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Accident on Highway 11 near Kirksville leaves two injured
An accident occurred on Highway 11, five miles northeast of Kirksville, at approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 15, 2024. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2012 GMC Yukon, driven by Scott E. Hale, 40, of Kirksville, failed to yield and struck a northbound 2015 Toyota Sienna driven by Cassandra N. Villhard, 26, also of Kirksville.
Wet roads cause Highway 156 crash injuring La Plata man
A 54-year-old La Plata man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 156, two miles west of Newark, on May 13, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 8:40 a.m. Robert H. Brochu was driving a 2006 Saturn Ion eastbound when he...
Medical incident leads to crash on Highway 36 near New Cambria
A medical incident resulted in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 36 westbound, three miles west of New Cambria on May 14, 2024. The incident occurred at approximately 3:21 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. James E. Baker, an 82-year-old man from LaPlata, was driving a 2022 Ford Maverick...
Northeast Missouri boy dies day after being run over by truck
BRASHEAR, Mo. — A northeast Missouri boy died a day after being run over by a truck. The tragedy happened around 4 p.m. Friday at the boy's home on Adair County Route J, approximately two miles north of Brashear. The victim is identified as 22-month-old Felty Miller, of Brashear....
Novinger mayor reflects on quick recovery efforts after May 2009 tornado
NOVINGER, Mo. — Monday marked 15 years since multiple tornadoes left paths of destruction in northeast Missouri. One community that was particularly hit hard was Novinger. Novinger Mayor Jeff Dodson has told us in the past that the storm was the first time the town's tornado siren was used.
Kirksville officer who paid the ultimate sacrifice in 1930 gets honored
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Rev. Timothy Polley from First Christian Church in Kirksville held a wreath-laying ceremony Wednesday at Maple Hills Cemetery. Night Marshal John Wesley Rose with the Kirksville Police Department (KPD) was shot and killed when he questioned a gas station robbery suspect in 1930. A citizen...
May 13, 2009 tornadoes: How northeast Missouri recalls that evening 15 years later
NORTHEAST MISSOURI — May 13, 2009 is a date that many from northeast Missouri remember quite well. The events that unfolded during that evening started during the KTVO 5 p.m. newscast, as former Storm Team 3 Chief Meteorologist Teresa Carter recalls. “I remember that Wednesday evening very well,” Carter...
Motorcycle overturns on Route J, Elmer woman injured
On May 11, 2024, at approximately 2:40 p.m., a motorcycle accident occurred on Route J, two miles east of New Boston, resulting in moderate injuries to a woman. Dikki D. Buck, 64, of Elmer, Missouri, was riding a 2017 Harley Davidson eastbound when she failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the right side of the road, and overturned.
Excello man hospitalized after ATV overturns near Route T
An Excello man sustained moderate injuries after an ATV accident near Excello on May 11. Donald R. Cox, 67, was driving a 2018 Kawasaki Teryx when it overturned while traveling southbound on private property along Route T, approximately two miles west of Excello at 7:30 p.m. The Macon County Sheriff’s...
2 Kirksville residents hurt when car backs out in front of SUV
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Two Kirksville residents took an ambulance ride to the hospital after a car backed out in front of an SUV Monday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. near the corner of Osteopathy Street and Normal Avenue in Kirksville. Police told KTVO at the...
Kirksville Police Department bids farewell to Officer Ray Jagger after 15 years
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A northeast Missouri police officer received his last call on Wednesday. After 15 years with the Kirksville Police Department (KPD), Officer Ray Jagger has retired. Kirksville Police Chief Scott Williamson presented Officer Jagger with a plaque during a reception last Friday. He joined the department on...
Eight injured in two-vehicle Sullivan County crash
SULLIVAN COUNTY — Eight Kirksville residents were injured when two SUVs collided west of Green City early Tuesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the GMC Terrain driven by Rosena Robenson slowed on MO-6 to avoid a deer in the road, and in the process was struck in the rear by a Ford Explorer driven by Izkuma Felicien.
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