Missouri State Highway Patrol

Wheeling man arrested on multiple warrants

The highway patrol reports the arrest on Sunday of a Wheeling resident on warrants from other jurisdictions. Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Knouse was arrested in Macon County on a felony warrant from Kansas alleging forgery as well as a Randolph County, Missouri warrant accusing him of possession of drug paraphernalia. Knouse was taken to the Macon County […]

Drinking and Driving

Ridgeway man arrested on multiple allegations

A Ridgeway man was arrested late Sunday night on multiple allegations in Harrison County. The highway patrol reports 53-year-old Kenneth Grashorn was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Harrison County law enforcement center. The patrol has accused Grashorn with felony driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, property damage, as well as […]

Two hunters dragging deer carcass

Hunters take nearly 89,000 deer on opening weekend

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 88,843 deer during the fall firearms deer season Saturday and Sunday. Of the total from this past weekend 51,086 were antlered bucks, 8,115 button bucks, and 29,642 does. Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Franklin with 2,078 deer checked, […]

Body Found

Missing Kirksville woman found deceased

The Kirksville Police Department has canceled an endangered person advisory for a missing person incident on October 30th. The Highway Patrol reports 55-year-old Meredith Ann Water Lewis was “located deceased.” A representative from Adair County Dispatch says the incident is still an “active investigation,” and no more information has been released at this time on […]

Soybean strip trial

Missouri soybean harvest hits 54%

Missouri corn harvested reached 70% as of Sunday with soybean harvest at 54 percent. The corn harvest is 21 percentage points behind last year with soybeans not as far behind. Cotton harvest improved just a little over the week before at 60 percent complete, way behind last year. Winter wheat planted reached 55 percent with […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Man arrested in Caldwell County accused of drug allegations

Multiple charges are pending for an Illinois man arrested Sunday evening in Caldwell County. Fifty-five-year-old Todd Wriedt of Peoria, Illinois was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Caldwell County Detention Center. The online Highway Patrol arrest reports accuse Wriedt of felony possession of methamphetamine; misdemeanor driving while intoxicated for drugs; possession of drug paraphernalia; […]