ST. LOUIS (AP) Down 4-0 early and facing St. Louis Cardinals aceAdam Wainwright, the Cincinnati Reds didn’t seem to have much chance of ending their four-game losing streak. “We haven’t been playing great, and that’s going to happen, but you have to be able to stop it,” said Jay Bruce, whose homer in the ninth […]
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Reddick, Vogt power the Athletics past the Royals, 5-3
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Sonny Gray was a little frustrated and Josh Reddick was feeling great. The combination helped turn things around. Reddick and Stephen Vogt homered to back Gray’s solid effort, and the Oakland Athletics ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. “I’ve been feeling great […]
Chillicothe Police Department respond to a variety of calls over weekend, including several arrests
The Chillicothe Police Department has released highlights of various calls starting with Thursday, April 14th. Calls include several arrests, as well as responding to a death in the 1900 block of Polk. CPD officers responded to 247 calls for service over the weekend, April 15 through April 17th. Officers arrested David A. Keeling in […]
7-year-old Kingston, Missouri boy life-flighted after ATV accident
A Kingston boy received what the highway patrol called serious injuries when the ATV he was operating hit a tree northeast of Clarksdale in Dekalb County. Seven year old Anthony Barnett of Kingston was flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital at Kansas City. The accident happened Saturday evening in a private field three […]
Multitude of charges faces Bethany driver of SUV after highway patrol deploys spike sticks
Three people received what the highway patrol called minor injuries, and two persons were arrested, in connection with incidents and a one-vehicle accident in gentry county. 32-year-old Lacie Bever, nine-year-old Cadence Brumley, and six-year-old Cayden Brumley, all from Worth, were taken to Northwest medical center at Albany with minor injuries. The patrol reports they were […]
Salisbury man ejected from SUV causing serious injuries
A Salisbury man was hurt when the sport utility vehicle he was driving overturned off highway 129 south of Salisbury, ejecting him from the vehicle. 47-year-old Billy Parker was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital at Columbia with serious injuries. The accident happened late Saturday afternoon four miles south of Salisbury on Highway 129, […]
Highway 6 accident injures two from Green City
Two Green City residents were hurt when a car overturned off Highway 6 west of Novinger Saturday afternoon. The highway patrol reports the driver, 26-year old Yannick Illunga, and a passenger, 39-year old Arthur Bembo, both received minor injuries. Illunga was taken by private vehicle to Northeast Regional Medical Center at Kirksville. Bembo was taken […]
Mercer County Senior Center to be rebuilt
Plans call for the Mercer County Senior Center at Princeton to be rebuilt on the same site where it was destroyed by fire April 5th. Although there’s no specific date for the construction, Ronna Clapham is hopeful it can be as soon as possible. More is expected to be known following a meeting on Wednesday. […]
1 dead in Caldwell County ATV accident
A 29-year-old man has died in an all-terrain vehicle accident in northwest Missouri. Michael Bell of Polo died Saturday night after he lost control of his ATV on a Caldwell County gravel road. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Bell was driving the ATV when it began to slide and ran off the north side […]
Highway 6 accident, near Novinger, injures Green City residents
Two Green City residents were hurt when a car overturned off Highway 6 west of Novinger on Friday afternoon. The Highway Patrol said the driver, 26-year old Yannick Illunga, and a passenger, 39-year old Arthur Bembo, both received minor injuries. Illunga was taken by private vehicle to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Bembo […]
Two-vehicle accident reported at Marceline junction
A Marceline resident was hurt when a tractor-trailer unit hit a sport utility vehicle on Highway 5 north of Marceline. The Highway Patrol said 38-year old Shaun Woodard of Marceline was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with moderate injuries. Woodard was a passenger in the SUV driven by 34-year old Amanda Woodard of […]
MoDOT announces plans for Daviess and Caldwell County rural road work
The Missouri Department of Transportation says work postponed in 2015, on six roads in Daviess and Caldwell Counties due to poor weather conditions, will take place soon. Daviess County roads set for work are Route RA between Highway 190 and the end of state maintenance, Route NN between Highway 6 and end of state maintenance, […]
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney to resign, take position in Christian County
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney John Young is resigning from that position, effective July 31st, to become the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Christian County (just south of Springfield). Young said his current job in Mercer County is a part-time position, while the Christian County opportunity involves a full-time job. Young also plans to close his private […]
David Manus Jr. court case moved to Harrison County on change of venue
In Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court, a request by 31-year old David Manus Jr. of Trenton for a change of venue was approved. Charges by a Grundy County grand jury, accusing Manus with enticing a child, sexual misconduct by indecent exposure, and child kidnapping, all in October 2015, were transferred to Harrison County […]
Forsberg goes to bank in Predators’ 3-2 win over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) On his first shift of the playoffs, James Neal pounced on an unattended puck in the slot in front of the Anaheim Ducks’ net. Neal didn’t waste his earliest opportunity to get the postseason off to a stellar start, and neither did the rest of the Nashville Predators. Filip Forsberg got credit for […]
Luongo bounces back, Panthers top Isles 3-1 to even series
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Roberto Luongo bounced back. So did the Florida Panthers. Luongo made 41 saves for his first playoff win in five years, and the Panthers evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series by beating the New York Islanders 3-1 on Friday night. Reilly Smith and Nick Bjugstad each had a goal and an assist […]
Johnson scores twice, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tyler Johnson is giving the Detroit Red Wings fits again. The Tampa Bay center, whose playmaking ability was one of the keys to the Lightning’s run to last year’s Stanley Cup Final, scored two third-period goals and also had a pair of assists Friday night to lead the defending Eastern Conference champions […]
Shaw gets go-ahead goal, Blackhawks edge Blues to tie series
ST. LOUIS (AP) A coach’s challenge in the nick of time resulted in third-period momentum for the Chicago Blackhawks. The defending Stanley Cup champions made sure it stayed that way. Andrew Shaw stuffed home a rebound on a power play with 4:19 remaining, minutes after Joel Quenneville prevailed on a call that resulted in an […]
NCMC women sign Kendey Eaton, from state champion Mound City
The North Central Missouri College Lady Pirates basketball program has made official the addition of Mound City High School senior Kendey Eaton to its basketball program, with Eaton signing her letter of intent with NCMC, and Head Coach Jenni Croy, on Thursday inside the Mound City High School gymnasium. Eaton, in her senior season with […]
St. Louis area quarterback to walk-on at Mizzou
Westminster Christian Academy quarterback Evan Johnson will be a “preferred walk-on” for the 2016 season, choosing to stay with his home-state school after a senior season in which he threw for 2,754 yards and 34 touchdowns for the Wildcats. Westminster, in a 13-1 season, suffered its only loss to eventual state champion Kearney in the […]