Three teenagers from the Kansas side of the Kansas City area were killed and ten others hurt when a church van had a tire blow-out and crashed north of Bolivar in southwest Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 14-year-old girl from Louisburg, Kansas, a 16-year-old boy from Olathe, Kansas, and a 17-year-old […]
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Braymer teen dies in Friday night dirt bike crash
A Braymer resident was fatally injured when the dirt bike he was operating hit the rear wheel of a four-wheeler, went over a curb, and hit an exterior wall of a building, ejecting him from the bike. Nineteen-year-old Aaron Leamer of Braymer was pronounced dead late Friday night at Cameron Regional Medical Center approximately an […]
Fire burns farm equipment, hay and 30 acres on Northwest 12th Street
A fire late Friday afternoon near the Grundy-Daviess County line burned a hay baler, tractor, an estimated 20 large round bales of hay, along with approximately 30 acres in a field off Northwest 12th Street. Delbert Sandefur of the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District explained the fire began when the baler got hot while […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports arrest of three area residents
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two area residents Monday and the extradition of another area resident Tuesday. Twenty-five year old Ellen Olivia Stevenson of Laclede has been charged with felony stealing of $750 or more with her bond set at $10,000 cash only. Court documents accuse Stevenson of appropriating United States […]
14 vote absentee in Grundy County on Saturday
Fourteen people voted absentee Saturday morning during special hours at the Grundy County Clerk’s office. That brings to 150 number of persons who have voted absentee for Tuesday’s primary election in Grundy County. Another ten ballots have been requested but not yet returned to the Clerk’s office. Absentee balloting continues until Monday Afternoon at 5 […]
EPA’s reduction in fuel standards concerns Missouri leaders
Missouri’s air quality could take a hit in future years if a reduction in fuel-efficiency standards announced on Thursday by the EPA is allowed to take effect. The proposal would freeze fuel-economy standards to hold them to 2020 levels. It rolls back an Obama administration requirement to increase the fuel standard to 54 miles per gallon by […]
Des Moines teen totals vehicle in crash south of Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports a Des Moines, Iowa teen sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident seven miles south of Cameron early Friday afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Tyler Burton traveled north on U. S. Highway 69 when the vehicle he drove crossed the center line. He reportedly overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to run off the east […]
15-year-old Milan teen totals vehicle near Osborn
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan teen sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident two miles west of Osborn Thursday afternoon. Fifteen-year-old Perla Acosta drove a sports utility vehicle east on U. S. Highway 36 when the vehicle traveled into the median. The driver reportedly overcorrected, and the SUV traveled across the eastbound lanes. The […]
North Central Missouri Fair Super Teen competition results announced
Young people showed off their farm chore skills last night during the Super Teen contest at the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. A team called “Horsepower” representing the Trenton FFA captured first place after winning a playoff versus Jamesport. The Jamesport team took second place.
Teen injured after striking animal with dirt bike
A boy riding a dirt bike was injured early last evening at McFall when according to the highway patrol, an animal entered the street and was struck by the dirt bike. After impact, the dirt bike overturned throwing the operator off. Fourteen-year-old Chavez Roeder of McFall was taken by private vehicle to the Harrison County […]
Audio: $100 Million lawsuit filed against Branson Duck Boat operator after recent tragedy
Attorneys for family members who lost relatives in the Duck Boat mishap on Table Rock Lake near Branson have filed a $100 million lawsuit. Jason Taylor with the MissouriNet reports. The suit filed in federal court in Kansas City for family members handling the estates of two people who died in the accident, […]
Audio: Announcement from attorneys representing Missouri Duck Boat victims coming today
Lawyers representing victims of the Duck Boat tragedy on Table Rock Lake near Branson are holding a news conference today in Kansas City. Seventeen people were killed when the vehicle sank while taking on four waves during a storm. Attorney Andrew Duffy says the Duck Boat industry has irresponsibly portrayed their excursions as fun and […]
UPDATE: Chillicothe teen found safe
UPDATE: Sunday, July 29, 2018. According to the Chillicothe Police Department, Kaleb has been located safe! We have no further details at this time. Chillicothe police are reporting a fifteen-year-old Chillicothe boy is missing. Police are attempting to locate 15-year-old Kaleb Robert Curtis, who was reported missing from the 600 block of Commercial Street. Matthew […]
North Central Missouri Fair grandstand events set to begin Friday, July 27
The North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton starts Friday with a Kids Rodeo by TNT Ranch and Rodeo Company. The event will start at the grandstand at 7 o’clock with admission costs $10 for adults, $5 for children between the ages of six and 12, and is free for children five and younger. The rodeo […]
Spickard teen charged with felony tampering with a motor vehicle after Thursday crash
A Spickard teen involved in a rollover car accident south of Spickard Thursday evening has been charged with felony first degree tampering with a motor vehicle. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports 17-year-old Tyler Marshall’s bond is $5,000, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court Tuesday. Court documents accuse him of […]
Spickard teen injured after totaling car in crash on Second Northwest Avenue
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Spickard sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned one mile south of Spickard Thursday evening. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Marshall drove south on Second Northwest Avenue at an allegedly high rate of speed when he lost control of the car. The vehicle skidded off the west side of […]
Teen arrested on DWI allegation after crash near Jamesport
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a teen from Ottawa, Kansas following a one-car accident near Jamesport Thursday afternoon. Seventeen-year-old Sadge Heldenbrandt drove west on Route F when the car reportedly crossed the center line at Vine Street and ran off the south side of the road. The vehicle struck a utility pole before […]
Schedule of events this week at the Livingston County Fair
The Livingston County Fair in Chillicothe continues today with a dog show, broiler chicken show, Achievement Night, and fishing. Broiler chicken check-in will run from 8 o’clock to 8:30 Monday morning with the show starting in the North Barn at 9 o’clock. The Dog Show will be at the Expo Building at 9 o’clock. Orientation […]
Two teenagers injured after forage harvester strikes car east of Hamilton
The Highway Patrol reports two area teens sustained minor injuries after a forage harvester struck a car one mile east of Hamilton Friday afternoon. Forty-six-year-old Michael Sweiger of Weatherby drove the forage harvester east on the shoulder and driving lane of U. S. Highway 36 west of Sunset Road, and 18-year-old Phillip Davis of Kingston […]
Gallatin teen makes U-turn into path of big rig
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin teen sustained moderate injuries when a tractor-trailer truck struck a sports utility vehicle in Gallatin Friday afternoon. Sixteen-year-old Cody Arnold drove the SUV north on Highway 13 before he entered the intersection with Highway 6 and attempted to make a U-turn. The Patrol reports the U-turn was made into […]