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Missouri State Highway Patrol responds to weekend crashes in Mercer, Livingston, Nodaway, and Andrew counties

A pedestrian was killed Saturday night (October 24) after being struck by a pickup in Country Club Village north of St. Joseph. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the 32 year old St. Joseph man was hit on Belt Highway near John Glenn elementary school. The driver of the pickup, a 49 year old man from Fairfax, was not injured. No names were released.

The driver of a pickup who was ejected following a crash east of Skidmore was taken to the Maryville hospital with minor injuries. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Saturday night (October 24) on Highway V at Delta Trail, the truck left the roadway and overturned. The name of the driver, a 36 year old man from Graham, was not released.

Sunday (October 25) during the noon hour, a motorcyclist went off Highway 65 in Mercer County near the Iowa state line. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the motorcycle rolled and ejected the driver. A 58 year old man from Waynesville Missouri was taken to the hospital in Leon, IA with moderate injuries. His name was not released.

The Chillicothe police department says the highway patrol investigated a collision of a combine and a semi Sunday morning (October 25) on Highway 36 east of Highway 65. The highway patrol reported both vehicles were going east, with the combine crossing the center line and into the path of the semi. Both vehicles came to rest in the grass median. The driver of the combine, a 59 year old man from Ludlow Missouri, was taken to the Chillicothe hospital with moderate injuries. The driver of the semi, a 64 year old man from Illinois, was not injured. No names were released.

Bill Oliver has returned to his alma mater as News Director for KXCV/KRNW after leading award winning news operations as part of a career that has also included sports, operations, management, and sales at public and commercial radio stations in Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska.

A 1981 Northwest Missouri State University graduate, Oliver was deeply involved with KXCV and KDLX as a student, hosting music and news programs, calling sports broadcasts, and helping keep the station on the air after the 1979 Administration Building fire.

Oliver says his return is motivated by a desire to be closer to family and to give back to the university and the mentors who helped shape his broadcasting career.