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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Kirksville Police Department is asking for help from the public to find out who recently vandalized a city cemetery. According to a press release from the City of Kirksville on Wednesday, the police department is seeking public assistance after multiple headstones at Forest Llewellyn Cemetery were found disturbed.

NOVINGER, Mo. — Multiple items have been stolen from a northeast Missouri cemetery this month. The holidays are a common time for families to pay respects to their loved ones at the cemetery. Memorial Day and Mother’s Day led to some thefts at Novinger Cemetery. This is being...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — On Friday, the Community Opportunities Sheltered Workshop released a statement saying that the workshop is struggling financially due to uncontrollable inflation, instability in service market prices and business fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter also claimed that important SB40 grant funds have apparently come to...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — KTVO News has learned that another vehicle was stolen Tuesday in Kirksville. The 2007 Honda Ridgeline was taken from a residence on South First Street. Officers with the Kirksville Police Department say the owner left the truck running, went back inside and some one drove off with it.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kirksville man in Putnam County on Tuesday morning, May 30th on two felony warrants from Adair County. The warrants for 46-year-old Kevin Whittom were for alleged assault and property damage. Whittom was taken to the Adair County Jail and he...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University has released its academic honor rolls for the spring 2023 semester. The President’s List, for students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, can be accessed at truman.edu/honors/spring-2023-presidents-list. The Vice President for Academic Affairs’ List, featuring students with a grade point average...

PIKE COUNTY, Mo. — The following is a list of general highway maintenance work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northeast Missouri region for the next few weeks. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A Kirksville service club got to tour the Adair County Courthouse on Wednesday morning. Adair County Presiding Commissioner Mark Shahan led a tour for the Kirksville Optimist Club around the building. He talked about the improvements the courthouse has received over the past couple of years.

KNOX COUNTY, Mo. — A former longtime northeast Missouri sheriff has passed away. Dan Bishop, 82, of Baring, died Wednesday morning. Bishop served 22 years with the Phoenix, Arizona, Police Department as a detective before returning to Missouri. He then continued to serve the public for 12 years as...

The 15th Annual Unionville Lions Country Music Festival will start next month. Most of the activities will be at the 4-H Building from June 8th through 10th. That Thursday evening will include a potluck meal at 5 pm and gospel music at 6 pm. There will be open stage jamming that Friday and Saturday from 10 am to noon and shows at 1 and 6 pm. A farmers market will also be held on the Unionville Square on June 10th from 7 to 11 am. Refreshments will be available.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — An employee who has worked for the City of Kirksville for almost 25 years is being honored for his outstanding work ethic. The Kirksville Public Works Department said it is pleased to announce that Dwayne Gillespie is the recipient of this year’s Granvil Prise Stevens Memorial Award.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — It’s an epidemic that isn’t being cured by pills, but instead, it's being caused by them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 67% of the more than 107,000 people who died from drug overdoses and poisonings during 2022, involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — On Monday, the sun was shining, the flags were flying, and Adair County veterans want you to remember that Memorial Day is more than just the unofficial start of summer. “Memorial Day celebrates the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to give them the...

SOUTH OF MARTINSTOWN, Mo. — UPDATE: KTVO is now learning who the two suspects are arrested Wednesday afternoon following a police chase through multiple counties involving two stolen vehicles. Two Kirksville men are being held in the Putnam County jail pending the filing of formal charges. They are Kelton...

ADAIR COUNTY, Mo. — KTVO News has learned that a truck was stolen from a location on Thousand Hills Trail on Friday. Officials with the Adair County Sheriff's Office say that this particular case is still under investigation. They also told KTVO that in the last few weeks, there...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — On Wednesday, officials with the City of Kirksville announced the results from the Kirk's Capitol Improvement Tournament. In March, as a way to seek public input on how the city council should allocate $3,574,148, a tournament style bracket was held consisting of 16 community projects. Feedback...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Memorial Day weekend is days away, but some Kirksville residents wonder if the outdoor pool at the Aquatic Center will open on schedule. The outdoor pool suffered a water main break, but with construction going on this week, the pool is expected to be open for Memorial Day weekend.

ADAIR COUNTY, Mo. — KTVO News has seen multiple social media posts about the poor conditions of some cemeteries in Adair County. Community members are concerned that they are not being kept up. Adair County Presiding Commissioner Mark Shahan says the work isn't necessarily the responsibility of the county.

A.T. Still University’s College of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU-CGHS) celebrated the achievements of the 2023 graduating class on Friday, May 26, at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. The commencement ceremony marked the 217 graduates’ transition to highly competent leaders in the healthcare industry. One graduate earned...

A 15-year-old boy died in a single-vehicle crash near Milan Saturday afternoon. State Troopers report the crash occurred on Highway 5, three miles south of Milan as 24-year-old Michael J Barraza of Unionville was northbound and ran off the right side of the road, he overcorrected and went off the left side of the road and the car overturned. The child died at the scene of the crash. The driver had minor injuries and was treated at the scene.