Judge tosses evidence in Woodworth murder trial
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — State prosecutors seeking a Chillicothe man's third murder conviction in his neighbor's 1990 death will have to pursue the case without vital ballistics evidence.
View ArticleHearing set in request for Nixon's testimony
A western Missouri judge has scheduled a hearing for Thursday to determine if Gov. Jay Nixon can be deposed for a Chillicothe man's third murder trial.
View ArticleStreet Dept., CCC inmates rid Calhoun of limbs
The Chillicothe Street Department, in conjunction with several inmates from the Chillicothe Correctional Center, were out on East Calhoun Street on Monday morning (March 18), picking up large limbs...
View ArticleTextCaster warning system available to residents for free
In preparation for the spring storm season, the Chillicothe/Livingston County Emergency Management organization would like to encourage the public to sign up for TextCaster, an emergency warning system...
View ArticleWoodworth returns for court hearing
PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — A northwest Missouri man whose murder conviction was tossed out by the state Supreme Court in January is returning to court for the first time since a Platte County judge...
View ArticleCorrectional Center inmate dies
An offender at Chillicothe Correctional Center was pronounced dead at the University of Columbia Hospital in Columbia, Mo., at 7:15 p.m. Friday.Lora Willoughby died of apparent natural causes,...
View ArticleArrow Rock's artistic director to discuss 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council will present a cultural luncheon at noon Thursday, March 28, at the Alaska House, 455 Locust, Chillicothe. The speaker is Quin Grisham, artistic director of the Arrow...
View ArticleJudge expected to rule on Woodworth's motions by early April
PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — A single bullet recovered from the liver of a shooting victim helped convict Mark Woodworth of his neighbor’s 1990 shooting death. Now the northwest Missouri man says a private...
View ArticleSAFETY IN SCHOOLS: SILVER BULLET
The nation was brought together in mourning last December when 26 people, including 20 children, were shot and killed at a Connecticut elementary school.It was the second deadliest shooting in American...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate multiple cattle thefts
The Livingston County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of livestock from the south east part of Livingston County. Two different locations have been the target of cattle and/or calf theft...
View ArticleGun sales up, prices same locally after Sandy Hook
Jim Swartz, owner of Medicine Creek Trading Co., has been in the firearms business for 24 years, now. He says that his gun and ammunition prices haven't drastically risen since the Sandy Hook shooting...
View ArticleMurder charges brought for named Sunday night crime spree suspects
On Monday, April 1, Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Fusselman filed charges of First Degree Murder on Jeffrey Jay Nichols and Christopher D. Lewis. Bond has been set at $1 million by Judge...
View ArticleKander announces cease and desist order related to Mamtek bonds
Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced a cease and desist order against Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., regarding the firm’s alleged fraud and dishonest and...
View ArticleWatch D.O.G.S. new heroes of the hallways at Central
There are some new heroes roaming the hallways at Central Elementary School this quarter, and they go by the name of “Dad.”
View ArticlePatek seeking information in dog abuse incident
On Friday, March 29, Lesley Patek, shelter guardian for the Forrest O. Triplett animal shelter in Chillicothe, received a call regarding two dogs that had been found in a black trash bag in a creek...
View ArticleJudge weighs bid for Nixon testimony in '90 case
A Chillicothe man’s attempt to compel Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to testify in a 1990 murder case is heading to a Platte County courtroom.
View ArticleJudge refuses to order Nixon deposed Woodworth awaits 3rd trial
A judge refused Thursday to order Gov. Jay Nixon to testify in the third murder trial of a northwest Missouri man who was indicted by a grand jury and twice prosecuted when Nixon was the state's top...
View ArticleChillicothe woman indicted for embezzling $4 million from employer
Chillicothe woman indicted for embezzling $4 million from employer KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today (Wednesday) that a...
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