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Rear-end collision on Highway 6 sends eight to hospital
A two-vehicle collision on Highway 6, six and a half miles west of Green Castle, resulted in multiple injuries early Tuesday morning. The crash, reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, occurred at 5:20 a.m. on May 14, 2024. The accident involved a 2015 GMC Terrain and a 2014 Ford...
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.
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....
Highway 129 collision near Unionville results in one airlifted to hospital
A two-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 129, four miles northeast of Unionville, at 6:45 p.m. on Friday, resulting in injuries and vehicle damage. Stacia L. McGaughey, 33, from Unionville, was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to University Hospital in Columbia for treatment. The accident involved a southbound 2017...
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...
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 seeing positive signs amid officer shortage
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — In recent years, police departments across the country have been facing an officer shortage, and the city of Kirksville is no exception. “Right now, with expected attrition and some injuries that are long-term injuries, we are down 8 officers,” said Kirksville Police Chief Scott Williamson at the Kirksville City Council Study Session on Monday.
Fairfield County – Scholarship Honoring Fallen Hero Awarded to Washington High School Senior
Kirksville, May 12, 2024 – In a poignant tribute to the memory of Kirksville Police Chief Steven Eric Disario, a scholarship established in his honor has been awarded to a deserving student at Washington High School. Chief Disario, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty on May 12, 2017, continues to be remembered for his bravery and selflessness.
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.
Disabled American Veterans marks over a century of aid, seeks more local volunteers
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — In the immediate aftermath of World War I, the U.S. government was unprepared for the number of wounded soldiers coming back to the country. Men were missing limbs, they were blind or deaf, and many were greatly affected by the extensive use of chemical weapons. It...
Bright young minds gear up for Truman State's Joseph Baldwin Academy summer sessions
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University started offering the Joseph Baldwin Academy in 1985. It's a program for local seventh, eighth and ninth graders to get a taste of what college is like. 39 years later, staff members are preparing for two busy summer sessions full of some of the brightest young learners the area has to offer.
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