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3 injured in horse-drawn buggy, SUV collision on Highway 63
SCHUYLER COUNTY, Mo. — Three northeast Missouri residents were injured in a crash involving a horse-drawn buggy and an SUV Wednesday evening. It happened around 6 p.m. on U.S. Highway 63, one mile north of Greentop. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver of the buggy, James...
Queen City woman dies 2 days after S.E. Iowa motorcycle crash
NEAR BLOOMFIELD, Iowa — A northeast Missouri woman, badly injured in a weekend motorcycle crash in southeast Iowa, has died. The obituary for Violet Chuites, 39, of Queen City, Missouri, says she died Tuesday at a Des Moines hospital, two days after the crash. The Davis County Sheriff's Office...
Teen seriously injured in Tuesday afternoon Putnam County ATV crash
PUTNAM COUNTY, Mo. — A northeast Missouri teen was injured in a Tuesday afternoon ATV crash in Putnam County. It happened around 3:45 p.m. on Wildflower Drive, four miles north of Unionville, Mo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an ATV driven by a 16-year-old boy, from Unionville,...
Milan man marks 50 years of service at auto parts store
MILAN, Mo. — A northeast Missouri man celebrated his 50th work anniversary on Friday at Car Quest Auto Parts in Milan, Mo. Bruce Arnold, a Milan native, started working at the same auto parts shop 50 years ago while he was still in high school. While the store has...
Heartland residents beat the heat during Memorial Day weekend
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Heartland residents were out enjoying the waters this Memorial Day Weekend as the Kirksville Aquatic Centers Outdoor Pool and Thousand Hills Swim Beach opened for the summer season. With summer vacation starting for students across the Heartland, we wanted to know your favorite parts about summer.
Police conduct manhunt for Kirksville fugitive who crashed, then fled on foot
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Multiple law enforcement agencies were conducting a manhunt in Kirksville Wednesday. The on-again, off-again search started shortly after 9:30 a.m. after a fugitive fled a traffic stop attempted by a Kirksville police officer and then crashed into a tree. That wreck happened on Missouri Trail just...
Kirksville schools celebrate staff with awards, honor retiring members at year-end event
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Kirksville School District finished up the final week of the 2023-2024 school year by celebrating the teachers and staff at the district. Administrators hosted a "Final Roar" on Friday as a thank-you to the school workers. Each school in the district nominated one teacher from...
Kirksville celebrates Memorial Day, veterans urge protection of its true meaning
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Memorial Day festivities were in full effect at Rieger Armory in Kirksville on Monday. In modern times, the holiday is seen as the unofficial start of summer. Some people choose to spend their day at the lake, others fire up the grill and some begin capitalizing...
Missouri homicide suspect shoots himself in Centerville Walmart parking lot, sheriff says
CENTERVILLE, Iowa — A Missouri man wanted in connection with a Kansas City metro homicide shot himself in Centerville as authorities were trying to arrest him, Appanoose County deputies said Tuesday. The suspect was later pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital in Centerville. Appanoose County authorities were called to assist...
Missouri organization hands out poppies, collects donations to help veterans
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The weekend of Memorial Day is a time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Missouri's chapter of American Legion passed out poppies in front of Kirksville's Hy-Vee Saturday in exchange for donations. Poppies symbolize the bloodshed on battlefields after a wartime poem "In Flanders...
Keep an eye on the sky throughout the Memorial Day weekend
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. and OTTUMWA, Iowa — After seeing an active start to our Friday, more showers and storms are possible on each day of the Memorial Day weekend. The Heartland may see a second round of storm development by mid to late Friday afternoon. Primary concerns with those storms...
Two people injured in motorcycle crash on Highway 63 near Bloomfield
DAVIS COUNTY, Iowa — A motorcycle crash on Highway 63 near Bloomfield left a passenger with extremely serious injuries. Davis County Sheriff Dave Davis told KTVO that they responded to the crash at 1:50 PM on Sunday about a half mile north of the Drakesville exit. The operator lost...
Summer exodus of college students in Kirksville hits some businesses harder than others
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — With thousands of students heading out of town for summer break, KTVO is learning more about the impact their departure will have on the city's economy. With not one, but two universities calling Kirksville home, the fluctuating student population in the city has a very large impact on the businesses in town across multiple industries.
Police: 7-vehicle crash on I-84 in Putnam County injures 6 people
Police say one of the vehicles involved was a dump truck that rolled over.
St. Joseph murder suspect dies from self-inflicted gunshot
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A St. Joseph murder suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being tracked down by law enforcement Tuesday. Christian Crail, 26, of St. Joseph was wanted by law enforcement for the May 14 shooting death of a 22-year-old unnamed female at an intersection in Kansas City. Crail fled the scene and was tracked by law enforcement to Centerville, Iowa Monday evening.
Kirksville honors former police chief with one of his biggest passions
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Kirksville police and fire departments usually work together, but on Thursday, they squared off in the Battle of the Badges. The friendly competition is a blood drive in memory of former Kirksville Police Chief Steve Farnsworth. "He was an avid blood giver, every time he...
Guardian Hills Veteran Healing Center opens with ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Guardian Hills Veteran Healing Center on Friday, May 17, at their campus in Greencastle, Missouri. The event included tours of the campus and refreshments. In response to the growing incidence of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) in veterans, Guardian Hills Veteran...
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