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CRIME & SAFETY
21-Year-Old Kirksville, Missouri Man Dead After Crash Into Pond
The Fourth of July weekend in Missouri sadly has another fatality to report. A 21-year-old Kirksville, Missouri man is dead after his vehicle crashed and rolled over into a pond just off Highway 63 north of LaPlata. The Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report just shared Friday morning says that...
Crash on Highway 73 in Tunas injures six, including four children from Macon
A collision on July 3, 2024, at 2:45 p.m. on Highway 73 in Tunas resulted in multiple injuries, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred when a 2013 Dodge Caravan, driven by Judy K. Woods, 72, of Fair Grove, Missouri, was traveling westbound and pulled into the path of a northbound 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by Velvet D. Parsons, 48, of Jefferson City, Missouri.
2 Adair County women injured in 2-car collision
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A Thursday afternoon crash in at a northeast Missouri intersection left two Adair County women hurt. It happened at 3:10 p.m. at the intersection of Business U.S. 63 (Baltimore Street) and Missouri 6 in Kirksville. According to a Kirksville Police officer, an SUV with right-of-way, driven...
Training with the Kirksville Police Department's SWAT Team
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Kirksville Police Department's (KPD) SWAT team recently invited KTVO's Nik Todorovich to be a participant in their monthly training. The SWAT training started with a run at the Kirksville High School track, and then the team was tasked with doing push-ups and sit-ups. Following the...
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