A Trenton resident has been arrested on warrants accusing him of failure to appear in court on previous charges. Twenty-year-old Nathan Wayne Hinkle was arrested on Sunday. Hinkle failed to appear in Division One of Circuit Court on October 16th for a probation violation hearing. The original charges involve two counts of stealing from August […]
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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 […]
Two-vehicle crash at intersection results in driver arrest on multiple warrants
A two-vehicle accident at Cameron late Wednesday afternoon injured two drivers with one of them arrested. The Highway Patrol listed injuries as minor for 42-year-old Johnny Templeton of Cameron, who was taken by EMS to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The other driver, 32-year-old Tara Richardson of Kidder, received no injuries. The car Richardson was driving […]
Missouri Department of Natural Resources sells out to foreign factory farms
(Missouri Independent) – I’m an independent Missouri farmer and livestock producer, and JBS, the largest meatpacker in the world and a Brazilian corporation, is attempting to put a 10,500 head hog operation next to my community and the Poosey Conservation Area in Livingston County. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is in the process of giving Missourian’s […]
Authorities report the arrest of two Trenton residents
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two Trenton residents on February 11th on probation violations. Thirty-two-year-old Domanic James Lee Ratkovich was arrested on a capias warrant. His original charge was felony possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. His bond is $5,000 cash only. […]
Trial date set for Chillicothe man accused of election violations
A date has been set for a jury trial for the Chillicothe man accused of committing an election offense when he sought a Livingston County elected position in 2020. Josh Dennis appeared Monday in Caldwell County Circuit Court. The Livingston County case had been moved on a change of venue to Caldwell County. The court […]
Audio: Federal gun law nullification bill passes Missouri House
A gun law bill that passed the Missouri House Wednesday would punish a police department through civil lawsuits if an officer enforces federal gun laws. A twin of the bill is also moving through the Senate. The “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” sponsored by Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, is aimed at disregarding any federal firearms actions by the […]
Hamilton man charged with murder enters plea of “Not Guilty”
A Hamilton man charged with second-degree murder after a traffic stop in Jamesport in October waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty on February 1st. Thirty-seven-year-old Frank Randall Allen Bostic’s motion for change of venue was sustained, and the case was transferred from Caldwell County to DeKalb County. The case was continued […]
Audio: Mask up for any travel as CDC issues orders for airplanes, buses, trains and subways.
The CDC says travelers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to wear face masks starting this week to curb the spread of COVID-19. The agency issued the mask-wearing rule late Friday that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. The 11-page CDC order […]
St. Joseph man posts bond and is scheduled for Grundy County court
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Saint Joseph man posted bond in Buchanan County on a capias warrant on a probation violation on a Grundy County felony charge. Fifty-two-year-old John Wayne Rothwell allegedly violated his probation on passing a bad check of $500 or more with no account or insufficient funds. His bond was […]
Department of Justice arrests 11 individuals on drug conspiracy and dog fighting charges
An indictment was unsealed charging 11 individuals on a 136-count federal indictment including violations of drug conspiracy, drug possession, and drug possession with the intent to distribute, and violations of the dogfighting prohibitions of the federal Animal Welfare Act, and conspiracy to commit the same. The defendants include Jarvis Lockett, 40, of Warner Robins, Georgia; […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports the arrest of two
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Spickard man on a parole violation and a Wyaconda man on a probation violation. Fifty-two-year-old Vance Gannon’s alleged parole violation involved laws, drugs, and reporting and directives. His original charge was assault—second degree. Gannon is to be held on no bond and will be returned […]
Former Chillicothe man arrested in Kansas on child porn charges
The Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the arrest of a fugitive and former Chillicothe resident in Johnson County, Kansas on Wednesday evening, January 20th Thirty-two-year-old Zachary Ryan Kerns has been a fugitive on the charge since June. He was arrested on a Livingston County warrant alleging four counts of felony possession of child pornography. […]
United States reaches agreement with Midwest Can for Clean Air Act violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement that will require Midwest Can Company, one of the largest manufacturers of portable fuel containers in the United States, to pay a $1.7 million civil penalty to resolve Clean Air Act violations. The violations resulted from failure to disclose test […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports three facing charges after weekend arrests
A Rural Trenton resident has been arrested on a charge of forgery and multiple counts of passing bad checks. Fifty-four-year-old Jerry Dean Urick is to appear January 26th in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court with bond set at $7,500 cash. Urick was arrested on Monday by police and is accused of signing […]
Judge hands down prison sentences in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court
The judge faced a busy docket on Thursday, January 15, 2021, in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Probation was revoked for Trenton resident Emily Marie Hendee when she admitted to violations. The court ordered her to serve previously-imposed sentences with the Department of Corrections, including five years for passing a bad check and […]
PETA seeks criminal probe after revealing steers shot in head at Warner Locker near Maysville
PETA has obtained a U.S. Department of Agriculture report revealing a recent violation of law at Warner Locker outside Maysville, Missouri. In response, the group sent a letter this morning calling on DeKalb County Prosecuting Attorney Erik Tate to review the matter and, as appropriate, file criminal cruelty-to-animals charges against the facility and its manager […]
Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court news for Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Among cases Tuesday, in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, two defendants waived preliminary hearings and were bound over to appear Thursday in Division One of circuit court. Ashley Rose Tharp is charged with felony stealing from November 8th. Brandon Brewer of Kirksville has four counts stemming from December 4th. Brewer is accused […]
Wheeling man injured in crash south of Breckenridge; arrested on multiple offenses
A man from Wheeling was arrested after being involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Tuesday evening, three miles south of Breckenridge. Fifty-seven-year-old William Gardner received moderate injuries in the accident and was taken by an ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The northbound van went off the east side of Caldwell County Route A, […]