Two people were hurt late Saturday afternoon when a UTV overturned north of Greencastle. The driver, 27-year old Curry Payne of Prairie Village, Kansas, and a passenger, 20-year old Anna Marie White of Grandview, were taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries. The accident happened five miles north of Greencastle on […]
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Princeton City Council amends golf cart/utility terrain vehicle ordinance to include four-wheelers
The Princeton City Council on April 12th amended the city’s golf cart/utility terrain vehicle ordinance to include four-wheelers. Deputy City Clerk Lisa Colson reports owners of golf carts, UTVs, and side by sides that drive on roads have to register those vehicles and get permits for $15. Owners of four-wheelers that drive on roads now […]
15-year-old girl hospitalized when ATV hits pothole in road and overturns
A Plattsburg teenager was taken to a hospital following an all-terrain vehicle accident on Sunday afternoon one mile south of Plattsburg. A Fifteen-year-old girl was a passenger on an ATV that struck a pothole on 240th Street and overturned onto its side. The girl was taken by EMS to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. No […]
ATV crash sends three to hospital, including 5 and 7 year old boys, after being ejected from vehicle
A Macon man and two boys from Macon were ejected from an all-terrain vehicle seven miles east of Macon on April 6th. A private vehicle took the driver, 65-year-old Russell Goosey, to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon with moderate injuries. The passengers, a five-year-old boy, and a seven-year-old boy, were transported to the Samaritan Hospital […]
Missouri State Fair awards scholarships to 4-H and FFA youth
Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced today that 40 youth, selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors, will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture (YIA) committee. These students are seeking higher education at a Missouri university/college. “Cultivating Missouri agriculture youth is at the core of […]
Two injured in UTV crash near Gower
The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department reports two people were injured in a rollover accident Sunday afternoon involving a utility terrain vehicle. Deputies were called to Northwest 316th Street and Route V near Gower to find both the driver and a passenger were ejected. The sheriff’s office indicated the UTV driver was under the influence of […]
Chillicothe Police Department alerting residents to attempted scams in the area
The Chillicothe Police Department has been receiving numerous calls of fraud/scam calls to the elderly, and unfortunately, some have fallen victim to the scams. The Police Department is attempting to provide information to the public in an effort for residents to protect themselves. The following are some common schemes: Romance scam: Criminals pose as interested romantic […]
ATV crash in rural Linn County sends one to hospital with both drivers facing charges
The Highway Patrol reports two all-terrain vehicles were westbound on a rural Linn County road Monday night when one slowed to stop and was struck from behind by the other. The accident happened approximately one mile north of Purdin. Forty-one-year-old Jeremy Gulley of Purdin was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia with serious […]
What’s In Your Barn or Attic: American Pickers TV show set to return to north Missouri
The American Pickers are planning to return to Missouri, and while here, plan to film episodes of The History Channel television series throughout this area in May 2021. American Pickers are taking the pandemic very seriously and will be following all guidelines and protocols for safe filming as outlined by the state and CDC. While […]
Polo resident life-flighted to Truman Medical Center after crashing ATV
A Polo resident was injured late Tuesday evening in an ATV rollover accident two miles northwest of Polo. Twenty-two-year-old Gunnar Martin of Polo was flown by a medical helicopter (LifeFlight Eagle) to the Truman Medical Center with serious injuries. The southbound all-terrain vehicle crossed the center line of Route T, drove off the east side […]
Chillicothe and Dawn firefighters respond to grass fire
Approximately 30 acres of grass and timber burned in a grass fire at an address of 22612 LIV 447 on March 2nd. Chillicothe Fire Captain Derrick Allen reports the fire department arrived on the scene with a brush truck and a brush UTV. Allen says firefighters used leaf blowers, rakes, and about 100 gallons of […]
Audio: Overdoses among teens and young adults causing concern in Kansas City
Kansas City police are issuing a warning after seeing a recent uptick in accidental overdose deaths in teenagers. Television partner KMBC tv is reporting that police say the deaths are linked to pills laced with fentanyl. The overdoses and deaths among teens and young adults are because they are taking what they believe […]
WWII Nazi concentration camp guard removed to Germany
A Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. In February 2020, Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, was ordered removed from the U.S. based on his participation in Nazi-sponsored persecution while serving in Nazi Germany […]
Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce invites businesses to celebrate NCMC
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce invites businesses and individuals to celebrate North Central Missouri College Pirate Pride by participating in the college’s Homecoming Spirit Week next week. Show Me Monday involves dressing in hometown gear and colors. Dress up as a movie, TV show, or book character Tuesday. Jersey Day is Wednesday, and everyone […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative asking customers to conserve electric usage
Grundy Electric Cooperative has issued a call for members to reduce their electrical usage when possible due to the very cold air temperatures and extreme wind chill values. Grundy Electric issued what they call “a peak alert” for the members to conserve on energy usage especially between the hours of 5 and 9 o’clock tonight […]
Audio: Missouri House Government Oversight Committee to vote Monday on unemployment overpayment legislation
Missouri lawmakers in both parties say residents who received unemployment overpayments due to the state’s mistake should be able to keep that money. The Missouri House Government Oversight Committee is set to vote Monday on several bipartisan bills, requiring state Labor officials to waive non-fraudulent unemployment overpayments. State Labor director Anna Hui has […]
Audio: U.S. Marshals capture southern Missouri man accused of threatening to kill Wright County sheriff and judge
The U.S. Marshals have announced that they’ve captured a southern Missouri man accused of threatening to kill Wright County Sheriff Sonny Byerley, a judge, and their family members. 50-year-old Lonnie Richardson was arrested Monday after marshals and Laclede County Sheriff’s deputies found him hiding in a small camping trailer near southwest Missouri’s Lebanon. […]
Downed aircraft found near the intersection of Highway 6 and 139 North
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a missing Cessna aircraft has been found in eastern Grundy County near the intersection of Highways 6 and 139 North. Federal Aviation Administration Public Affairs Specialist Elizabeth Cory reports that preliminary information shows a single-engine Cessna 177 with two people aboard crashed shortly after 7:30 on Monday evening, February […]
Alumni musicians featured in free Truman State University livestream concert
Truman State University alumni Anthony Cooperwood and Jo Ann Daughtery will perform in a live stream jazz event at 7 p.m. February 2 as part of the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series. Cooperwood has spent the last 35 years performing music and entertaining people all over the world. His performances include almost 10 years with Cirque du […]
Three injured when UTV struck from behind
Three people were hurt north of Maryville when a utility vehicle was hit from behind by a car. The driver of the UTV, 65-year old Gary Stiens of Maryville, was taken to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville with moderate injuries. Two passengers in the car, 23-year old Brenda Thompson and a 5-year old girl, both […]