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Bethany man charged with stalking and assault after allegedly abusing a woman on six occasions

A Bethany man has been charged with three felony counts of third-degree assault involving a special victim after he allegedly abused a female on six occasions. Thirty-one-year-old Ronald Duane Smith Junior has also been charged with first-degree stalking. Bond was set at $100,000 cash only. A bond hearing is set for September 16th. A probable […]

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5-year-old driver and 8-year-old passenger on ATV life flighted to Children’s Mercy Hospital after crashing on Saturday

Two children from Mendon received serious injuries when an all-terrain vehicle overturned several times, ejecting both from the vehicle. The ATV was operated by a five-year-old boy with an eight-year-old girl as a passenger. Both children were flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. The crash happened early Saturday evening on […]

Missouri Coronavirus

Audio: Eight of nine Missouri counties leading in COVID-19 case rates over the past week are in southeast Missouri

Eight of nine Missouri counties leading in COVID-19 case rates over the past week are in the southeast part of the state. They are Scott, New Madrid, Carter, Madison, Mississippi, Perry, St. Francois, and Bollinger Counties.  Nurse Eric Slaughter tells KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau the hospital turned a holding area into additional intensive care unit […]

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UTV crash injures two; driver accused of DWI

Residents of Independence and Maitland were hurt when a utility vehicle overturned in Nodaway County. A passenger, 22-year old Brianna Erazo of Independence, was taken by Nodaway County Ambulance to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville with moderate injuries. Another passenger, 21-year old Cole Alloway of Maitland, was taken by private vehicle to the hospital in […]

ATV Accident V2

St. Joseph man injured when ATV crashes near Gower

A St. Joseph man received serious injuries when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating overturned off a country road south of Gower. Twenty-eight-year-old Derick Fox was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The crash happened late Saturday night two miles south of Gower on 268th Street when the eastbound ATV went out of […]

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Teenager from King City injured in ATV crash

A teenager from King City was taken to a hospital following the rollover crash of an all-terrain vehicle on Thursday afternoon in King City. The 17-year-old boy received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph.  The teenager was operating the ATV eastbound on Putnam Street when it overturned.  […]

Cole County Judge Jon Beetem (Screenshot courtesy KRCG-TV)

Judge orders state to immediately allow Missourians to enroll in expanded Medicaid

(Missouri Independent) – The Missouri Department of Social Services must allow newly eligible residents that qualify for benefits under voter-approved Medicaid expansion to enroll and cannot impose greater restrictions on them, a Cole County judge ruled Tuesday. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem sided with the plaintiffs who urged him to allow Medicaid expansion to take […]