A passenger on a Harley rolling through Harrison County Wednesday afternoon should consider herself lucky. Luck and some savvy driving likely prevented more serious injuries in a crash at about 4:30 pm south of Blythedale.

Darlene Palmer, 39, of Kimberline was riding with Larry Taff, 63, of Blythedale, when a deer crossed onto Route T.

The animal hit the motorcycle and Palmer’s leg, but Taff was able to keep the bike upright and come to a controlled stop.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Palmer was treated for minor injuries at the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Taff was not hurt.

Here’s the latest booking report from the St Joseph Police Department. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

This information is provided by the St Joseph Police Department and is not criminal history. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information. Reports are completed two days after the date on the report.

DENNIS EDWARD NICHOLAS 36 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

LAWRENCE E ODELL 18 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE
PROPERTY DAMAGE 1ST DEGREE

BERNARDINO ESCAMILLA-BAUTISTA 27 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE
DWI Z-Released

CHRISTOPHER RYAN THORNTON 18 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

CHARLES BLAIRE THOMPSON 26 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

LINDSEY RAY SCHOTTEL 28 SAVANNAH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

KENNETH L WALLACE 54 St. Joseph MO
TRESPASS 2ND DEGREE
STEALING (M) OTHER THEFT Z-Released Pending

ROBERT W. POLLARD 50 ST JOSEPH MO
STEALING-SHOPLIFTING Z-Released

SAMUEL LEON MARTIN 35 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

RAYMOND FRANCIS HARDING 30 St. Joseph MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

ADAM J MIDYETT 34 St. Joseph MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

BRADLEY JOSEPH EDWARDS 33 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

EDDIE C MCDOWELL 21 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

KENDRA NICOLE DOUGLAS 18 ST JOSEPH MO
DOMESTIC ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE Z-Released

Here’s the latest booking report from the St Joseph Police Department. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

This information is provided by the St Joseph Police Department and is not criminal history. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information. Reports are completed two days after the date on the report.
MATTHEW RYAN CHAVEZ 21 ST JOSEPH MO
ASSAULT BODILY INJURY Z-Released

NATHANIEL JORDAN HAYWARD 26 ST JOSEPH MO F
AIL TO OBEY A LAWFUL ORDER TO DISPERSE BY POLICE Z-Released

TYLER KEITH MOWEN 23 ST JOSEPH MO
DRIVE WHILE SUSPENDED/REVOKED
DWI Z-Released

MELISSA JO WILLIAMSON 44 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

JAMES LEONARD DEARING 53 ST JOSEPH MO
PEACE DISTURBANCE BY LOUD NOISE Z-Released

JAMES LEONARD DEARING 53 ST JOSEPH MO
TRESPASS Z-Released

HENRY THEODORE SMITH 54 ST JOSEPH MO
STEALING (M) OTHER THEFT Z-Transferred

REGINA M GOODMAN 30 ST JOSEPH MO
STEALING (F) Other Theft Z-Transferred

AMY L KLINGLER 37 ST JOSEPH MO
DRUG VIOL POSS OTH DANGEROUS NON-NARC DRUGS (METH) Z-Transferred

LUCIFER JAMES JONES 33 ST JOSEPH MO
RESIST/INTERFERE WITH ARREST FOR A FELONY Z-Transferred

JOHN WILLIAM MARSHALL 23 ST JOSEPH MO
FAIL TO OBEY A LAWFUL ORDER TO DISPERSE BY POLICE Z-Released

JUSTIN RAY FERRIS 23 ST JOSEPH MO
FAIL TO OBEY A LAWFUL ORDER TO DISPERSE BY POLICE Z-Released

LOUISE S. DESPAIN 45 ST JOSEPH MO
FAIL TO OBEY A LAWFUL ORDER TO DISPERSE BY POLICE Z-Released

CLIFFORD EUGENE KELLEY 54 ST JOSEPH MO
STEALING (F) Other Theft Z-Transferred

AARON G MILLER 25 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

THOMAS DEAN BALDWIN 49 ST JOSEPH MO
DOMESTIC ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE Z-Transferred

I-29 reopened shortly before 8am Friday after a nearly five-hour ordeal.

Traffic investigators report a semi rear-ended an F-150 pickup truck that was towing a GMC Jimmy about three miles south of Faucett at 2:45 am Friday.

