Traffic Accident

Cameron woman injured in I-35 crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron woman sustained serious injuries when the car she drove lost power and drifted off the road four miles south of Cameron Friday morning. Thirty-two-year-old Joann Willits traveled south on Interstate 35 when the vehicle reportedly stopped functioning for an unknown reason before it drifted off the road, struck a […]

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Livingston County Sheriff reports the arrest of three individuals

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of three individuals Tuesday on drug allegations. Sheriff Steve Cox says an additional investigation of an Independence driver stopped for traffic violations on U. S. Highway 36 Tuesday afternoon resulted in the seizure of suspected high-level THC ingestible products, high-grade marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. K-9 Zaki came […]

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3-vehicle crash on I-35 injures Bethany man

A Bethany man was injured in a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 35 in Clay County Sunday afternoon. The highway patrol reports 27-year-old Justin Pruitt of Bethany received serious injuries when the car he was driving struck the rear of another car, which pushed it into the rear of the third vehicle. Both of the latter […]

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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 […]

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Farmers seek forage options as drought cuts grass growth

Shortage of cattle forage is forcing some Ozark herd owners to chop trees to feed leaves. That method was used in big droughts of the 1930s and 1950s. Damage comes from more than an intense drought, said Craig Roberts, University of Missouri forage specialist in a weekly teleconference. Regional extension specialists update state staff on […]

Traffic Accident

Two from Kingsville injured in crash on Highway 65

Two individuals from Kingsville were injured Monday afternoon in a Carroll County accident in the southbound lane of Highway 65. Fifty-two-year-old Tyrone Rollins was transported by ambulance to Carroll County Memorial Hospital. His passenger, 48-year-old Beverly Rollins, was quoted as saying she’d seek treatment at a later date. The highway patrol listed injuries to both […]

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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 […]