A Carrollton teenager was injured Tuesday afternoon when a vehicle left the road, struck an embankment and overturned. Eighteen-year-old Hannah Acklin received minor injuries and was taken by private vehicle for medical attention. Acklin was using a seat belt and the vehicle, a 2001 Toyota, received moderate damage in the accident on Carroll County Road […]
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KC woman pursued by police crashes on Highway 116 near Lathrop
A Kansas City woman early this morning was taken to the hospital in Cameron after a single-vehicle pursuit resulted in a crash near Lathrop. Forty-three-year-old Angela Portell received minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Portell was being pursued by Lathrop Police when the sports utility vehicle she was driving […]
Candidate for Livingston County Coroner charged with election violations
The Republican candidate for Livingston County Coroner has been charged with misdemeanor committing class four election offenses. Online court information shows an initial appearance is scheduled for 37-year-old Joshua Michael Dennis of Chillicothe in the Associate Division of Circuit Court September 30th. A probable cause statement from Chillicothe Police Officer Whitney Murdock claims Dennis said […]
Missouri House panel considers new rules for trying juveniles as adults
A Missouri House committee voted to raise the age of certifying juvenile offenders as adults to a minimum of 16 years old. In an amendment to O’Fallon Rep. Nick Schroer’s H.B. 12, the Republican-led panel upped the age from 14, making the bill more palatable to Democrats. The House Committee on Criminal Justice, led by […]
Two from Illinois accused of drug-related offenses
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two Illinois residents in Linn County on the evening of Monday, August 17th on drug-related allegations. Twenty-one-year-old Alyssa Moriconi of Chatham, Illinois was accused of two counts of felony delivery of a controlled substance, marijuana and THC. Twenty-one-year-old Christopher Wonch of Alton, Illinois was accused of three felony […]
Crash sends Cameron woman to hospital; later arrested for DWI
One person was injured, then was arrested, late Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident in rural Clinton county. Twenty-five-year-old Brittany Hand of Cameron was taken by Holt Fire and Rescue to Liberty Hospital with minor injuries. The sports utility vehicle was northbound on Highway 33 when it traveled off the right side of the road; […]
Excelsior Springs man arrested after failing to appear in Grundy County
An Excelsior Springs resident has been arrested after failing to appear in Grundy County Circuit Court last Thursday. Nineteen-year-old Desmond Alexander Calton is scheduled for the September 10th docket of circuit court. Bond has been set at $750 cash Calton’s original charge is assault in the fourth degree, allegedly causing physical injury to another person […]
Chillicothe teen taken to hospital after crashing on I-435 ramp
A Chillicothe teenager was injured late Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on an Interstate 435 ramp to Interstate 29 in Platte County. Eighteen-year-old Christy Wiegand received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to North Kansas City Hospital. The car was northbound when it traveled off the right side of the highway and struck […]
Lawson teen life-flighted after being ejected from overturning car; accused of DWI
A teenager from Lawson was injured when he was ejected from an overturning car in rural Clinton County. Eighteen-year-old Robert Becker of Lawson received serious injuries and was flown by a medical helicopter (Life Flight) to the Truman Medical Center. The crash happened before sunrise on Sunday when Becker was eastbound on Route PPbwhen the […]
KC man arrested in Macon County
A Kansas City resident was arrested Saturday afternoon in Macon County Thirty-three-year-old Christopher Loeffler was accused of felony possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and less than ten grams of marijuana, driving while suspended, no proof of insurance, failure to register a motor vehicle and two misdemeanor Shelby County warrants for traffic violations. Loeffler […]
Man from De Kalb dies at Mercer Homecoming Park during ATV drag race
A northwest Missouri man was fatally injured Saturday evening when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating hit a utility pole just north of Mercer during an ATV drag race at Mercer Homecoming Park. Sixty-four-year-old Billy Nichols of De Kalb was pronounced dead at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton slightly more than an hour after the […]
Motorcyclist killed after colliding with Kenworth truck
A motorcyclist was killed Saturday morning east of Stanberry when he attempted to pass a truck and the truck made a left turn into his path. Sixty-one-year-old Jay McGlothlin of Stanberry was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver, 26-year old Ethan Roach of St. Joseph, was not reported hurt. The accident happened three […]
December 22, 2020, trial date set for Drake Kately
A one-day bench trial has been set for a Kansas City man who reportedly escaped from the Mercer County Jail twice in August 2019. The Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports 28-year-old Drake Andrew Kately’s trial is scheduled to begin December 22nd. Kately has been charged in multiple Mercer County cases with two felony counts […]
Galt man arrested on felony non-support allegation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt man Thursday, August 13th on felony non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments under an order of support. An alternate address for 33-year-old Brian Christopher Southers is listed at Green City. His bond is $1,500 cash only and is scheduled for the […]
Two Weatherby teenagers involved in crash near Maysville
Two girls from Weatherby were involved in a DeKalb County accident Thursday evening three miles southeast of Maysville. A 13-year-old passenger received moderate injuries and sought treatment at the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The 15-year-old female driver was not hurt. Names were not released by the highway patrol due to being juveniles in age. The […]
Three Chillicothe residents accused of drug trafficking
Three Chillicothe residents were arrested Thursday night for investigation of drug trafficking and possession. Taken into custody were 48-year-old Wyatt Cooper, 24-year-old Alec Trent, and 21-year-old Chyanna Cooper. The highway patrol has accused each of second-degree felony drug trafficking of methamphetamine and alleged felony possession of a controlled substance, synthetic narcotic. The arrest report indicates […]
Bethany man charged with felony counts of statutory sodomy
A Bethany man has been charged in Harrison County with two felony counts of statutory sodomy, first degree, and two counts of statutory sodomy—second degree. Twenty-two-year-old Ethan Lamberson is scheduled for arraignment Friday, August 14th. Bond was initially set at $100,000 cash only. A probable cause affidavit alleges the dates of the incidents involving the […]
Passenger injured in crash on Highway 63 near Millard
The Highway Patrol reports a Huntsville woman sustained minor injuries when the car in which she was a passenger struck another car at Millard the morning of Thursday, August 13th. Seventy-one-year-old Rebecca Beck was to seek her own treatment, while no injuries were reported for the driver of that car, 74-year-old Harold Beck of Huntsville, […]
Bethany man injured in Livingston County UTV crash
A Bethany man was injured Wednesday night in rural Livingston County when a utility vehicle he was driving overturned. Twenty-five-year-old Dakota Richardson received moderate injuries and was taken by emergency medical services to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The mishap occurred at 8:30 pm on private property along LIV Road 363 one and one half […]
Second person from Galt charged on Wednesday in Daviess County assault case
The Daviess County Prosecutor has filed felony charges against two people from Galt following an altercation Saturday at Jamesport in which another person received what authorities called serious physical injuries. Online court information shows charges of domestic assault in the first degree were filed Tuesday on 26-year-old Toni Yarbrough and on Wednesday for 27-year-old Amber […]