tips to avoid […]
Two northwest Missouri residents were killed, and three children were injured when two vehicles, approaching each other, collided in rural Nodaway County. The accident on Highway 148 occurred at 5:50 pm Wednesday evening, one mile south of Pickering. The two drivers were pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner. The patrol identified one of […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm after leading police officers on a high-speed chase. Raymond L. Pierce, 23, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 10, 2021, Pierce pleaded guilty to one count of […]
A Missouri man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the armed robbery of a Dollar General store in Jefferson City, Mo. Tyler Steven Mitchell Williams, 24, of Holts Summit, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Jefferson City on Tuesday, Aug. 3. The federal indictment alleges […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division issued a final cease and desist order against Monarch Capital Investment Fund, LLC, and top executive Timothy Patrick Peabody after several investors in Missouri were defrauded. Missouri Commissioner of Securities David Minnick found that between April 2015 and October 2016, Peabody, “engaged in fraudulent or deceitful acts and […]
John Stamos will be performing with The Beach Boys during our show at the Missouri State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 18. Stamos is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated television, film, and theater actor and producer with a career spanning many decades. A gifted drummer, singer, and musician, Stamos has toured, recorded, and collaborated with The Beach […]
The Grand River Historical Society Museum in Chillicothe will present a free program for the state’s Bicentennial about 200 years of Missouri music. Area artists will be featured at the Bethel Black History Museum on August 10 at 1 o’clock. Linda Steward will perform spirituals and gospel music and talk about the Underground Railroad as displayed […]
A Trenton resident has been charged with two felony counts of third-degree domestic assault after allegedly causing physical pain to his wife two times in July. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 52-year-old Jeffrey Scott Corbin was arrested on August 3. Bond is $5,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of […]
North Central Missouri College Nursing Instructor, Lisa Kauten, was recently selected to participate on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCLEX NGN-PN Item Writing Panel. Lisa recently participated on a panel with other qualified nursing professionals to help develop the NCLEX-PN exam. The NCSBN develops the NCLEX exam to test the competency of […]
A Gallatin man was taken to a hospital following a single-vehicle rollover accident Wednesday morning four miles west of Stewartsville. Fifty-six-year-old Jeffery McNickle of Gallatin received minor injuries, and emergency medical services took him to the Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph. The sports utility vehicle was westbound when it traveled off the north side […]
A Pattonsburg teenager was injured late Tuesday afternoon when the driver apparently lost control of a pickup and it went off a road and overturned on Elmwood Road two miles east of Pattonsburg. The driver was a 17-year-old girl who was taken by emergency medical services to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. […]
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt announced that he has joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and 31 of their Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to protect Missouri’s farmers, small businesses, and property owners by codifying the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Under the Biden administration, the […]
