Water tower work is being done this year at two locations in Trenton, one on Iowa Boulevard and the other is on Princeton Road. City Administrator Ron Urton provided an update when he appeared on KTTN’s Open Line. Both the exterior and interior of the water towers are inspected, repairs are made as needed, […]
A man escapes the death penalty in an abduction and murder case from 2013 in Golden City. Tony Abati reports from southwest Missouri’s Nevada. 39-year-old Bobby Bourne was charged after 12-year-old Adriaunna Horton was kidnapped from a Golden City park in August of 2013 and her body was found later in some woods […]
A new state policy in the Medicaid managed care system could threaten hospitals. It allows insurance companies to reimburse providers at 90% of the Medicaid managed care rate if the provider is not “in network” with the insurer. Tim Wolters with Citizens Memorial Hospital in southwest Missouri’s Bolivar says the insurance companies now have an […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Mendon woman following a one-car accident one mile north of Mike, Missouri early Sunday morning. Forty-nine-year-old Lori Mauzey drove south on Highway 5 when the car ran off the left side of the road, went through a fence, and struck a tree causing the vehicle to receive […]
The Highway Patrol reports one man from Carrollton died and another sustained minor injury as the result of a one-vehicle accident in Carroll County at 12:20 am Saturday morning. Thirty-year-old Dustin Goodale drove east on County Road 255 when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road about a quarter of a mile […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton man sustained serious injuries when a car ran off the road and overturned three miles east of Princeton Saturday afternoon. Twenty-five-year-old Sauny Encarnacion-Montero drove west on U. S. Highway 136 when the car reportedly crossed the center line and traveled off the south side of the road. The vehicle […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in Northern Missouri planned for the week of July 16 – 22 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]
(Missourinet) – Governor Parson says he’s aware of the shortage of Department of Agriculture inspectors to deal with damage complaints from a herbicide called dicamba. Before a dinner with state ag leaders on Wednesday at the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City, Parson says he does not think the agency has been funded to the level […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Quincy man sustained minor injuries when a garbage truck’s mirror struck him in Carroll County Wednesday afternoon. Forty-three-year-old Jason Dull was a pedestrian working near the shoulder of Highway 65 when the southbound garbage truck reportedly did not move over for workers. That’s when the truck’s passenger’s side mirror struck […]
Warmer than normal temperatures dominated the region, with the Upper Midwest having the greatest departures with temperatures 4-6 degrees above normal. It was also a fairly dry week over the region with only spotty precipitation over portions of central Illinois into Indiana. Minnesota into northwest Iowa recorded the most precipitation during the week as the […]
Many farmers and ranchers value the opportunity the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) offers to enhance their existing conservation efforts, according to a recent survey by the Center for Rural Affairs. Eighty-seven percent of more than 800 respondents, all living in an area with a strong agricultural presence, said CSP should be supported as a priority in the […]
The University of Missouri Extension confirmed the growing season’s first case of southern rust corn disease in the U.S. on July 10. The MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic confirmed that southern rust was present in a sample collected from west-central Missouri. This common corn disease usually shows up in neighboring southern states before appearing in Missouri […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton man sustained moderate injuries after he became unconscious, and the minivan he drove ran off the road about five miles east of Bethany Wednesday morning. Forty-five-year-old Glen Allen traveled east on U. S. Highway 136 when the van ran off the south side of the road at Route T. […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports an investigation regarding a grass fire in late May lead to the sheriff’s office seeking criminal charges against a Dawn resident Monday. Cox says the sheriff’s office and Dawn Fire Department responded to a call of a large grass fire along LIV 431 south of Route C May 25 […]
A woman has died from severe burns after an explosion at a southwest Missouri fireworks warehouse last week. Reporter Jason Rima at Missourinet Springfield affiliate KSGF has the story. The family of Samantha Dean says she had been in a medically induced coma since Friday, suffering up to third-degree burns on 60 percent of […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton woman sustained moderate injuries when her vehicle malfunctioned and ran off the road in Carroll County Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-four-year-old Julia Eaves drove south on Route D when the vehicle reportedly malfunctioned about half a mile south of County Road 240 causing her to lose control. The vehicle ran off […]
A precautionary boil advisory has been issued for some customers of the Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number One. The announcement is due to a water main break which is affecting rural water customers on Creek Drive between Route E and Delta Drive. This also includes customers on Collins Drive. The boil advisory continues […]
(Missourinet) – The number of Missouri’s off-target crop damage reports from a herbicide called dicamba has increased from the same period last year. State Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says about 112 complaints have been made so far this year compared to 98 during the same time in 2017. Chinn says the figure is […]
A Novinger man was hurt Saturday evening when the motorcycle he was operating traveled off a road south of Novinger. Fifty-eight-year-old Stephen Embree was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, then flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. The accident happened two miles south of Novinger on Route K as Embree […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of July 9 – 15 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]
