Three Parkland Residents Graduate from Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy

Jefferson City, Mo. (KFMO) - Three new Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers from the Parkland are set to begin their careers early next year.

The troopers graduated from the Patrol’s 124th Recruit Class on December 19, 2025 and will report for duty January 5, 2026.

Trooper Brady Cook of Farmington has been assigned to Zone 1, serving North St. Louis County. He’s a graduate of Farmington Senior High School and Mineral Area College.

Trooper Timothy Busse, also from Farmington, will serve in Zone 14, covering St. Francois and Washington counties. Busse previously worked for the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Trooper Blake Cook of Farmington has been assigned to Zone 10 in Webster County. He is a member of the Missouri Army National Guard and previously worked in armored cash transport.

All three troopers will begin field training as they start their new assignments with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.