Stories from Thursday, August 16, 2018

A Verona teenager was injured in a wreck Thursday at 3 a.m. on Business Highway 60, half a mile east of Verona. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Luz Vargas, 19, of Verona, was driving a 2002 Dodge pickup westbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a fence and tree...

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Business Highway 60 east of Monett at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tom Kerr, 73, of Monett, was driving east a half-mile east of Monett when he attempted to make a left turn. Kerr's 1995 Chevrolet Lumina pulled into the path of a westbound 2004 Mitsubishi, driven by Faith Thomas, 18, of Monett. The collision totaled both vehicles...