Chariton Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are rural railroad crossings too dangerous?

December 6, 2022 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri has been the scene of numerous train accidents over the past few months.

Two killed Sunday in Chariton County after head-on crash on Highway 24

November 7, 2022 7:43 AM Zachary Farwell

CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are dead following a head-on crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 24 in Chariton County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened about 3-miles east of Salisbury around 5:30 p.m. Troopers said a car driven by Paul L. Busto, 57, of Clark, hit an SUV head-on after

Parson speaks at Mendon four months after Amtrak derailment

October 27, 2022 2:46 PM Ethan Heinz

Gov. Mike Parson went to the Northwestern School District in Mendon on Thursday to thank the residents for assisting in recovery efforts an Amtrak train derailed there four months ago.

Gov. Parson to thank community, first responders for help following deadly Amtrak derailment

October 27, 2022 5:46 AM Joushua Blount

CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Michael Parson plans to visit Chariton County Thursday following the deadly Amtrak derailment in June. The governor is scheduled to visit Mendon High School from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. to thank the community and emergency crews for responding to the derailment. On June 27 at 12:42 p.m., an Amtrak train

Chariton County Sheriff’s Department: Man stabbed driver in Keytesville

October 17, 2022 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield, Missouri, man is charged with multiple felonies after allegedly stabbing another man in a car on Thursday. Jesse Brock, 24, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after a Chariton County Sheriff’s County deputy saw a man with a stab wound and found blood in several places in

Amtrak, BNSF seek change of venue in Chariton County train crash cases

October 17, 2022 12:45 PM Matthew Sanders

Amtrak and BNSF are asking judges to move at least three cases over a deadly summer train crash because too few people live in Chariton County.

New lawsuit filed in Amtrak derailment case takes aim at victims

September 22, 2022 5:41 PM Leila Mitchell

Railroad company BNSF is asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits over a deadly Chariton County Amtrak crash in a move some passengers’ attorneys are calling “unconstitutional.”

Pennsylvania couple sues contractor in Amtrak train crash

August 31, 2022 4:53 PM Matthew Sanders

A Pennsylvania couple who were riding on an Amtrak train through Chariton County went it hit a dump truck and derailed have sued the company that operated the truck and its driver, who died in the crash.

Another Amtrak employee files lawsuit over Chariton County train crash

August 29, 2022 5:20 PM Matthew Sanders

An Amtrak worker from California has sued his employer over a deadly June train crash in Chariton County.

Judge allows Amtrak derailment lawsuits to move forward

August 23, 2022 8:26 PM Katie Greathouse

A judge allowed lawsuits filed in connection with June’s deadly train derailment in Chariton County to proceed in court.

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

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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