A Child Car Seat Check-up will be held at the Chillicothe Fire Department on June 8th From 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Chillicothe Fire Chief Eric Reeter says this is a free event. Firefighter Zack Parks says they will check the seats for several items. If you have questions, call the Chillicothe Fire Department at 660-646-2139.
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The Chillicothe Police Department report for Saturday included 74 calls for service. Some of the calls include: 9:29 am, Officers out in the 1000 block of S. Washington Street to check on a person laying on the sidewalk. Subject OK, but intoxicated. Subject transported to their residence. 10:03 am, Officers responded to the area of US 65 & US 36 […]
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A Chillicothe woman was sentenced for endangering the welfare of a child. Forty-three-year-old Jennifer Renee Graves plead guilty to the charge on Wednesday and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and2 years of probation. She will serve 10 days of shock time at the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail. She was booked into the Jail Wednesday afternoon.
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Ninety-five calls for service were handled by Chillicothe Police Department on Monday. Some of the calls include: 5:06 am, Complaint of a dog running loose and damaging property in the 500 block of Peacher Street. Dog damaged screen of residence. Officers observed the dog, which was caught about 90 minutes later. 11:25 am, Officers with unattended child in the Broadway […]
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Three people were injured in an accident Friday morning in Grundy County, including a 4-year-old child. State Troopers report the two-vehicle accident that happened on US 65 at SE 20th Street at about 7:20 am. According to the report, 33-year-old Rebecca Steinhoff of Spickard was slowed to make a turn, when she was struck from behind by a car driven […]
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A proposal under consideration in the Missouri Legislature could create a nursery that would allow offenders who are pregnant at the time they are incarcerated to stay with their baby for up to 18 months. The legislation would establish a “Correctional Center Nursery Program” in one or more women’s prisons in the state. The bill was introduced by Sen. Tony […]
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Two accidents and one arrest are in the report from the Missouri Highway Patrol for the area counties. Monday at about 2:50 in Chariton County, Troopers responded to an accident on Missouri 139, north of Sumner. According to the report, a 16-year-old girl was southbound and sideswiped a northbound vehicle. The 16-year-old was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital for treatment. […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 93 calls for service Wednesday. Some of the calls include: 6:33 am, Subject reporting possible burglary in the 300 block of Woodrow. 7:25 am, Subject creating a disturbance at business in the 2600 block of N. Washington St. Officers determined it was a person in need of prescribed meds. 7:21 pm, Officers out at […]
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A two-vehicle accident in Caldwell County Thursday left a 5-year-old child with minor injuries. State Troopers report the accident happened about 8:45 am on Pikes Road, west of Polo. The report states 18-year-old Abigail M Cline of Polo was southbound and crossed the centerline and struck a northbound vehicle driven by 45-year-old Justin C Wilson of Lee’s Summit. The drivers […]
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Two Chillicothe residents have been arrested in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child on Christmas eve. The Chillicothe Police Department investigated the incident after receiving the call of an unresponsive child in the 1500 block of Calhoun. The child was taken to Hedrick Medical Center and was found to be deceased. Chillicothe PD Detectives immediately began an in-depth […]
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