Missouri’s governor is expected to discuss flooding during an Ag Day event Thursday in northern Missouri’s Nelson. Governor Mike Parson will be hosting his first “Farmer’s Talk” of the 2019 season today at the Christy Farm in Nelson, which is in Saline County. It’s part of the 34th annual KMMO Ag Day hosted […]
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MoDOT to motorists: Do not ignore flood barricades
With numerous state highways in northwest Missouri closed due to flooding, the Missouri Department of Transportation is reminding motorists not to move or attempt to drive around barricades that block flooded roads. Barricades are put in place for motorists’ safety, yet MoDOT and law enforcement officials report they continue to see drivers either maneuver around […]
Audio: Missouri cattle operation granted permit to expand, but legal matter delays construction
A western Missouri concentrated animal feeding operation has been granted a permit to expand, but a legal matter is preventing expansion just yet. On Friday, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources granted a permit to Valley Oaks Real Estate in Lone Jack to expand to nearly 7,000 beef cattle, but the operation is […]
Audio: West-central Missouri jail escapee on the run for more than one week back behind bars
A Sedalia man, on the run for more than a week after escaping from the Pettis County Jail in west-central Missouri, is back in custody. Travis Davis was captured in Sedalia early Tuesday. The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office said surrounding agencies were helping search the area for Davis. He was considered armed and […]
Audio: Missouri Farm Bureau President says northwest Missouri flooding will especially hurt farmers
Northwest and northeast Missouri farmers are feeling the pain caused by major flooding in the region. In northwest Missouri, Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst thinks most of the farmers impacted by the flood waters were able to get their tractors and combines to higher ground but not their grain. Hurst says record-breaking flooding […]
Chillicothe FFA Chapter announces winners in Area II Competition
The Chillicothe FFA Chapter participated in the Area II FFA Contest. The speaking results are: Creed Speaker: Claire Ripley – 2nd and gold; Prepared Public Speaking Division I Speaker: Josh Eckert – 3rd and gold; Prepared Public Speaking Division II Speakers: Seth Hansen – 1st and gold, Lucas Campbell – 3rd and gold; Prepared Public […]
Mercer County Route M to close Wednesday and Thursday
Route M in Mercer County will close tomorrow and Thursday for emergency culvert replacements. Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close Route M as listed below: Wednesday, March 20 – Route Z to the Putnam County line, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 21 – where Route W and Route […]
Follow-up report on Coffey audit shows better controls in place or in progress
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released a follow-up report to the audit of the City of Coffey, located in northwest Missouri. The audit showed more than $60,000 was missing and that former city clerk Mary L. Browning failed to make deposits, received improper payroll payments, and falsified board minutes and various financial reports. Auditor Galloway turned over […]
Interstate 29 closure now extended to St. Joseph due to flooding
Due to major flooding, full closure of I-29 is in place at the northbound I-29 at exit 56 (US Hwy 71 & 59) in St Joseph. Those who would normally use I-29 as a through route should instead use I-35 north from Kansas City to I-80 West in Des Moines to I-29 at Sioux City, […]
Missouri River flooding prompts closure of several conservation areas in northwest Missouri
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has closed several conservation areas in the state’s northwest region due to Missouri River flooding. Some areas are under water, others are inaccessible or will remain closed due to public safety issues until further notice. MDC staff on March 19 continued to work with local farmers and the levee […]
SUV strikes big rig trailer east of Moorsville; driver life-flighted to St. Lukes
A Kansas City resident was injured when the SUV he was driving struck the rear of a tractor-trailer in Livingston County. The Highway 36 accident took place Monday afternoon one mile east of Mooresville. Forty-year-old Mark Ramers of Kansas City was transported by emergency medical services to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, then flown by […]
Man wanted in southwest Missouri arrested by Trenton Police Department
A man wanted in southwest Missouri’s Jasper County has been arrested in Trenton. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports 36-year-old Jason David Brodie was arrested Sunday by Trenton Police officers. Brodie is wanted on two counts of child molestation in the first degree stemming from alleged incidents there in 2014 and 2015. The charges were […]
Head-on crash in Harrison County injures two
The highway patrol reports one vehicle crossed the center line leading to a head-on collision with a second vehicle Monday morning in southeast Harrison County. The two drivers were injured and taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Injuries were reported as moderate for 32-year-old Rachel Flowers of Gilman City and minor for 82-year-old […]
Big rig overturns on Highway 116 on-ramp
A truck driver was injured this morning in a rollover Clinton County accident. Fifty-eight-year-old Bryon Crawford of McFall was transported by ambulance to the Liberty Hospital with minor injuries. A trooper reports the truck had stopped on the shoulder of the on-ramp from Highway 116 to southbound Interstate 35. He exited the driver’s seat and […]
Audio: Senator Dan Hegeman reviews legislative session
This is considered the halfway point through the current Missouri legislative session. From the Senate side, Senator Dan Hegeman reviews many of the topics. Republican Senator Dan Hegeman whose district includes portions of the north-central and northwest Missouri.
January unemployment rate shows four area counties at 4% or higher
January unemployment rates show four area counties at 4% or higher. Figures from the Division of Employment Security for the latest month available have Linn County at the highest rate in northwest Missouri at 5-1/2%. Linn is followed by Putnam County at 4.9%, Harrison County at 4.3% and Grundy County at 4% unemployment. The Grundy […]
Audio: Mid-Missouri County considers wind farm
An international company wants to spread dozens of big turbines over thousands of acres in the northwestern part of the county. County Commissioner Fred Parry says its an emotional issue right now. Parry told affiliate KSSZ in Columbia that landowners could get ten thousand dollars per wind pole they allow on their property.
Two vehicles demolished in crash on Highway 13
A northwest Missouri resident was hurt she pulled into the path of a sports utility vehicle in Polo. Thirty-two-year-old Jennifer Webb of Amazonia was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The driver of the SUV, 26-year-old Bowie Griffith of Richmond, was not reported hurt. The accident happened late Saturday morning at the […]
Patrol reports vehicle demolished in Ray County crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Polo woman sustained minor injuries in a one-car accident in Ray County Friday morning. Emergency medical services transported 74-year-old Glennda Martin to the Excelsior Springs Hospital. Martin drove west on Route D when the car reportedly crossed the center line east of Route BB, ran off the left side of […]