The Missouri Highway is reporting finding over 300 pounds of marijuana in an SUV during a traffic stop on I-70 in Cooper County yesterday (Thursday). The patrol says an SUV was pulled over after following too close on eastbound I-70 and 101 vacuum sealed bags of marijuana were found. 34 year old Felix Lopez and…
Several people are recovering from injuries in a fiery crash that blocked traffic heading eastbound on I-70 in Cooper County last (Thursday) night. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident happened at the 111 mile marker around 10:50 when a when a stranded vehicle was blocking the driving lane, and a second vehicle came to…
One man is dead after a motorcycle accident in Cooper County last (Sunday) night. The Missouri Highway Patrol it happened just before 8 last night, on I-70 at the 113 Mile Marker. 52 year old Anthony D. Martin of Kansas City hit a guard rail and was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene…
A K9 officer with the Missouri State Highway Patrol detected a large amount of marijuana during a traffic stop in Cooper County. The Highway Patrol reports 40 year old Derek Eaton of Gainesville, Florida was arrested during a traffic stop at the 105 mile marker of Interstate 70 after K9 Rony discovered 62 pounds of…
A Blackwater man is dead after being hit by a truck in Cooper County over the weekend. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 41 when 16 year old Braden Grindstaff was driving north near Imhoff Drive and went off the road. The accident report reads Grindstaff hit a lawn…
A Blackwater man is dead after being hit by a truck in Cooper County over the weekend. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 41 when 16 year old Braden Grindstaff was driving north near Imhoff Drive and went off the road. The accident report reads Grindstaff hit a lawn…
A Boonville woman is facing several child sex charges after an arrest yesterday (Tuesday) morning. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office and investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol served a search warrant on West Street in Boonville yesterday (Tuesday) and arrested 49 year old Brady S. Anton. The potential charges include 3 counts of First…
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recently approved a permit for an operation that would house 7,404 hogsto be built in Cooper County, near the Moniteau County line. Area residents cite concerns that the hogs will pollute water sources and air, while the farm has plans to export manure to area farmers for fertilizer. The…
The cause of a power outage in Cooper that affected a hospital and over 1800 people over the weekend is unknown. According to fire officials in Cooper County it started on around 5 on Saturday night. The areas affected included parts of Cooper and Howard counties. The Cooper County Memorial Hospital started generators and were…
A Jefferson City man has lost his life after a one car accident in Cooper County yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened around 2:30 on Route O, just south of Swan Road. 95 year old Willard E. Meyer failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road hitting a…
The Cooper County Clerk is pleading guilty to stealing. According to the attorney generals office Darryl Kempf admitted to leasing a car on behalf of Cooper County using county funds, and then improperly used the county funds to pay off the remainder of the lease. Kempf was sentenced to 6 months in the Cooper County…
One person is in serious condition after a Cooper County crash yesterday afternoon. The Highway Patrol Crash Reports say the accident happened when 25 year old Overia Farrelly of Marshal traveled off the left side of the road and struck a ditch around 12:35, on Route Z. She was taken to University Hospital in Columbia.
Cooper County Deputies are investigating after a child died of a gun shot wound on Saturday. Upon arrival officers found a 12 year old boy deceased from his wounds. The sheriff’s office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are working to piece together the events leading to the child’s death. An autopsy is scheduled for…