The pickup rolled over and hit the median cable.

A third motorist then rammed the trailer unit.

Buchanan County deputies assisted troopers from the Missouri State highway Patrol as traffic was re-routed through Faucett. Minor injuries were reported, but have not been officially confirmed by the patrol.

Here’s the latest booking activity from the Nodaway County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

These are courtesy photos. This information is provided by the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information.

Chad with his wife and child

Liberty police report they have found a body tentatively identified as that of Chad Rogers, the runner who disappeared on Monday.

In a news conference Friday afternoon, Sergeant Robert Kumpost, the Public Information Officer for the Liberty Police Department said his department responded to a suspicious circumstances call near the South Valley Junior High School, 800 MidJay Drive in Liberty.

Kumpost told reporters a body was found in a portable bathroom at a road construction site.   He said they are not ruling out that the body could be that of the missing runner.  The investigation now moves to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office, which will determine the identity of the body and the cause of death.  Kumpost did not answer questions.

The following message appeared on the “Bring Chad Rogers Home” page on Facebook this afternoon:

“Friends, it is with a very heavy heart that I communicate that the Liberty Police Department has tentatively located the body of Chad Rogers. The cause is not known at this time. The search has been called off. Please give the family space over the next few days as they process through the difficulty of this time.

“In the coming days there will be information regarding contributing financially toward the family. We will post when we have that information. Thank you for your search efforts over the last 4 days. You’ve been very helpful throughout the process.”

A huge group of volunteers had been searching for the missing runner since he turned up missing on Monday.

Officer Brian McClintick of the St Joseph Police Department refused medical treatment after he was hurt during what started as a routine traffic stop.

Commander Janice Rothganger says Officer McClintick pulled over a pickup truck near Gene Field and Woodbine at about 2:23 am Friday.

The truck did not have working tail lights and had problems with the license plates.

The driver took off as he was speaking with the officer. The vehicle his officer McClintick, but luckily pushed him off to the side.

“He was able to determine where the suspects were headed,” Rothganger said.

“He found the vehicle. It had crashed through a wooden fence, in the 1500 block of Randolph, and was parked, abandoned in a back yard.”

Rothganger says the suspects have been identified, but remain at large. If you have information that could help, call the TIPS hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

Rotherganger says all traffic stops carry a certain amount of risk.

“Officers always have to prepare in their mind, to have a backup plan, to get out of a situation if it doesn’t go the way that they wanted to.”

Here’s the latest booking report from the St Joseph Police Department. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

This information is provided by the St Joseph Police Department and is not criminal history. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information. Reports are completed two days after the date on the report.

RONNIE L MARTIN 17 ST JOSEPH MO
RESISTS BY THREATS/FORCE/VIOLENCE POLICE PER/DUTY
ADDRESSES WORDS POLICE OFFICERS TO INCITE VIOLENCE Z-Released

COREY MICHAEL LEWIS 27 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

DALONNA LYNN DUNCAN 35 TROY KS
DRUG VIOL POSS OTH DANGEROUS NON-NARC DRUGS (METH) Z-Released

CRAIG ANTHONY GARRISON 25 ST JOSEPH MO
DC/FIGHTING OR RIOTOUS CONDUCT TO ENDANGER ANOTHER
RESISTS BY THREATS/FORCE/VIOLENCE POLICE PER/DUTY Z-Released

ISAIAS LEPEZ-CARDENAS 23 EASTON MO
VIOL OF US IMMIGRATION LAW
VALID LICENSE TO OPERATE VEHICLE Z-Released

BRIAN ANDREW TAYLOR 36 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

NICHOLAS JAMES VANLANINGHAM 29 POLO MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

DAKOTA SHIE CONKLING 17 ST JOSEPH MO
AILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

RALPH MILTON GOOLSBY 44 ST JOSEPH MO
BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER $500 Z-Released Pending

JACOB EDWARD ROBERTS 21 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

KALEB M KERNS 18 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

JOSHUA A CHASE 29 Trenton MO
ASSAULT SERIOUS INJURY/WEAPON 1ST DEGREE AF
TAMPERING WITH MOTOR VEHICLE 2ND DEGREE
FORGERY Z-Transferred

NICHOLAS ALEXAN MARK RADFORD 19 ST JOSEPH MO
USE CREDIT DEVICE FOR FRAUD/DECEPT PURP. BY C.S.O. Z-Released

MATTHEW LEE BLAKELY 30 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

RICKY E COWDEN 61 St. Joseph MO
SAFEKEEPING Z-Released

ERIC MICHAEL BARRETT 34 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

CODY SCOTT HOWE 24 ST JOSEPH MO
ASSAULT SERIOUS INJURY/WEAPON 1ST DEGREE AF
ASSAULT ON LAW OFFICER 3RD DEGREE AM
RESIST/INTERFERE WITH ARREST FOR A FELONY Z-Transferred

Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

These are courtesy photos. This information is provided by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information.

