The Highway Patrol reports a Hannibal man sustained moderate injuries when a semi-truck overturned half of a mile east of LaPlata Thursday morning. Sixty-year-old Roy Couch drove the truck east on Highway 156 when it ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to run off the left side of […]
A Jamesport man pleads guilty in DeKalb County Circuit Court Tuesday to misdemeanor charges stemming from a motorcycle accident earlier this year. Online court information indicates 43-year-old Joshua VerHagen entered a guilty plea on charges of operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license, first offense, owner operating a motor vehicle without maintaining […]
Two people were killed and a third individual was injured Sunday night in a Randolph County accident. The highway patrol identified the fatality victims as 47-year-old John Birmingham of Bucklin and 31-year-old Kayla Cox of Salisbury. Receiving moderate injuries was the driver of a pickup, 67-year-old David Dunn of Huntsville who was taken to University […]
A rollover accident Sunday afternoon in Sullivan County has claimed the life of a Milan resident. The Highway Patrol reports 48-year-old Achai Aroub was westbound when a car went out of control and ran off Highway 6 where it struck a fence and overturned into a field near Apollo Road. Aroub, who was using a […]
The Highway Patrol reports a King City man sustained moderate injuries when a car overturned one and a half miles south of Ravenwood Friday morning. Twenty-two year old Luke Townsend traveled west on U. S. Highway 136 when the car he drove ran off the road at 270th Street. The vehicle then struck an embankment […]
The highway patrol reports a Marceline resident was taken to a hospital following a traffic accident Thursday afternoon in Johnson County. Sixty-four-year-old Leota Davolt of Marceline received minor injuries when the car she was driving left Highway 2, struck a driveway and went airborne before traveling in the ditch where it came to a stop. […]
Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to two accidents on Thursday. Officers responded to the 1300 block of North Washington where they discovered a vehicle had struck a utility pole. A 2010 Ford was being driven southbound by Dominic Wilmes of Trenton, when he fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the west side of […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department was called Wednesday afternoon to Locust Street upon the report of flames coming from under the hood of a pickup truck. When firefighters arrived, no fire was showing, however, the driver stated he had poured water on the fire to get it extinguished. Firefighters noted a small amount of damage to […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Green City man sustained minor injuries when a tractor-trailer truck overturned one mile south of Lucerne Wednesday morning. Fifty-four-year-old William Clark drove the truck south on 143rd Road when it ran off the right side of the road and overturned, which caused moderate damage to the vehicle. An ambulance transported […]
Local residents have been detouring around the bridge replacement projects over the West Fork Locust Creek and Elm Branch since June. The days of those detours are over. U.S. Route 136 east of Lucerne opened to traffic over both bridges this afternoon. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Boone Construction Company of Columbia to […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Livonia man was arrested following a one-vehicle accident three miles east of Greentop Tuesday morning. Twenty-two year old Collin Williams traveled east on Route J when the pickup truck he drove ran off the left side of the road, crossed over another road, impacted the ground, and overturned. The truck […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department this morning responded to a brush and debris fire in the vicinity of the Canadian Pacific Railroad bridge over the Grand River. The fire was called into authorities by Matthew Stirling, who was driving on Highway 65. Upon arrival at 6 o’clock Monday morning, Chief Darrell Wright reported there was a […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation will test its readiness to plow snow for the upcoming winter season with a statewide drill on Wednesday, November 7th. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after 8 a.m. In urban areas, the drill will not […]
A Chillicothe resident was fatally injured when the 1958 model farm tractor he was operating went into a ditch and ran over him after he was thrown from the tractor. Forty-three-year-old Mark Burton of Chillicothe was pronounced dead late Saturday afternoon at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The highway patrol reports the accident happened approximately […]
A Rayville man died following a one-vehicle accident in western Ray County Friday night. The Highway Patrol reports 34-year-old Jeremy Novak traveled east on West 158th Street west of Route Y when the vehicle he drove crossed the center line and ran off the left side of the road. Then the vehicle struck a mailbox […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned after a tractor-trailer truck struck it one mile west of Stewartsville Friday afternoon. Fifty-year-old Amanda Twitchell of Fernley, Nevada attempted to change lanes on westbound U. S. Highway 36 when the truck she drove struck the westbound car, […]
A Meadville girl was injured in a rollover traffic accident near her hometown Thursday afternoon and another Meadville teen escaped injury in the 4:10 Thursday accident one mile to the west of Meadville. Sixteen-year-old Emily Gray received minor injuries and was taken by a private auto to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The driver of […]
A man from Polo was injured late last night in a single vehicle accident six miles to the west of Polo. Twenty-five-year-old Collin Correll received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Correll was using a seat belt. Correll was eastbound when the pickup he was driving traveled off the […]
A 50-year-old Uber driver in Joplin has reported being raped by a customer last Thursday. Police Captain Trevor Duncan says she contacted one of the customers after finding their wallet in her vehicle. Duncan says the 50-year-old alleged victim reported that the incident happened when two men invited her out for a drink […]
A representative with MIRMA presented a grant award to the Mayor of Gallatin at the Gallatin Board of Aldermen meeting Monday evening. Jeff Arp presented the 75% cost grant award for $1,396.52 for the purchase of an electric crimper. The board approved purchasing two certificates of deposit for $350,000 each at Farmer’s Bank at the […]
