Vandals broke windows on several parked cars last night around 16th and 17th and Faraon in Saint Joseph. Calls began coming in at about 2 am as owners discovered the damage. Police say more reports of damage could come as the day progresses. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 238.TIPS.
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Arraignment Today For Galt Murder Suspect
Arraignment was scheduled Tuesday for a 34-year-old Galt, Missouri man after a fatal shooting last week.
Patrick Courtney is charged with one count of first degree murder for the death of 32-year-old Christopher Molloy at Molloy’s home Thursday, September 20.
Sheriff Rodney Herring says a fight broke out between Molloy, Courtney, and Stephanie Miller, who also lived in the house in the 200 block of Main Street in Galt.
Herring said in a news release that the suspect was arrested after admitting he pulled the trigger. Molloy was killed with a small-caliber handgun.
In a probable cause statement, Sheriff Herring said Molloy was shot multiple times in the head, the torso, both arms and back with a Heritage .22 caliber revolver.
Courtney is being held without bond in the Grundy County Detention Center in Trenton. His formal arraignment is scheduled September 25 before Associate Circuit Judge Steven D. Hudson.
(Update) MODOT Identifies Motorist Assist Operator Killed In I-70 Crash
MODOT says it is suspending motorist-assist operations after a MODOT worker was killed helping out at an accident in Independence, Mo.
A crash at about 1:45 am prompted a response on I-70 at Lee’s Summit Road. Motorist-Assist Operator Clifton Scott was shutting down the ramp when a motorist rammed into his truck, which burst into flames.
All lanes of Interstate 70 have since reopened.
Scott, who on Monday celebrated 15 years of service with the Department, began his career with MoDOT June 1, 1997 as a maintenance crew worker.
He was promoted to an intermediate, then senior crew worker before joining Motorist Assist August 1, 2002.
Governor Jay Nixon issued the following statement:
“Public service is a high calling, and many Missouri public servants willingly put themselves in harm’s way each day to protect us. Clifton Scott gave his life while working to safeguard others. Our prayers and condolences are with the family and friends of this dedicated public servant.
“I urge motorists to use extra caution when they approach and drive through work zones or the scene of an accident – for their own safety, and especially for that of the highway workers and law enforcement officers who are working there to protect us.”
Suspect Held After Fatal Shooting In Galt
Grundy County authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Thursday afternoon.
According to Sheriff Rodney Herring, 32-year-old Christopher Molloy was found dead in his home in Galt, Missouri at about 1pm.
Molloy had been shot with a small-calibre handgun.
In a news release, Herring says a 34-year-old Galt man was taken into custody after he allegedly told the Sheriff he had shot Molloy during an argument.
The suspect is being held in the Grundy County Detention Center in Trenton pending formal criminal charges.
AT&T Technician Assaulted and Killed on the Job
AT and T offers a $100,000 reward for information in connection with a deadly assault on an employee. Kevin Mashburn, an AT and T technician for 41 years, died early Wednesday after he was struck on the head during an overnight shift in Gladstone. Mashburn pulled himself into his service truck and radioed for help. He was found unconscious in his truck about 3 a.m. He died at a hospital.
AT and T Missouri President John Sondag says the company is offering the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for Mashburn’s death. So far, no arrests.
It’s Time For Bluegrass Battles Hunger
This is the weekend for the third annual Bluegrass Battles Hunger, a food-and-fundraiser for Second Harvest Community Food Bank. Organizer Chad Higdon says the entertainment begins at 5 Friday afternoon. Here’s the lineup.
The festival is free. You’re encouraged to bring non-perishable food and a cash donation to support Second Harvest. Bluegrass Battles Hunger takes place at Coleman Hawkins Park in downtown Saint Joseph at Felix Street Square.
Kingsville Man Gets 29 Year Sentence In 2011 Police Pursuit
A 33-year-old Kingsville man was sentenced to 29-years in prison for a lengthy, long-distance flight from police in April of 2011.
Justin Heller pleaded guilty last June to charges that included tampering with a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and unlawful use of a weapon.
Clinton County Circuit Judge Thomas Nichols Chapman on Wednesday ordered Heller to serve 21 years for three counts of tampering and receiving stolen property, four years for resisting arrest and four years for unlawful use of a weapon. Those sentenced will be served consecutively.
Judge Chapman ordered concurrent sentences totalling a year and a half for two misdemeanor counts.
Officers pursued Heller through Holt and Independence, Missouri, before arresting him at a home in Kansas City.
Along the way he out-wrestled a police officer and took his service weapon.
Monsanto Announces Major Commitment to NAMA and ABEF
(Overland Park, Kan. – AgNewsWire)—The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is pleased to announce that Monsanto has committed $10,000 a year, over the next three years, to both NAMA and ABEF. The company will become a Sustaining Partner with NAMA and will be the primary sponsor of the ABEF Student Competition.
“Monsanto is committed to sustainable agriculture,” said Gary Sakin, Monsanto Marketing Communications Lead. “That means providing solutions for farmers that help them meet consumer demand today, while developing innovative products to meet future demands of our growing planet. Continued agricultural innovation requires strong leadership in agriculture, which is exactly what Monsanto’s commitment to NAMA and ABEF is all about. NAMA events provide professional development opportunities for today’s agribusiness leaders and ABEF is committed to helping prepare the agribusiness leaders of tomorrow.”
“This is a tremendous statement of support to the Association and to the industry,” commented Beth Burgy, Chief Operating Officer atBroadhead and current NAMA President. “It will give us the ability to reach out to even more individuals with our professional development and training offerings.”
Mick Sibbel of UNICO Financial Services, Chair of the ABEF Board of Trustees, also expressed his appreciation and commented, “Since its inception, ABEF has been committed to advancing the skills of ag business college students and young professionals. The ABEF Student Competition is a cornerstone initiative, and we’re absolutely thrilled to have this level of support for it.”
National Cavalry Competition At Ft. Riley (Photo Gallery)
We received these photographs from our friends at Fort Riley, where the National Cavalry Competition continues through Sunday, September 23. Eleven troopers from the mounted color guard at Fort Riley are competing with teams from Fort Carson, Fort Hood, Fort Sill, Fort Huachuca and Fort Irwin.
Events include combat and military horsemanship, mounted pistol, military field jumping and mounted saber.
For more information, visit www.uscavalry.org or on Facebook.
Skidmore To Complete Rural Water Project
Skidmore will soon be connected to the Nodaway County Rural Water Supply District.
The town, which is facing low water levels in town wells, will be connected to the rural water district in about a month.
Skidmore’s City Council approved a contract worth roughly $430,000 to make the connection in an emergency meeting Wednesday. The town noticed low water levels in two wells and another well dry last weekend, Mayor Debbie Abrams said.
As a result, water was trucked in from Burlington Junction. That town lies roughly 12 miles north of Skidmore in Nodaway County.
Skidmore city officials also went door-to-door last Sunday handing out bottled water to residents.
The connection to the rural water supply will be paid for in part by a USDA Community Development Block Grant. The grant was approved to pay for the connection and a new water tower. In response, Skidmore’s water rated increased in June.
The town had been prepping for the connection, but the low water levels in the town wells sped-up the process.
The town is currently using two of it’s three wells, which are dropping two-to-three inches in water level a day.
“We got to moniter them and we got to make sure we don’t pump them dry,” Abrams said.
If they do get close to going dry, the town will truck more water in from Burlington Junction. Construction on the rural water connection is expected to begin in the next few days and should be completed in about a month.
“Everybody knows it and knows were on restrictions so I think we are doing pretty good over here right at the moment,” Abrams said. “I’m just hoping it holds out.”