Here’s the latest booking report from the St Joseph Police Department. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

This information is provided by the St Joseph Police Department and is not criminal history. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information. Reports are completed two days after the date on the report.

ROBERT ALAN KRUG 21
DWI/DUI Z-Released

MARK DENNIS SWISHER 27 ST JOSEPH MO
DRUG POSSESSION
CLOSING OF CERTAIN PARKS AND COMPLEXES AT NIGHT Z-Released

GABBY M HITZELBERGER 20 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

HAROLD L JACOBS Jr. 54 ST JOSEPH MO
DOMESTIC ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE Z-Released Pending

DEBORAH DIANE DEMARANVILLE 53 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

CHAD MICHAEL BEASLEY 29 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

TAYLOR NICHOLAS CLARK 24 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

RANDON MICHAEL STANTON 21 AMAZONIA MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

KEVIN DANIEL BRANKLEY 28 ST LOUIS MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

MARIA PATRICIA GANDAR 26 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

RYAN w SIMPSON 31 kansas city MO
STEALING (F) Other Theft Z-Transferred

NIKITA R MINEAR 21 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

NICHOLAS P MINEAR Sr. 29 ST JOSEPH MO
MAKE/LOUD OR BOISTEROUS NOISE PUBLIC PLACE Z-Released

DANIEL LEE SCHROFF 32 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL ROOT 40 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Transferred

BRENT TYLER RHYNE 21 ST JOSEPH MO
STEALING-ALL OTHER Z-Released

RONALD EUGENE LAMMERS 34 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE

The United Way of St Joseph is hoping you’ll lend a hand for its annual “Stuff The Bus” school supplies drive August 2 and 3. They’re looking for volunteers on Friday from 8am to 7pm, and Saturday 8am until 5:30 pm.

You’ll be working with coordinators to collect donated school supplies from the community during this year’s tax-free weekend.

School buses will be parked outside both St Joseph Walmart stores.

United Way officials say you will be asked to work shifts of one hour, 45 minutes at a time. Some volunteers will inform shoppers of the drive at the store entrances, others will collect donations at the exits.  They still have more than 100 slots available.

Visit their Web site stjosephunitedway.org for more information. If you’re interested, contact Linda Burns, the United Way Director of Community Engagement, at (816)364-2381, or by E-mail at linda.burns@stjosephunitedway.org.

A motorcyclist from Hamilton, Missouri was injured in a three-vehicle accident west of Chillicothe on US-36 early Sunday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a Volkswagen was hit from the rear by a Nissan at 12:19 am Sunday. The driver of the Nissan then hit the brakes and swerved into the passing lane, where it was hit by the motorcycle.

Traffic investigators say Jason Blakley, 24 was ejected from his Kawasaki Ninja and skidded down the roadway.

Blakley was transported by ambulance to Hedrick Medical Center where he was treated for moderate injuries.

A 66-year-old Savannah man escaped with minor injuries after a tire problem caused a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol report indicates Caryl Walker was riding his Harley Davidson west of Rosendale on Business Highway 71 Sunday afternoon when the rear tire deflated.

The bike came to rest on its side. Walker was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Authorities in Maryville are seeking help solve a cold-case murder.

Director of Public Safety Keith Wood says investigators are still hopeful for justice for Teresa Sue “Tess” Hilt of Chillicothe, who was found strangled and stabbed in her north Maryville apartment August 4, 1973.

Hilt was 22 years old. She had just graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a degree in Elementary Education, and had started work on her Masters.

Wood says recent events such as the posting of a Facebook page in her honor have yielded some new information and re-stimulated the investigative efforts.

“Friends” of the Facebook page have speculated and wondered what the life of Tess might have been over the last 40 years had her life not been abruptly and prematurely ended.

