(Update) Injured Motorcyclist Identified After Wheelie Gone Wrong
A 23-year-old Wathena man is in serious condition after a motorcycle accident on the Belt Highway just north of Mitchell Thursday night. Traffic Sergeant Chris McBane of the St Joseph Police Department...
View ArticleCitizens Committee Makes Ambulance Recommendation
The citizens committee studying ambulance service recommends that Buchanan County take over responsibility when Heartland drops it next July. The CARE committee prefers county supervision rather than...
View ArticleTeenagers Hurt in Truck Crash
Two teenage siblings from Trimble were injured Wednesday night when their pickup rammed into a tree west of Gower. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 17-year-old Shania McNeely lost control of the...
View ArticleSchool District Earns 90% On Annual Performance Report But Lags In Attendance
In his first look at academic achievement in St Joseph, the school district’s new superintendent said the district is doing a good job of “taking care of kids,” but said there is need for...
View ArticleBuchanan County Booking Activity 8/23/2013
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...
View ArticleSJPD Booking Report 8/22/2013
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...
View ArticleDriver Seriously Hurt In Crash Near Gower
A St Joseph man was seriously hurt Monday night in a one-vehicle crash north of Gower. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 20-year-old Jake Chellew lost control of his Chevy Silverado along...
View ArticleSJPD Booking Report 8/25/2013
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...
View ArticleMaryville Incident Reports 8/26/2013
The following incident and accident reports were submitted by the Maryville Department of Public Safety. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. INCIDENTS ANIMAL COMPLAINT 300...
View ArticleVoters To Decide 1/4 Cent Ambulance Service Sales Tax
Buchanan County Commissioners will ask voters to approve another sales tax increase in November, this time to fund a county-run ambulance service. Presiding Commissioner R. T. Turner says the ballot...
View ArticleNew School Superintendent Says All Classrooms Need AC
New school superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka says security requirements and lack of air conditioning make many Saint Joseph school buildings too hot to learn in. Czerwonka says when he was growing up...
View ArticleStanberry Man Sentenced 70 Years for Child Pornography Charges
A Northwest Missouri Man will serve a 70 year sentence for producing child pornography. 35-year-old Jeffrey Dale Wiederholt of Stanberry was sentenced Tuesday in Federal court for producing child...
View ArticleBody Recovered in Missouri River
The body of a missing man was recovered from the Missouri River Tuesday morning. The man was reported missing Monday and his body was found in the river near Rushville by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleBuchanan County Booking Activity 8/28/2013
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...
View ArticleSJPD Booking Report 8/26/2013
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...
View ArticleMaitland Fire Investigation Turns Up Forensic Evidence
Kenneth RainwaterInvestigators continued their search for a missing Maitland, Missouri property owner. Meahwhile, they spent the day Tuesday sifting through the ruins of the Maitland Opera House. The...
View ArticleRosendale Girl Drowns In Pool
An eight-year-old girl has drowned in a swimming pool at her home in Rosendale. In a news release, Andrew County Sheriff Bryan Atkins said dispatchers received a 911 call Tuesday at 5:15pm. When his...
View ArticleSJPD Booking Report 8/27/2013
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...
View ArticleRollover Crash Traps Mercer Woman, 81
A rollover accident in Mercer County Wednesday afternoon sent an 81-year-old woman to the hospital. A crash report says Annabelle Robinson of Mercer, Mo. lost control of her Jeep SUV along US-136...
View ArticleUnusual Sex Charge Filed Against St Joe Man
Willis Hartman IIIA St Joseph man is in jail after allegedly teaching two young children, ages 7 and 5, to have sexual intercourse. A court affidavit says Willis Jackson Hartman III had care and...
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