Sex Crime

Carrollton teen pleads not guilty to sex-related crime

A Carrollton teen pleaded not guilty to a felony sex-related charge in Carroll County Circuit Court Monday. Online court information shows 17-year-old Corbin Gilmer has been charged with statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy—deviate sexual intercourse—with a person less than 12 years old. Bond was set at $100,000 cash only. Gilmer is to appear for […]

Court Gavel and Scales

Princeton teen waives preliminary hearing on charge of involuntary manslaughter

A Princeton teenager has waived a preliminary hearing in Mercer County Circuit Court on charges stemming from an accident last October that claimed the life of a Lineville resident. Seventeen-year-old Elijah Charles Mandich of Princeton appeared Tuesday before Mercer County Associate Judge Matthew Krohn. The case, with a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol arrests teenager in Caldwell County

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a Fresno, California resident was arrested late Saturday morning in Caldwell County Eighteen-year-old Hannah Herron was accused of speeding 93 miles an hour in a 65 zone, possessing under 35 grams of marijuana, and possessing drug paraphernalia. The teen was transported to the Caldwell County jail.

Accident

Head-on crash in Mercer County injures two

The highway patrol reports two vehicles met head-on at the crest of a hill injuring both drivers Monday afternoon in northeast Mercer County. Sixteen-year-old Taylon Vandyne of Russell, Iowa was taken by ambulance to Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The driver of a pickup truck and grandfather to Vandyne, 59-year-old John […]

Murder

Bond reduced for Rothville teen charged with first-degree murder of two-month-old daughter

Bond has been reduced for a Rothville woman charged with felony first-degree murder in the death of her two-month-old daughter. Online court information shows the Chariton County Circuit Court set 19-year-old Sarah Linebaugh’s bond at $50,000 cash or corporate surety Tuesday. Her bond was originally $100,000 cash only with no surety allowed. A preliminary hearing […]

Accident

Green City teen hurt in crash south of Kirksville

A Green City resident was hurt Saturday night when the sports utility vehicle he was driving overturned south of Kirksville. Eighteen-year-old Noah Kimmel was taken by private vehicle to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. The accident happened about three miles south of Kirksville on highway three when Kimmel swerved to miss […]

Trenton High School

THS recognizes students at awards ceremony on Friday

Trenton High School recognized underclassmen with awards Friday for various academic and athletic achievements. Eighth through 10th-grade counselor Brooklyn Stevens presented several of the awards. Among awards presented, Jadan Whitney and Ainsley Tolson received the “I Dare You” Award. Weston Otto was named as a delegate for Missouri Boys State. Werthen Gass was named as […]

Pedestrian sign and police lights

Brunswick teen hit by pickup

The highway patrol reports a teen in Brunswick was hit by a motor vehicle early Thursday evening at Highway 24 and North Butler Street. The patrol reports 13-year-old Johnathan Dorsey was taken by ambulance to the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia with serious injuries. A trooper reported Dorsey was a pedestrian attempting to […]

Grants Graphic

FCS Financial awards 40 community improvement grants

FCS Financial is recognizing 40 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications. In the seven years of its existence, more than $100,000 has been awarded to Missouri 4-H clubs and FFA chapters. Grants are awarded to organizations with plans to complete a community improvement project […]

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Cameron teen injured in Route EE crash

A single-vehicle accident Wednesday night about three miles north of Cameron injured a Cameron teenager. The highway patrol reports 16-year-old Angelina Parra received moderate injuries and was taken by an ambulance to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph. An investigator said the car she was driving southbound on DeKalb County Route EE went off the […]

SUV Accident

Newtown teen crashes SUV in Mercer County

A Newtown teenager received minor injuries last night in a single-vehicle accident on a rural road in Mercer County.  Seventeen-year-old Lauren Fordyce declined treatment at the scene. Fordyce was eastbound on Florence Street when the sports utility vehicle she was driving went off the south side of the road, returned to the road where it […]