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Storm Damage In Edina Photos/VIDEO

June 4, 2014 – 12:30 a.m. These photos were taken during a lull in the storm in Edina at around 11:30p.m. June 3, 2014. Heavy rain began falling in Edina at about 10:00 p.m., which was accompanied by high winds. Thunder and lightning lit up the sky like a strobe light as lightning bolts lit…

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Be Alert For Scam Emails

KNOX COUNTY Post Offices warns customers about scam emails sent to postal customers Edina MO — Are you receiving emails from the Postal Service about missing a package delivery? Does the email, which claims to be from the USPS, include a label with fraudulent information about an attempted or intercepted package delivery? If so, don’t…

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Severe Weather – Machine Shed Destroyed In Knox PHOTOS & VIDEO

On Sunday afternoon, April 27, 2014, at approximately 3:00 p.m. in western Knox County, approximately two miles north of Hurdland, a machine shed was destroyed during a severe thunderstorm. The shed contained farm equipment and was blown completely down. Several pieces of metal from the structure were twisted and strewn across a field north of…

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Spring Planting Season is Underway on Missouri Farms

Spring Planting Season is Underway on Missouri Farms MoDOT Cautions Motorists to Watch Out for Slow Moving Vehicles   JEFFERSON CITY – With planting season in full swing, the Missouri Department of Transportation wants to remind motorists to pay extra attention for farm equipment using and crossing state roadways. “Spring planting time is a busy…

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Marceline Resident Arrested For Statutory Sodomy And Child Molestation

Marceline Resident Arrested For Statutory Sodomy And Child Molestation On April 15, 2014, at approximately 2:35 p.m., Damon K. Werteen, 49, of Marceline, Missouri, was arrested for felony statutory sodomy and felony child molestation.  The arrest occurred at the Marceline Police Department following an investigation conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug…

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Day Four Head Murder Trial, Head Testifies, Defense Rests

By Echo Menges Day four of the Head murder trial began at 8:30 a.m. and lasted nearly 11 hours as the court remained in session until approximately 7:15 p.m. The defense, saving their most important witnesses for last, called to the stand a self described “very close friend” of Head, Don Roper, and the defendant…

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