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Patrol arrests two on DWI and drug-related allegations

Highway Patrol troopers working in Daviess County have made separate arrests this week of two drivers for alleged alcohol consumption and drug usage. Sixty-year-old Savannah resident Ricky L. Smith was arrested Wednesday evening and accused of felony driving while intoxicated as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He’s also accused of failure to […]

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Chillicothe woman injured in DeKalb County crash

A Chillicothe woman received minor injuries on Sunday morning when the car she was driving traveled off Highway 36 in DeKalb County and struck an embankment two miles east of Osborn. Thirty-Seven year-old Heather McLean was taken by ambulance to Mosiac Life Care of St. Joseph. The patrol reports she was using a seat belt. […]

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Crash on I-35 near Cameron injures Hamilton woman

A two-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 35, four miles south of Cameron, Sunday, night injuring one driver. Twenty-year-old Kellie Berry of Hamilton received minor injuries and was taken by EMS to Liberty Hospital. The second driver was listed as 43-year-old Carisa Henderson of Cameron, who wasn’t hurt. The two vehicles were northbound when one drove […]

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Midnight crash near Bethany injures Ridgeway woman

One person was injured in a midnight crash five miles north of Bethany. Forty-nine-year-old LeAnn Wright of Ridgeway received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital. The northbound car on Interstate 35 reportedly struck a deer when the animal ran into its path. Wright was not using a seat belt […]

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Man from Holt crashes near Lawson

A resident of Holt received serious injuries when the pickup truck he was driving veered off the road near Lawson. Twenty-year-old Devyn Williams was taken to Liberty Hospital. The accident happened Friday afternoon on Route D at Route KK in Ray County as the Westbound pickup traveled off the road, hit an embankment, became airborne, […]

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Patrol reports the arrest of three on multiple allegations

The highway patrol reports a Shakopee, Minnesota resident, 22-year old Keagan Bozicezich, was arrested Friday afternoon in Harrison County and accused of felony possession of heroin, felony resisting arrest, plus unlawful use of paraphernalia, speeding, and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Bozicezich was taken to the Harrison County Jail. Twenty-eight-year-old Gabrille Brown of Carrollton was arrested […]

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State auditor issues second report detailing unemployment benefits received in Missouri through federal COVID-19 response funding

State Auditor Nicole Galloway released her second report on unemployment benefits received by Missourians through COVID-19 response funding from the federal government. The report shows that, through April 2021, more than 600,000 Missouri citizens received more than $4.9 billion in benefits made available under several programs. Several federal laws enacted and executive actions taken in […]

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Kirksville man drowns at Thousand Hills State Park

A Kirksville man drowned Wednesday afternoon at the Thousand Hills State Park in Adair County. Thirty-two-year-old Nathan Stafford was swimming in the deeper end of a swim beach area of Forest Lake when he went underwater and did not resurface. The body was recovered, and Stafford was pronounced dead by the Adair County Coroner just […]