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MSHP – Many Missourians awoke to find snow falling or in the weather forecast today. Winter weather calls for drivers to make adjustments! The Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages motorists to plan ahead and drive safely or not at all during inclement weather. Drivers: Take the time to clean snow and ice completely from your vehicle.…

MSHP – On December 18, 2012, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers recognized the driver of a maroon 1995 Chevrolet Lumina, Daremiah Lajai Gibson, 30, of Wright City, MO, who had several active felony warrants for his arrest. When the troopers attempted to stop the vehicle, a pursuit ensued westbound on Interstate…

Courtesy of Accuweather.com State College, PA — December 18, 2012 — A blizzard will unfold near the Colorado/Kansas border Wednesday and will roll northeastward to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and central Ontario by late Thursday. The storm will become known for high winds over the Plains, Midwest and eventually the East. Over the Plains and the Upper…

Jefferson City – In the areas audited, the overall performance of this entity was Poor. A follow-up team from Schweich’s office will return to Knox County next year to see if the audit recommendations have been implemented and will issue another public report. As noted in a prior state audit, the general revenue fund and…

By Echo Menges On Thursday morning, December 13, 2012 Glenn Head, 58, of rural Novelty made his first appearance in court before Knox County Associate Judge William E. Alberty in an Adair County courtroom. Head is charged with one count of murder in the second degree and one count of armed criminal action. During the…

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the suspect in Tuesday’s fatal shooting in Novelty also shot an unarmed teen in December 1985. According to the story, Glenn Head, then a St. Louis police officer, shot and seriously injured a 16-year-old after a short police chase in the city. He and another officer were trying…

By Echo Menges Residents of Knox County have been rocked by the news of the shooting death of Bill Bacon, 67, of rural Novelty on Tuesday afternoon, December 11, 2012. Another rural Novelty resident, Glenn Head, 58, is being charged with one count of Murder in the Second Degree, a Class A felony, and felony…

By Echo Menges According to court documents just filed by the Knox County Assistant Prosecutor, Jo Fortney, the man being held in the Adair County Jail, Glenn Head, 57, of Novelty for shooting Bill Bacon in southwest Knox County is charged with one count of Second Degree Murder, a Class A felony,  and one count…

New information has been released to The Edina Sentinel concerning calls received by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the shooting in the southwest corner of the county. A representative of KCSO has confirmed that a “trespassing” call was received by KCSO dispatch from Bill Bacon at 2:59 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, December 11, 2012. And…

By Echo Menges Late Tuesday afternoon, December 11, 2012, The Edina Sentinel received reports of a shooting in the southwest corner of Knox County involving two Knox County men, who are said to have been  involved in an ongoing property dispute. It has been alleged that Glenn Head of Novelty shot Bill Bacon, also of…