The Linn County Health Department in Brookfield will hold low-cost blood draws next week. Blood draws will be by appointment only on April 22nd from 7 to 10 o’clock in the morning. Tests to be available include lipids, CBC, and TSH for $5 each; CMP, PSA, and A1C for $10 each; vitamin B12 and vitamin D […]
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Randolph county Sheriff identifies man who barricaded himself in a home
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department identified the man at 59 year old Stephen Jay Thorp who at last word remained barricaded in a home on County Road 2360, east of Moberly. Thorp is reportedly armed and is on parole for 2nd degree murder. Three people including Thorp were inside the home when authorities arrived Monday morning […]
Macon woman suffers moderate injuries on Highway 63 a mile south of Macon
A Macon woman suffered moderate injuries when the minivan she was a passenger in was hit along Highway 63 a mile south of Macon. The State Highway Patrol says 72-year-old Susan Davis was hurt around 1:30pm Sunday. The driver, 62-year-old Michael Davis of Macon, was trying to turn right, when the minivan was struck by […]
Two people booked into Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail over the weekend
Two people were booked into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail over the weekend. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports: Thirty-year-old Thomas Edward Coons was arrested by Grundy county authorities on a Livingston County warrant for alleged 2nd degree Child Molestation – with a Child less than 12 years of age. And for alleged felony Enticement […]
Weather permitting, BNSF will be completing railroad repairs
Weather permitting, BNSF will be completing railroad repairs starting .7 miles west of Route Z and ending at Route VV. The road will be closed Monday, April 18 at 8:00 a.m. and will reopen by Wednesday, April 20 at 5:00 pm. Please use alternate routes. Motorists will need to use alternate routes during these […]
One person dies as result of a fire in Chillicothe Friday evening
One person died as the result of a fire at a three-story residential apartment house in Chillicothe Friday evening. Chillicothe Fire Chief Eric Reeter reports after the initial knockdown of the fire, crews entered the structure at 1015 Polk Street in search and rescue mode. Firefighters searched the downstairs apartment for a resident who was […]
Bucklin resident injured after single car accident
Authorities say 90 year old Sarah Greer of Bucklin was injured when she exited her vehicle to check for an obstacle and failed to place the vehicle in park. The vehicle rolled backwards and struck Greer trapping her leg under the vehicle. The incident happened Sunday night at 6:20 pm in Linn County at 105 […]
Wreck in Kirksville sends one driver to the hospital Sunday
A collision between an SUV and a tractor Sunday afternoon sent one of the drivers to the hospital. It happened at 3:42 p.m. at the intersection of Missouri Highway 6 West and Industrial Road in Kirksville. Police say a farm tractor, driven by a 12-year-old juvenile, was traveling east bound on Highway 6 and was […]
Trenton man faces numerous sex crimes
A Trenton man is facing numerous sex crimes. Thirty-four year old Jeffrey Perkins was taken into custody Wednesday by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department. Perkins is charged with two counts of first degree child molestation; two counts of second degree child molestation; first degree rape; second degree statutory rape; second degree sodomy; incest; endangering the […]
Missouri GOP-led House has approved a $46 billion state budget for the upcoming year
Missouri’s GOP-led House has approved a roughly $46 billion state budget for the upcoming year bulked up by federal pandemic-related aid. House lawmakers passed the spending plan Thursday. It now goes to the Republican-led Senate. Legislators are responsible for finding ways to spend the billions of dollars in extra federal funding states received in response […]