Two Texas men sustained injuries when a car traveled off snow and ice-covered Interstate 35 and overturned a quarter of a mile north of Pattonsburg on Wednesday morning, December 30th. The driver 26-year-old Sadiki Kashindi and passenger 24-year-old Kevin Ramazani, both of Dallas, Texas, were transported by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital in […]
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Snow-covered Highway 36 causes yet another crash with injuries
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Catherine man sustained minor injuries when he lost control of the pickup truck on snow-covered Highway 36 two and a half miles east of Meadville on Tuesday morning, December 29th. A private vehicle transported 71-year-old William Bryan to the Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. The truck traveled east before […]
Albany woman injured when SUV goes out of control on icy road near King City
An Albany woman sustained moderate injuries when she lost control of the sports utility vehicle on an icy road four miles north of King City on Tuesday afternoon, December 29th. An ambulance transported 66-year-old Esther Criger to Mosaic Life Care of Saint Joseph. The SUV traveled north on Highway 169 before running off the west […]
Icy road causes rollover crash injuring Trenton woman
A Trenton woman sustained minor injuries when a car went too fast on ice and overturned one mile west of Jamesport on Tuesday night, December 29th. A private vehicle transported passenger 30-year-old Jomelle Baker to the Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. No injuries were reported for driver 33-year-old Colby Baker of Trenton. The car traveled […]
1 dead, 1 injured in crash north of Excello
The Highway Patrol reports a Columbia man died and another Columbia man sustained serious injuries when a box truck slid off the road and overturned one mile north of Excello on Tuesday afternoon, December 29th. The passenger, 62-year-old John Linder, was pronounced dead by the Macon County Coroner at the scene and was taken to […]
Florida man crashes Freightliner truck on Highway 65
The Highway Patrol reports a Florida man sustained moderate injuries when the Freightliner big rig he drove struck a tree in northern Carroll County Wednesday. Forty-year-old Steven Oberheim was transported to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. The truck traveled west on Route J east of Highway 65 before it reportedly crossed the center […]
Five die in traffic crashes over Christmas holiday weekend
The Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the preliminary statistics related to the Christmas holiday weekend. Five people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 24, 2020, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2020. 2020 Christmas Holiday Traffic Statistics with troopers investigating the following: Traffic […]
18-wheeler overturns in entrance to Landes Oil on 28th Street
The Trenton Police Department has released additional information about the tractor-trailer truck overturning into the ditch near Landes Oil Amoco on December 28th. Lieutenant Larry Smith reports the truck with one unit was unoccupied at the time it overturned. Aaron Bunnell was identified as the operator prior to parking it. Bunnell advised he parked the […]
Motorists travelling north into southern Iowa will encounter a Winter Storm Warning that includes heavy snow
The National Weather Service office at Pleasant Hill says it’s conservative when it issued a Winter Weather Advisory for north central and northeast Missouri for Tuesday from 12 noon until 6 am Wednesday. A NWS map shows the advisory area from St. Joseph, east to Trenton and Kirksville, and other locations to the north. The […]
Audio: Gas prices are climbing in Missouri for the holidays
Gas prices are climbing in Missouri for the holidays. Auto club Triple-A says Missouri’s average fuel price has increased nine cents over the past week to $1.93 per gallon – one of the largest increases but we still have some of the cheapest gas prices of all other states. AAA expects 34 million fewer travelers […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of December 28, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of December 28 – January 3. 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 […]
Kirksville woman hospitalized after crashing on Highway 6
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove ran off the road and overturned three miles east of Kirksville on Wednesday morning, December 23rd. An ambulance transported 52-year-old April Craig to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The vehicle traveled west on Highway 6 before running off […]
28-year-old man charged with felony harassment in Harrison County
A New Hampton man has been charged in Harrison County with two counts of first-degree felony harassment after he allegedly threatened two boys on December 21st. Court information shows bond is $10,000 cash only, no 10% allowed for 28-year-old Garrett Lee Green. An initial court appearance is scheduled for January 6th. A probable cause statement […]
Springfield man injured in Livingston County crash near Tina
A Springfield man was injured late Tuesday night in a single-vehicle accident in southern Livingston County five miles north of Tina. Thirty-five-year-old Kenneth Grace was northbound when the car failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 65 and traveled off the road where the front struck a traffic post. The car continued north off the […]
Confidential contact visits denied, request for increased security levels for filings granted at hearing for Garland Joseph Nelson
A motion hearing was held in Johnson County on December 22nd for the Braymer man charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two Wisconsin men. Twenty-six-year-old Garland Joseph Nelson’s motion for confidential contact visits was denied at this time. The state’s request for increased security levels for filings was granted, with […]
Man from Missouri pleads guilty to meth conspiracy, faces 10 years in prison
A Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Camden County, Missouri. Stephen Joseph Sanchez, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Co-defendant Jo Marie Pollina, 37, of Kansas City, Mo. pleaded guilty to […]
Carrollton teenager injured in Saturday morning crash on Highway 65
A Carrollton teenager was injured in a single-vehicle crash early on Saturday morning on Highway 65. The highway patrol reports 19-year-old Cordell Cooper was transported by private vehicle to Carroll County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened at 22833 south Highway 65 when Cooper’s southbound 2013 Ford traveled off the roadway, struck a […]
Audio: Holiday travel? Not so fast says AAA.
For most Missourians, there’s no place like home for the holidays. Meredith Terpstra, with AAA, says with the pandemic still a concern, some 34-million fewer people will travel between December 23rd and January 3rd. The travel forecast is down 29-percent and it marks the first drop in year-end holiday travel since 2008, with […]
Carrollton teenager injured in crash on Highway 65
The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton resident sustained minor injuries when a vehicle ran off the road at 22833 Highway 65 in Carroll County on December 19th at 2 am. A private vehicle transported 19-year-old Cordell Cooper to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. The vehicle traveled south on U. S. 65 before running […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of December 21, 2020
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 21 – 27. 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 […]