If you hav information, you are urged to call Maryville Public Safety at (660)562-3209 or email Tips4Tess@aol.com.

Further information may be obtained via Tess Hilt Facebook page, justicefortess.com and defrostingcoldcases.com.

The photographs in this post come from the tribute page on Facebook.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced a sobriety checkpoint in August in Nodaway County.

Captain Duane L. Robinson, commanding officer of Troop H in St. Joseph, says the checkpoint will be a static operation on a specific highway designed to check every driver to ensure they are sober.

“Impaired drivers are dangerous,” Captain Robinson stated.

“The checkpoint is an effective tool to remove these drivers.”

Captain Robinson urges you to telephone the Patrol if you observe any vehicle being driven in an erratic manner. Drivers can use the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s toll-free numbers for reporting emergencies. These numbers are 1-800-525-5555 or cellular * 55.

Here’s the latest booking report from the St Joseph Police Department. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

This information is provided by the St Joseph Police Department and is not criminal history. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information. Reports are completed two days after the date on the report.

CHARLES Z BOOTH 27
OBSTRUCTS BY ACTION/INACTION DUTIES OF POLICE Z-Released

STARLA YVETTE GARBER 34 ST JOSEPH MO
DRUG VIOL POSS SYNTHETIC NARCOTICS(DEMEROL,METHADO
STEALING (M) OTHER THEFT
RESIST/INTERFERE WITH ARREST FOR A FELONY Z-Released

JEREMY SCOTT RESER 24 ST JOSEPH MO
DRIVE WHILE SUSPENDED/REVOKED
DWI Z-Transferred

JOSE CAMACHO-REZA 38 GRANDVIEW MO
VALID LICENSE TO OPERATE VEHICLE
DWI/DUI Z-Released

DYSHAWN E STARR 25 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

GLENDA K KAY REICHLE 48 ATCHISON KS
STEALING-SHOPLIFTING Z-Released

RITA ANN POWELL 37 STEWARTSVILLE MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE Z-Released

BRANDON DUANE GRAY 38 ST JOSEPH MO
DOMESTIC ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE Z-Released

STEPHAN CHIKKO 44 ST JOSEPH MO
DOMESTIC ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE Z-Released Pending

JEREMIE RONALD GARBER 39 ST JOSEPH MO
FAILURE TO APPEAR COURT APPEARANCE
FAILURE TO APPEAR-FELONY

Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

These are courtesy photos. This information is provided by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information.

The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the body found last week as that of missing runner Chad Rogers.

Rogers was the subject of a massive search by police and volunteers, until his body was found in a portable bathroom at a road construction site in Liberty, Missouri.

Here’s the statement from the Liberty Police Department: “The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s office has positively identified the body found in south Liberty on Friday, July 26, as that of missing runner Chad Rogers. The Liberty Police Department’s investigation has revealed no signs of foul play, but the investigation will not conclude until the cause of death has been determined. The final determination of the cause of death will not be made until the autopsy is complete.”

Chad has been cremated under direction of Clark-Sampson Funeral Home. A Memorial Celebration of Life will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 2, 2013 at Shoal Creek Community Church, 6816 S. Church Rd, Pleasant Valley, MO.

LAKE WAUKOMIS, Mo. (AP) — Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd says Missouri state law does not allow him to charge a Kansas man who drowned a cat in Lake Waukomis.

Thomas Newhouse of Shawnee, Kan., admitted to Lake Waukomis police that he placed the cat in a carrier and drowned it July 14. He said the cat had bitten and scratched a family member.

The case was referred to Zahnd’s office after what the prosecutor called a “significant public outcry.” Zahnd said that his office had received numerous calls and emails. More than 1,200 people signed an online petition seeking Newhouse’s prosecution for a felony.

But Zahnd said Missouri’s animal abuse law does not apply to the killing of an animal by the owner or the owner’s agent.

A crash in Cameron Tuesday blocked the ramp from I-35 to US-36 and sent a 54-year-old trucker from California to the hospital with moderate injuries.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says Gregory Brutyan lost control of his semi at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday.

The vehicle rammed through several highway signs off the west side of the ramp.

Then the big rig crossed over the ramp and again left the roadway, this time off the east side, where it hit an embankment.

Brutyan was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries.