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CLINTON COUNTY, Mo. — The Clinton County Sheriff's Office has taken a homicide suspect from Nebraska into custody. The sheriff's office said the suspect was taken into custody near Holt, Missouri. Daniel Nickels is wanted in connection to the deadly shooting that happened Monday morning at a hotel in...

Troopers report the arrest of an Omaha, Nebraska, man for reportedly being an out-of-state fugitive Monday afternoon in Clinton County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of 60-year-old Daniel S. Nickels around 2:01 Monday afternoon for being a felony fugitive from out of state. Authorities booked Nickels into...

One crash and one arrest are in the Missouri Highway Patrol report for the area counties. At about 9:50 am Thursday in Carroll County, Troopers arrested 27-year-old Joe J. Finch III of Carrollton on a Clay County warrant for alleged failure to appear on a charge of alleged no insurance. He was taken to the Ray County Jail pending the posting of $350 cash only bond.

The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of Dec. 4-10. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There also may be moving operations throughout the region, in addition to the work mentioned below.

On Thursday, November 30, 2023, at approximately 6:10 p.m., a two-car collision occurred on Interstate 35 in Clinton County, Missouri, near the 40-mile marker, three miles east of Lathrop. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by 31-year-old Calvin T. Burton of Chillicothe, Missouri,...

CLINTON COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 1a.m. Friday in Clinton County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Hino 258 driven by Serkiy A. Skrypka, 59, Baltimore, Maryland, was southbound on Interstate 35 three miles north of Lathrop. The truck traveled off the road...

• Excelsior Springs police were involved in a highway pursuit with a truck towing a 70-foot long manufactured house on Thanksgiving Day. • The truck, which was swerving across the road, was initially involved in a wreck near U.S. 69 and Missouri Route 116 in Clinton County.

An Independence man suffered injuries in a Clinton County crash Thursday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 6:10 Thursday night on I-35, three miles east of Lathrop, as 53-year-old Cory W. Omera drove northbound. Troopers say another northbound vehicle driven by 31-year-old Chillicothe resident Calvin...

A Baltimore, Maryland, man suffered injuries in a Clinton County crash early this morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 12:55 this morning on I-35, three miles north of Lathrop, as 59-year-old Serkiy A. Skrypka drove southbound. Troopers say Skrypka went off the west side of...

An accident occurred in the early hours of December 1, 2023, on Interstate 35 southbound, approximately three miles north of Lathrop, in Clinton County, Missouri. The crash involved a single vehicle, a 2019 HINO 258, which was traveling southbound before veering off the road. According to the Missouri State Highway...

The Clinton County Route NN bridge over Castile Creek is now open. Capital Paving & Construction, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened the bridge, located a mile east of Route K, Thursday afternoon. As a part of the bridge replacement project, crews widened the 89-year-old bridge to two...

CLINTON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 6p.m. Thursday in Clinton County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Calvin T. Burton, 31, Chillicothe, was northbound on Interstate 35 three miles east of Lathrop. The car rear-ended a 2004...

Excelsior Springs police are thankful nobody got hurt during a highway pursuit with a house last Thursday. The driver was suspected of DUI.

This week in Clinton County, Missouri, there were three incidents that required attention. Firstly, a 5-car accident on I-35 resulted in 6 individuals being taken to the hospital. Secondly, counterfeit money was discovered in Gower, leading to a warning for the public and local businesses to be vigilant. Lastly, a collision between a big rig and a pickup truck on Highway 36 caused minor injuries. These incidents highlight the importance of safety and awareness in the community.

For Community Action Partnership, autumn brings more than the first hint of cool air. The seasonal change brings an influx of low-income residents who fret about how they’re going pay their winter heating bills. Last month, CAP received 900 applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, in Buchanan, Andrew, DeKalb and Clinton counties. More than 200 of those applications involved households that had service shut off or were in danger of disconnection.