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This week in Saline County, Missouri, two incidents occurred that are of concern for public safety. In the first incident, Tammy Hrabe, a woman from Slater, has been charged with first-degree accessory to murder, abandonment of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence in the 2021 murder of Judith Young. Young's body was found in the Missouri River, and an autopsy revealed her death was not from natural causes. In the second incident, a Marshall man named Eric Gilmore has been charged with a felony after allegedly assaulting a victim during an argument while driving together. Gilmore reportedly squeezed the victim's throat and scratched her.

SALINE COUNTY, MO - The driver of a semi was hospitalized with injuries after it went off westbound I-70 Friday morning and struck cable barriers. The driver, Samuel Kooro, 61, reported minor injuries. He received transportation to Fitzgibbon Hospital.

The Saline County Career Center DECA chapter received a donation from the Malta Bend Memorial American Legion Post 558 on Thursday, November 30. The donation of $3,000 will help support and sustain the chapter funding this year. Each year SCCC DECA works with local business, initiatives, and charities to develop...

Two Sedalia residents were injured in a one-vehicle accident in Saline County on Wednesday, November 29. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when a vehicle driven by 46-year-old Michael Barnett traveled off the right side of the roadway, rotated, and traveled off the left side of the road before striking an embankment and coming to a rest.

Samuel W. Kooro, 61, of Olathe, Kansas, suffered minor injuries at 12:25 a.m. Friday in a Saline County accident. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Kooro was driving a 1996 Freightliner west on I-70 when he traveled off the left side of the roadway and his vehicle struck the cable barriers.

A Saline County woman charged with murder who was previously ruled unfit to stand trial will now face her charges in a court of law. Tammy Hrabe, of Slater, is charged with first-degree accessory to murder, abandonment of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence in the 2021 murder of 57-year-old Judith Young, of Malta Bend. Young’s body was found in the Missouri River and an autopsy revealed her death was not from natural causes.

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are working to positively identify the body of a man found in Saline County last week. It is believed to be 20-year-old Jessi J. Herbst from Lacrosse, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan. On Nov. 22, the Saline County Sheriff's Office reported to...

The Saline County Career Center Future Business Leaders of America Chapter is hosting the 2nd Annual Wrapping up Christmas event, where members are offering their gift-wrapping services for community members as a community outreach initiative. The event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, December 11 at the Saline County Career Center in Marshall.

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be performing shoulder repair work on eastbound I-70 in Saline County, November 27 to December 1. All work is weather permitting. -November 27-28: Crews will close one lane and the shoulder of eastbound I-70 at MM 66 – MM 69 from approximately 7:30 a.m....

COLUMBIA − The Missouri Department of Transportation will close lanes on Interstate 70 in Saline County this week for shoulder repair work. Crews will close one lane and the shoulder of eastbound I-70 at mile markers 66 though 69 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 27 and Nov. 28.

The Saline County Inter-Agency Council begun its initiative nearly 50 years ago to provide holiday help for children and families in Saline County. It was named the Holiday Project, and has continued to be a valuable resource for local families and individuals to receive food and gifts at Christmas time.

The Saline County Inter-Agency Council begun its initiative nearly 50 years ago to provide holiday help for children and families in Saline County. It was named the Holiday Project, and has continued to be a valuable resource for local families and individuals to receive food and gifts at Christmas time.

A 17-year-old male from Stover suffered minor injuries, and Barry L. Zimmerman, 23, of Versailles, suffered moderate injuries at 5:35 p.m. Monday in a Morgan County accident. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, a 1995 Ford F250 driven by Zimmerman west on state Route 52 was stopped partially in the roadway and was struck by a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer driven by the teen.

SALINE COUNTY—A Missouri man died in an accident just before 7p.m. Sunday in Saline County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol 2008 Ford F250 driven by Michael P. Stephenson, 19, Platte City, was westbound on Interstate 70 at Route YY. The pickup traveled off the right side of the road...

Platte City 19-year-old Michael Stephenson lost his life in a deadly crash on Sunday involving a semi-truck in Saline County, Missouri.

A 19-year-old Platte City man was killed in a crash on Interstate 70 on Sunday evening. The crash occurred at 6:45 p.m. on westbound I-70 around the 74 mile marker in Saline County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Michael P. Stephenson of Platte City was driving a 2008...

A Platte City man died in a Sunday evening crash in Saline County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred around 6:45 Sunday evening on westbound I-70, at mile marker 74.6, as 19-year-old Michael P. Stephenson drove westbound. Troopers say Stephenson’s F250 traveled off the right side of...

The Saline County Career Center Future Business Leaders of America Chapter had 3 members and their adviser attend the National Fall Leadership Conference in Providence, Rhode Island from November 9-12, 2023. Members Dianna Escarate, Cheyann Norman, Ashley Turcios and Adviser Tracy Crumbaugh attended the conference where they had the opportunity...

SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - At 6:45 in the evening Sunday a deadly crash in Saline County, Missouri. It happened on I-70 westbound at the 74.6 mile marker. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred as a Ford F250 truck traveled off the right side of the roadway hitting a guardrail. Upon impact, the 19-year-old driver, Michael P. Stephenson of Platte City, was thrown into the road. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

SALINE COUNTY, Mo. -- Emergency crews responded to a fatal crash on westbound Interstate 70 in Saline County Sunday evening, November 19, 2023. A report from the Missouri Highway Patrol says Platte City resident, Michael P. Stephenson, 19, was killed when his pickup traveled off the roadway. at the 74.6 mile marker and struck a guardrail. The impact ejected Stephenson, who was then struck by a following tractor trailer. driven by Brandon Lathrop, 22, of Oro Valley, Arizona.