Three hurt in separate weekend crashes
Three people were injured in separate crashes over the weekend in Northwest Missouri. A teenager from Maryville suffered moderate injuries in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning. A crash report from...
View ArticleClinton County booking activity 3/29/2015–4/11/2015
Here’s the latest booking activity from the Clinton 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 ArticleSt. Joseph High School students tackle free State required ACT test with...
Students from Benton High School, Lafayette High School and Central High School have created public service announcements to let other students know what to expect during a required ACT test slated...
View ArticleMore than a dozen arrests made in Platte County checkpoint
19 people were arrested during a checkpoint held Friday in Platte County. According to Sgt. Jerin Almond with the Platte County Sheriff’s Office a sobriety checkpoint was held from from 10 p.m. to 3...
View ArticleSt. Joseph School Board of Education to officially swear in Bruder
Eric BruderPhoto courtesy SJSD The St. Joseph School Board of Education will swear in its newest board member Monday evening. The board selected Eric Bruder Friday to fill the vacant spot on the board...
View ArticlePolice take man into custody at gunpoint, Animal Control called in to assist
The St. Joseph Police Department arrested a man at gunpoint Monday afternoon. According to Capt. Jeff Wilson officers arrested 29-year-old Brian David Grooms who was wanted on a warrant for a probation...
View ArticleDWI checkpoints planned for May in Platte County
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office has announced it may be conducting DWI checkpoints throughout the month of May. The announcement comes just days after the department made 19 arrests during a DWI...
View ArticleRide the Pony Express via Google!
Google Doodle Another international meme goes local! Are you familiar with the Google Doodle? That’s the design you see on your Web Browser when you use the Google search-engine home page. The latest...
View ArticleCrash claims the life of a Smithville man
A one vehicle accident claimed the life of a Smithville man Monday night in Clay County. According the the Missouri State Highway Patrol Travis Wilson, 26 of Smithville was driving his 1980 GMC truck...
View ArticleGrammy Award-winning singer to headline Missouri Western event
Melissa ManchesterPhotos courtesy MWSU St. Joseph, Mo. — Grammy Award-winning singer Melissa Manchester will headline Missouri Western State University’s Centennial Art Series. Manchester will sing at...
View ArticleCigarette blamed for evening house fire in St. Joseph
Fire destroys home at 1320 Jackson St. Photo by John P Tretbar The St. Joseph Fire Department is attributing the cause of a Monday evening house fire to a lit cigarette. According to fire inspector...
View ArticleBruder calls for public accountability of St. Joseph School District before...
Eric Bruder speaks with St. Joseph Post.Photo by Nadia Thacker After being sworn in at the newest member of the St. Joseph School District Board of Education Monday night Eric Bruder took a stance on...
View ArticleBuchanan County booking activity 4/15/2015
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 ArticleCelebrating organ donors!
Mosaic Life Care plans a multi-faceted celebration of life Wednesday. An event to honor organ donors starts at 3:30pm Wednesday. Mosaic’s staff will receive an award from Saving Sight, the hospital’s...
View ArticleRoad closure scheduled for Stockyards Expressway
ST. JOSEPH, Mo – A closure on U.S. Hwy 759 (Stockyards Expressway) is planned for this weekend, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad...
View ArticleRoad closure scheduled for Route T Thursday
AMAZONIA, Mo – A closure on Route T in Andrew County is planned for tomorrow, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad will close Route T...
View ArticleMaryville accident injures one
A one vehicle accident injured one man outside Maryville Tuesday morning. According the the Missouri State Highway Patrol Wayne Spire, 51 of Maryville, was traveling east on Route CC and proceeded into...
View ArticleSheriff’s Department: No evidence to validate children’s abduction story
The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday that no evidence has been found in connection with a children’s abduction story reported last week. “After an extensive investigation we’ve...
View ArticlePrairie chickens continue to be released in northwest Missouri
Greater Prairie Chicken approaches a hen while displaying on a booming ground during spring mating season at Dunn Ranch near Eagleville, MO. Photo courtesy MDC Eagleville, Mo. – Missouri Department of...
View ArticleFormer Homeland Security Secretary to speak at Western Convocation
Tom RidgePhoto courtesy MWSU St. Joseph, Mo. —Missouri Western announced Wednesday that Tom Ridge, the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will...
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