The new cold case unit in Missouri has already charged its first murder case. The Missouri Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit will take a fresh look at cold cases across the state and work to investigate and charge those cases. “Since entering office, I’ve made it one of my missions to prosecute the state’s […]
A Bethany resident received serious injuries in the head-on collision of two cars Saturday afternoon east of Bethany. Fifty-seven-year-old Christopher Appel was flown by medical helicopter to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Appel was a passenger in a car driven by his wife, 55-year old Lisa Appel who was not reported injured. The driver […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of December 7 – 13. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
A man has been charged in Livingston County following an attempted traffic stop in Chillicothe the night of December 2nd of a vehicle reported as unregistered by law enforcement. Online court information shows 57-year old David Dale Straub faces a felony charge of resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. Bond is $7,500 […]
Chillicothe Police said a man was arrested last night who allegedly was uncooperative with officers and was wanted on numerous charges in another state. Sergeant Jeremy Stephens said it was 9:30 when officers attempted to stop an unregistered vehicle in the 1900 block of North Washington Street, however, the vehicle failed to stop for the […]
The first parade of the year in Trenton will be held on December 4th. Various entries will begin lining up at the Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri at 5:30 that evening. The parade will start at 6 o’clock. Cindy Jennings with Five Points Alive says the route will go past East View Manor, Bristol Manor, […]
The Trenton Police Department announces Detective Jerry Smith will be retiring this month (December 2020) after serving the citizens of Trenton for 40 years. Due to his recent health issues and the ongoing COVID-19 spread, the department will not be having a traditional reception for Detective Smith. The Trenton Police Department is asking the community […]
Investigation continues regarding an accident in Trenton the morning of December 1st in which the police report a pickup truck left the scene. Chief Rex Ross says a car driven by 38-year-old Jeffrey Alan Brown of Blue Springs traveled south on Harris Avenue and stopped in the left turn lane at Ninth Street. The pickup […]
The Livingston County Library is holding its annual Mini Christmas tree decorating contest. Bring your decorated tree, which is to be no more than 24 inches tall, to the Library at 450 Locust Street from December 1st to 12th. The library would like to have a small forest of festive trees to beautify their entryway. […]
The Grundy County Commission Tuesday morning, December 1st approved allocating funding to repair the Muddy Creek Bridge on 28th Street. The county portion totals $49,510. Trenton City Administrator Ron Urton last week presented a tabulation of bids for repairs. Shannon Howe from the Howe Company and Urton will meet with the commission Tuesday morning, December […]
The Trenton Christmas Parade will kick off on December 4, 2020, and will have something for everyone. Cindy Jennings and Chuck Jones of the Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company were in the studio recently to discuss every aspect of the parade. The parade route will be fairly lengthy and will include the Trenton High School Band […]
An Independence, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm that was used to shoot another man in the leg, using the victim’s own illegally-possessed firearm. William D. Fullbright, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts to being a felon in possession of a firearm. By pleading guilty, […]
A section of Grundy County Route Y is scheduled to close for a culvert replacement Friday, December 4, 2020. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close the roadway between Northeast 10th Street and Northeast 20th Street from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the closure, motorists will need to use […]
Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Crystal Narr was recently elected to serve as President of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri (CCEM) state organization for 2021. Narr has served as Executive Director of the Chillicothe Area Chamber for over six years and previously served in the same role for Main Street Chillicothe […]
Early Sunday morning, at 3:57, am, Chillicothe Police Officers and the Chillicothe Fire Department responded to the 400 block of Clay Street to a report of a structure fire. Sergeant Jeremy Stephens reported it was discovered an unknown person had set ablaze, some leaves and trash on the front deck of what was called an […]
The Marceline Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 59th Annual Peanut Night in Marceline on November 28th. Drive through peanut sales at the corner of Main Street, and Ritchie will start at 5:30 in the evening. The Ministerial Alliance will sponsor a lit static nativity scene in Ripley Park. There will also be a […]
Ornaments made by Pattonsburg art students will be displayed when the Pattonsburg Christmas Tree Lighting takes place on November 28th. The event will start on Central Street at 7 o’clock Saturday evening. The Pattonsburg Fire Department will provide hot chocolate.
Economist Ernie Goss says this year’s increase in Missouri farm income is leading to an increase in farmland prices. Goss, an economics professor at Creighton University in Omaha, says rising global oil prices are also generally good news for the state’s ethanol industry. Goss surveys rural bankers monthly as part of his Rural […]
Five members of the violent Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) international street gang are set to appear in court following charges of conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Wilson Jose Ventura-Mejia, 24; Jimmy Villalobos-Gomez, 23; Angel […]
Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company will sponsor the Kansas City Chiefs mascot when they visit Trenton. KC Wolf will be in the Downtown Trenton Christmas Parade, which will begin Friday evening, December 4th at 6 o’clock. Entries will line up in the parking lot of the Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri and if needed by the […]
