A Chillicothe man was injured in a Linn County accident Friday morning. 44 year old Kelvin Kimler of Chillicothe was on Highway 36 two miles north of Marceline when his pick up went out of control on the snow and ice covered roadway, ran off the right side of the road and overturned. Kimler was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital […]
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A Linneus woman was involved in an accident that left a Steeleville, IL woman with minor injuries Wednesday night. State Troopers report 71-year-old Mary Waltemate of Steeleville was taken to University Hospital in Columbia following the accident at about 8:00 pm in Boone County. According to the report, 39-year-old Lukas Romine of Centralia was crossing US 63 and was struck […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department handled 85 calls for service Tuesday. The list of calls includes: At 8:50 a.m., Officers took a report of stealing in the 2600 block of Shawnee Dr. At 10:45 a.m., Officers were dispatched to a parking complaint in the 1200 block of N. Washington St. At 2:05 p.m., Officers were dispatched to a suicidal person in […]
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A Chicago man had minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident Sunday morning. At about 8:10 am, 25-year-old Posung Huang of Chicago was westbound on US 36, 6 miles east of Chillicothe, when he made a lane change and his car began to skid. He overcorrected and ran off the south side of the road and into the median. The car […]
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Poor road conditions and weather resulted in several non-injury accidents Saturday. On US 36 near the airport, a semi slid off the roadway and jack-knifed into the medium. About 6:00 pm Saturday on US 36 near Meadville an accident included a semi on its side. A state trooper reported he was stopped for a slide-off and he watched in his […]
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A woman from Auxvasse had moderate injuries in a single-vehicle accident, just west of Chillicothe Friday evening. State Troopers report 35-year-old Cecelia Snead of Auxvasse was westbound on US 36 at the Grand River Bridge, when she was in the passing lane and began sliding on the ice. She ran into the south end of the bridge, then ran across […]
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State Troopers in the area counties report one arrest and one injury accident Thursday. A 77-year-old Hamilton man had minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon near Hamilton. State Troopers report Ronnie Puckett was northbound on Highway 13, a mile south of Hamilton when he lost control of his vehicle and ran off the road, striking a driveway. Puckett […]
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A Hamilton man had serious injuries when he became pinned between a pick-up and a skid loader Wednesday afternoon. Fifty-four-year-old Jeffrey Dalton was flown to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City for treatment, following the accident that happened about 2:40 pm at a location on Route B, 5 miles southeast of Hamilton. According to the report, the pick-up was parked […]
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A single-vehicle accident on Highway 13 near Jameson left a McFall man with minor injuries and he was arrested on numerous charges. State Troopers report at about 10:20 pm, 49-year-old William Perkins was southbound when he attempted to make a right turn on to Kodiak Road. Perkins lost control and his car ran off the west side of the road, […]
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A single-vehicle accident in Caldwell County took the lives of two 14-year-old Polo boys and left a third 14-year-old boy with serious injuries. Two others had moderate injuries. State Troopers have not released the names of the juveniles involved in the accident that happened at 7:18 pm on SW Price Drive, south of Polo. According to the report, 18-year-old Harley […]
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