Embattled trooper offers to leave

An embattled State Highway Patrol trooper has offered to resign, rather than face a disciplinary hearing scheduled for this week. Patrol spokesman Captain Chris Ricks acknowledges Trooper Sean Wood has submitted a letter of resignation, but says a decision on what to...

The highway patrol confession

Bruce Kramer showed up at the Highway Patrol’s Jefferson City office last week. He told officers working there that he had killed his wife and was there to “fess up.” The Cole County sheriff says a butcher knife and Kramer’s photo ID were found...

Patrol launches new internal probe

A trooper suspended for a sexual abuse allegation is also being investigated in a separate misconduct incident. Trooper Sean Wood appeared in Greene County court yesterday on charges he abused an ex-girlfriend in 1997. Now Texas County investigators say Wood and other...

Troubled trooper tripped up again

A member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol is in trouble with the law. Trooper Sean Wood has been arrested on sexual abuse charges following an investigation by the Highway Patrol. Patrol spokesman Lieutenant Tim Hull says Wood was nabbed last evening. Wood faces...

Be careful out there!

A heavy traffic weekend is likely to be even heavier because of the hot weather. Highway patrol captain Chris Ricks says it may be unbearably hot, but that won’t keep people at home. He says cars are more likely to break down so they’ll have extra officers...