An Oregon, Mo., police officer suffered serious injuries in an automobile crash while en route to a fatal accident Sunday evening.

A St. Joseph woman was injured after striking a tree on Route A just east of Church Street in Graham on Thursday night.

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White responded to a collision Thursday involving an automobile and an all-terrain four-wheeler.

It's known as fake pot or synthetic marijuana and has been sold legally in Missouri and many other parts of the country under such names as Spice, Blonde, Summit, Standard and Citron.

An afternoon wreck moderately injured three area residents and blocked east and westbound traffic on US highway 136 just after 3 p.m. Tuesday.

A suspicious license plate and an alert Maryville police officer were all it took to set in motion a rapid chain of events that led to the arrest of a convict at a Maryville motel Monday morning following his escape the day before from a South Dakota prison. See Tuesday's Maryville Daily Forum for details.

A Maryville Department of Public Safety warning issued to local schools and news media regarding a Nov. 4 incident, which may have been an attempted child abduction, was distributed days late due to a communications failure within the department, MDPS Director Keith Wood said this week.

Domestic violence is defined as an act of violence or abuse against a person living in one's household, especially a member of one's immediate family.

An ongoing poaching investigation led Protection Division agents from the Missouri Department of Conservation and Maryville Public Safety police officers to question several suspects and witnesses in the parking lot of the Comfort Inn motel on the south end of Maryville Tuesday afternoon.

At approximately 4:35 p.m. on Sunday, all Maryville fire trucks were called to 205 S. Mulberry for a structure fire starting at the back of the home of Billy Hager and Cathi Peter.  

Time was critical in controlling this fire. One member of the family was not accounted for in the house and Hager has approximately 20 gallons of racing fuel for his 1962 Nova in the detached garage located very close to where the flames were soaring.

It's a situation a parent never wants to happen to their child. It’'s something school districts attempt to avoid at all costs.

An unusual number of automobile thefts in Maryville and surrounding communities has prompted Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White to advise drivers to lock their cars, take their keys and stay on the lookout for suspicious activity.

Northwest Missouri State University student Britnee Baldridge, found dead Monday, was reported to have died of natural causes according to the preliminary autoposy, said Northwest authorities.  She was found dead in her West Tower Suites residence hall about 2 p.m. The University Police Department was notified and officers responded immediately to the scene.  Baldridge was a third year student majoring in Family and Consumer Science.

Northwest Missouri State University student Britnee Baldridge, who died Monday, was found to have died of natural causes according to the preliminary autoposy, said Northwest authorities.

.Northwest Missouri State University officials Monday reported the death of a student on campus.
Britnee Baldridge, 20, Maysville, was found dead in her West Tower Suites room at approximately 2 p.m. Monday. 
University Police officers were called and responded immediately.
Baldridge’s family has been notified of the death.
Authorities have yet to determine a cause of death. Baldridge’s death is being investigated by the Nodaway County Coroner, Northwest Missouri State University Police, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Maryville Public Safety.
An autospy is schedule Tuesday morning at the Jackson County Medical Office, said Clarence Green, Director of the Northwest Missouri State University Police Department.
The room where Baldridge was found has been closed off for the investigation, Green said. 
Baldridge did have roommates at the West Tower Suites residence hall.
Students and other members of the University community who may feel the need for counseling services should contact Personal and Development Counseling Services at (660) 562-1220.
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Northwest Missouri State University officials reported today the death of a student on campus.  Britnee Baldridge, 20, of Maysville, was found dead at approximately 2 p.m. Monday in West Tower Suites.  University Police officers were notified and responded immediately.

Authorities have yet to determine a cause of death. Baldridge’s death is under investigation by the Nodaway County Coroner, University Police, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Maryville Public Safety.  Further information will be released when it becomes available.

Students and other members of the University community who feel the need for counseling services should contact Personal and Development Counseling Services at (660) 562-1220.