Chariton Archives

Second Amtrak employee files lawsuit following train derailment

August 12, 2022 10:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

A second employee from Amtrak has filed a lawsuit after the train derailment in June.

Woman charged after firing gun in Brunswick

August 8, 2022 9:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A woman is facing a gun charge after allegedly shooting from her house at someone in Brunswick.

Amtrak employee alleges overcrowding in lawsuit over deadly crash

August 5, 2022 11:40 AM Matthew Sanders

An Amtrak employee is suing the train service, alleging in part that the Southwest Chief No. 4 train was overcrowded when it crashed in Chariton County in June, killing four people.

Two more lawsuits filed following deadly Amtrak train crash in Chariton

July 25, 2022 8:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

Two more lawsuits have been filed connected to the Amtrak train derailment last month.

FRIDAY UPDATES: 29 COVID patients in Boone County hospitals; 58 new cases

July 22, 2022 5:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

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NTSB releases preliminary report about deadly Amtrak derailment in Chariton County

July 21, 2022 2:01 PM Zachary Farwell

The NTSB has released its preliminary report about last month’s deadly Amtrak derailment near Mendon, Missouri.

Family sues after their loved one was killed in Amtrak derailment

July 20, 2022 4:38 PM Kennedy Miller

MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Wednesday court documents revealed the latest on a new Amtrak derailment lawsuit. The family argues Billy Barton the second, the man driving the dump truck for MS contracting that hit the train, failed to operate the dump truck with care and safety which ultimately resulted in the death of their family member Binh Phan. Almost a

Family of Kansas woman files lawsuit in deadly Amtrak train derailment

July 13, 2022 5:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

Another lawsuit has been filed after the deadly Amtrak train derailment in June in Chariton County.

Lawsuits target BNSF, Amtrak, dump truck company for Mendon train derailment

July 8, 2022 8:42 PM Hannah Falcon

Several lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts against the companies involved in the late-June train derailment in Chariton County.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds over 200 new COVID cases over the holiday weekend

July 5, 2022 4:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Amtrak, BNSF sue dump truck driver’s company in fatal train crash and derailment

July 1, 2022 10:57 AM Matthew Sanders

Amtrak and railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe have sued the company that employed a dump truck driver killed in a train crash this week in Chariton County.

Widow of dump truck driver in Amtrak crash files wrongful death lawsuit

June 30, 2022 4:33 PM Matthew Sanders

The widow of the dump truck driver killed Monday when an Amtrak train slammed into his vehicle at a Chariton County crossing is suing the owner of the tracks and the county government.

NTSB: Amtrak train was traveling at nearly 90 mph at time of Chariton County crash

June 29, 2022 1:01 PM Matthew Sanders

Federal investigators looking into a Chariton County Amtrak crash that killed four people and injured dozens more will provide another update on their work Wednesday afternoon.

Missouri Department of Transportation knew crossing was not safe before Amtrak crash

June 28, 2022 7:41 AM Zachary Farwell

Federal investigators arrived in Chariton County on Tuesday to investigate a deadly train crash and derailment.

Passenger reacts to Amtrak train derailment: says he’s grateful to walk away unharmed

June 28, 2022 6:15 PM Erika McGuire

A trip over 2,000 miles was cut short for 275 passengers on board an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed on Monday.

Truck driver and two passengers dead, over 50 injured after Amtrak train derails in Chariton County

June 27, 2022 2:02 PM Matthew Sanders

The collision near Mendon, Missouri, killed two people on the train and the driver of the dump truck, said Cpl. Justin Dunn with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Missouri State Emergency Management Agency: Multiple organizations give mutual aid after train derailment

June 27, 2022 8:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Multiple organizations responded to the mutual aid request from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for the Amtrak train derailment in Chariton County.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 200 new COVID cases; largest day increase since February

June 21, 2022 4:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri Farm Bureau touts benefit of eminent domain bill after Grain Belt Express debate

May 13, 2022 11:52 AM Hannah Falcon

The Farm Bureau says an eminent domain bill, which is now on the governor’s desk, would benefit farmers affected by the Grain Belt Power Line by ensuring their land is not taken away without their consent.

Tax questions, bond issues dominate April ballot

March 25, 2022 2:21 PM Matthew Sanders

Plenty of local governments in Mid-Missouri will be asking their constituents for more tax revenue this April.