A West Platte school bus was struck by a car on Tuesday along North Farley Road north of Humphrey’s Road in Platte County. Students were being dropped off around 4:20 p.m. when the crash occurred. No significant injuries were reported.
The V Highway bridge over Jordan Creek was officially opened by MoDOT on Monday after being replaced. The bridge was closed for 34 days to be replaced. The bridge was identified in the state’s Safe and Sound program to replace more than 800 bridges in serious condition.
A man convicted in the death of a Platte County girl back in 1977 was recently arrested near Branson for impersonating a law officer. Mark E. Sager, 48, was arrested in Stone County. According to police reports, Sager called himself “Maverick” and drove a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria with lights, sirens and a two-way radio. He would assist with traffic stops or other police calls and carried a pistol and handcuffs. Sager told police he was a retired Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agent. When Sager was 17, he was charged with capital murder in the stabbing of Julie Wittmeyer, who was 14. Wittmeyer had disappeared in September of 1977 and her body was found two days later in woods four miles from her home. Sager was eventually convicted of manslaughter and spent several years in prison before being paroled in 1985.