The Missouri State Patrol says eight people died in wrecks during this year’s Thanksgiving holida, which ran from last Wednesday evening through Sunday night. That number is down from 12 deaths last year. There were no boating crashes or boating fatalities, but there were two drownings. The patrol reports 414 wrecks in all, with 115 … Continue Reading Missouri Thanksgiving Traffic Deaths Down From Last Year

Sunday morning wreck in Scotland county on Route D. A woman from Greentop suffered minor injuries. The patrol says 32 year old Candy Rowland ran off the road, hit an embankment, and turned over. A Kirksville teenager was hurt Saturday night just after 8:30 when he ran off the road in his pick-up and flipped … Continue Reading Two Local Week-end Wrecks. Minor Injuries

A fatal wreck early on Thanksgiving near Kirksville. The state patrol says 39 year old Timothy Chambliss of Forsyth, Ga ran off the road on HIghway 63 about 4:30am. He hit an embankment in his Honda Civic and flipped over. The wreck report says that he was not wearing a seat belt.

Nice honor for a Kirksville youth soccer coach. Coach Matt Heeren is this year’s National Award winner for U.S. Youth Nice honor for a Kirksville youth soccer coach. He coaches both boys and girls for Northern Missouri Futbol Club in Kirksville.

The state is handing out more than $400-million dollars to help communities with drinking water, wastewater, and storm run-off. Novinger will get $4.9 million for drinking water and about $200-thousand to improve water lines. Unionville also gets 5 million for stormwater. And Macon gets more than $3 million for stormwater work. The money came from … Continue Reading Water Money Handed Out By The State

In Monroe county, a train hit a tractor trailer that was sitting on the tracks. It happened just before noon Thursday on Missouri 15. The patrol says the locomotive then derailed — hitting three dump trucks that were also at the crossing. Several other train cars also came off the tracks. Two people had minor … Continue Reading Train Derails In Monroe County

Amtrak is cutting service from Quincy to Chicago. The route will not be run through mid-January. The reason: Amtrak employees get to choose the routes they want to work — and not many takers for Quincy. So the train is canceled for now.

A violent criminal who got a break from a judge — is now charged with murder. 25 year old John Murray admitted shooting a man multiple times, three years ago in Unionville. At the time, a judge in Sullivan county decided that instead of 10 years in prison….Murray could be out on probation. Now, Murray’s … Continue Reading Man On Probation — Charged With Murder

What’s governor Parson up to? Well, his Facebook page shows Parson and his wife standing in the dead sea…with their pants rolled-up. The governor is on a trip to drum-up trade. He will visit Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Greece. The trip is paid for by the Hawthorne Foundati

Sure sign of the holidays with plans announced for the Kirksville Kiwanis Christmas parade. It will step-off at 5:30 on November 26th. And it’s a parade with a purpose…you’re asked to donate gloves, hats, coats and scarves to help kids in need. And, if you want to be in the parade contact the kiwanis club.