Feb 2, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Pennsylvania man driving a 2018 freightliner lost control while crossing a bridge on I-35 at 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 27. Keith Holecki, 49, Harrisburg, PA, was traveling over a bridge southbound I-35 when he lost control due to the snow coverage. The freightliner veered...
Jan 19, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Jamesport man was hurt in an accident at about 4:37 p.m. on Jan. 15 when his vehicle lost control in slush on Hwy. A and overturned in Livingston County. According to the highway patrol, Jeffrey Hale, 59, Jamesport, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Impala eastbound on...
Jan 13, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
Bryson Fattig, 23, Saint Joseph, struck a utility pole on the north side of MO 6 in Altamont at 4:50 p.m. on Jan. 12. According to the Missouri state Highway Patrol traffic report, Fattig, driving a 2016 Chevy, was headed westbound on MO 6 in Altamont when he veered...
Jan 6, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
Two men from Texas received minor injuries when their vehicle lost control on snow and ice on I-35 in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol, Sadiki Kashindi, 26, Dallas, TX, was northbound on I-35 in a 2008 Honda Civic at about 4:20 a.m. on Dec. 30. About a...
Jan 5, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A juvenile driver from Gallatin lost control on snow and ice and received moderate injuries. According to the highway patrol, the accident happened at 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 4, in Daviess County. The juvenile was driving a 1998 Ford Ranger northbound on Route CC. About...
Jan 5, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Trenton woman was injured when she was the occupant in a vehicle going too fast on an icy road. The wreck happened at about 10:08 p.m. on Dec. 29. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Colby Baker, 33, Trenton, was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu eastbound...
Jan 5, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
Haysam Elkott of Florida hit a stationary 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan belonging to Justin Phelps of Texas at 8:25 a.m. on Jan. 3. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Elkott was driving a 2016 Volvo VLN860 southbound on I-35, about seven miles north of...
Jan 5, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
Eian Wright of Lenexa, KS was driving on I-35 and ran his car off the road and crashed into an embankment around 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 31. Wright and his family were traveling southbound on I-35, four miles north of Winston, driving a 2003 Ford Excursion SUV. The vehicle...
Jan 5, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Gallatin local man sustained moderate injuries after a collision with a bull at 4:20 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2021. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 2007 Kia Spectra was southbound on MO-13 at JC Penney Drive, just one mile north of Hamilton, when the...
Dec 30, 2020 | Traffic Accidents
A 30-year-old Trenton woman received minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident that occurred on ice-covered Highway 6 on Dec. 29. The accident occurred about one mile west of Jamesport as Colby D. Baker, 33, Trenton, was traveling eastbound in a 2013 Chevy Malibu. The...
Dec 14, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Pattonsburg man received moderate injuries in an accident that happened at 6:35 p.m. in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol, the crash occurred as Ronald Bumgarner, 37, Pattonsburg, was southbound on Route AA, about 2.5 miles west of Old Pattonsburg. He...
Dec 8, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Bethany resident was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to the hospital after an accident that happened in Harrison County at about 3:50 p.m. on Dec. 5. According to the highway patrol, Lisa Appel, 55, Bethany, was eastbound, and James Helton, 75, Gilman City, was...
Dec 1, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Bethany woman received minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident that happened at about 5:55 p.m. on Nov. 29 in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol, Stacey McClellan, 51, Bethany, was traveling on Route T at Abby Road, about three miles west of McFall....
Dec 1, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Cameron man was fatally injured at about 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 25 after being ejected from his vehicle and then struck by an unknown tractor-trailer. According to the highway patrol, Creighton Russell, 31, Cameron, was northbound on I-35, driving a 1997 Ford Ranger. He...
Nov 11, 2020 | Community News, Traffic Accidents
The community of Mercer suffered a terrible loss when Gregg Widner, 47, passed away in a farm related accident on Nov. 6. Gregg is the brother of Scott (Tammy) Widner of Gallatin. Many friends, family, and local farmers joined together to finish harvesting Mr....
Nov 4, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Richmond man was fatally injured in an accident that happened at 1 p.m. on Nov. 2, in Daviess County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, David Baugher, 38, Richmond, was southbound on Hwy. 13, driving a 2015 Kenworth tractor-trailer. About three miles...
Oct 20, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Gallatin man received serious injuries in an accident that happened at the 15 mile marker on I-35. According to a report by the highway patrol, the crash occurred as Adam Hoard, 33, Gallatin, was driving a 2012 Toyota Camry north on I-35. He traveled off the left...
Oct 19, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A woman from Lansing, IL, was fatally injured when the vehicle she was riding in as an occupant was struck by a pickup on Hwy. 36. The driver of the vehicle, her husband John Mast, was seriously injured. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident...
Oct 18, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Cameron woman received minor injuries in an accident that happened at 6:25 a.m. on Oct. 15 in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol, the wreck happened as Gordon McCune, 59, Hallsville, and Angela Williams, 67, Cameron, were both eastbound on Hwy. 6....
Oct 14, 2020 | Traffic Accidents
A Grandview man was fatally injured as he was walking on the shoulder of I-35. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, in Daviess County. A 2009 Nissan Morano, with an unknown driver, was improperly...
