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Troopers Arrest Turney Woman on Felony Tampering Charge Monday in Benton County
Troopers report the arrest of a Turney teen on a felony tampering charge Monday evening in Benton County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of 18-year-old Clarissa M. Kissire around 9:09 Monday night on a preliminary charge of felony tampering with a motor vehicle. Authorities booked Kissire into...
Mid-Missouri teenager dies after head-on crash involving a wrong-way driver
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - A teenager has died, and two other people have been injured after a head-on crash involving a wrong-way driver on Friday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, around 6 p.m., a Chevrolet 2500, driven by a 19-year-old male, was going westbound in the east lanes of U.S. Highway 50 near Route BB.
Case against Pettis County Commission, IT department head dismissed without prejudice
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court case filed last year against the Pettis County Commission and the head of its IT department was dismissed without prejudice on Thursday. The case centered around cameras installed in the courthouse, with Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada claiming in the petition that the audio and video recordings violated voters’ The post Case against Pettis County Commission, IT department head dismissed without prejudice appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
NCMC Announces Commencement Speakers
North Central Missouri College has announced their commencement speakers for this spring. The former president of State Fair Community College, Dr. Joanna Anderson will speak at the 9am ceremony on Saturday, May 4th. She has served in community college leadership for 36 years. 21 of those were at NCMC. She retired after 9 years as president of State Fair Community College in Sedalia in 2022. She graduated from Trenton Junior College in 1976 when only Geyer Hall existed as a building. Dr. Anderson was honored as a distinguished alumnus of the University of Missouri and the Missouri Community College Association in 2009. She was also honored as a distinguished alumnus of North Central Missouri College in 2013.
Smith-Cotton robotics team clinches world title
Smith-Cotton High School's Team SCREAM became one of the teams to emerge victorious at the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championships held in Houston, Texas, over the weekend. Team SCREAM became the first Missouri team to claim the FIRST world championship banner, according to a news release from the Sedalia School District.
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