Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning, Sept. 3, on Highway 136 at Route M, about seven miles east of Tarkio in Atchison County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred at 10:50 a.m. as a 1992 Chevrolet Silverado and a 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara were both traveling east on […] The post Highway 136 collision near Tarkio sends two to Maryville hospital appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

A 66-year-old Sunrise Beach man died Thursday morning, Sept. 3, after the truck he was driving traveled off Highway 135 and struck a tree in Morgan County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred at 10:56 a.m. on Highway 135, 564 feet south of Spirit Lane. According to the patrol, the man was […] The post Sunrise Beach man dies when truck strikes tree along Highway 135 appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

An 82-year-old Liberty man died Thursday, Sept. 3, after a lawn mower and a Chevrolet Malibu collided on North Stark Avenue in Clay County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred at 1:03 p.m. on North Stark Avenue north of 122nd Terrace. According to the patrol, the 82-year-old man was driving a Skag […] The post Liberty man dies after lawn mower is struck by car in Clay County appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

A 73-year-old Joplin man died Thursday evening, Sept. 3, after the Jeep Wrangler he was driving traveled off South Main Street and overturned in Newton County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred at 7:32 p.m. on South Main Street south of Shoal Cliff Drive in Joplin. According to the patrol, the man […] The post Joplin driver dies when Jeep Wrangler runs off road and overturns appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

A Missouri House candidate faces a federal drug conspiracy charge over allegations that he asked his former campaign manager to plant controlled substances on a political opponent. Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, of Joplin, Missouri, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Ross is running for the Missouri […] The post FBI alleges House candidate asked aide to plant drugs on opponent appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM

Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from a robbery that authorities say resulted in nearly $1.28 million being taken from the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville, Missouri. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, of Columbia, Missouri, and Hollis Cortez Vanleer, of Normal, Illinois, face multiple federal counts related to the […] The post Two indicted on robbery, firearm charges in Boonville casino case appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton &a

A Honduran national who was living illegally in the Kansas City, Missouri, area has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for violating federal immigration law by illegally reentering the United States after a previous removal. Orlin Rafael Cerrato-Avilez, 32, was found guilty April 21, 2026, by a federal trial jury of illegally reentering […] The post Honduran national gets six months for illegal re-entry into the U.S appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton &

An Indian national living in New York pleaded guilty in federal court to five charges stemming from a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling operation that authorities said operated at six locations in southwest Missouri. Sunilkumar N. Patel, 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. to one count each of conspiracy to commit […] The post Six Missouri arcades tied to a $9.36M illegal gambling conspiracy appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trento

(Missouri Independent) – Missourians will vote in November on the gerrymandered congressional map muscled through the Legislature in 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The court also ruled the congressional districts used in Missouri’s August primary cannot be used in the Nov. 3 general election. The decision puts a congressional plan before voters for […] The post Missouri Supreme Court sends congressional map to November voters appeared first on KTT

(Missouri Independent) – An effort to restrict the legislature’s ability to rewrite laws and constitutional amendments approved by voters through the initiative process will be on the Nov. 3 ballot, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a unanimous decision overturning Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green, the court ruled Secretary of State Denny Hoskins […] The post Missouri voters will decide limits on lawmakers rewriting ballot measures appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM &