Two St. Joseph women injured in Monday accident
Two St. Joseph women were injured in a Monday morning crash on I-29 in Buchanan County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol a 1996 Chevy Blazer driven by Sharon S. Waggoner, 19, St. Joseph...
View ArticleOpen Burning Season Announced
Open burning for spring 2014 has been approved for Monday, April 7, 2014 through Sunday, April 27. Open burning is permitted on these days within the City of St. Joseph under the following guidelines:...
View ArticlePreliminary Finding: Police Shooting Was Justified
Dwight Scroggins, Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney Buchanan County Prosecutor Dwight Scroggins says it appears Saint Joseph Police Officer Patrick Zeamer was allowed under Missouri law to use...
View ArticleClear and cold overnight
Colder weather will continue today with highs in the 30s and 40s. A quick warm up is in store for Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the 50s and 60s. This will set the stage for strong to severe...
View ArticleGroup Organizes To Oppose Power Line Project
A group is organizing opposition to the construction of high-voltage power lines to carry wind energy from Kansas to electrical customers to Illinois and points east. “Block Grain Belt...
View ArticleStolen money found in a tree
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Three men who allegedly robbed a bank in northwest Missouri went to great lengths to hide their loot. But witness statements and some luck led Nodaway County authorities to about...
View ArticleBuchanan County Booking Activity 3/25/2014
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 ArticleScouting For Food Drive This Weekend
Area Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are staking out St Joe grocery stores this weekend to gather food donations for Second Harvest Community Food Bank. The young volunteers will be at local grocers...
View ArticlePower Line Promoter Unveils “Proposed Route”
Click image for interactive map The company promoting the Grain Belt Express project added voltage to the already contentious power-line debate. Clean Line has now identified a single proposed route...
View ArticleProgram to help find lost dementia patients
PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — Platte County is beginning a program officials hope will help more quickly find missing people who are suffering from diseases that leave them mentally impaired. The Project...
View ArticleNWS: Storms could hit Plains Thursday
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Storm Prediction Center says there is a slight risk of severe weather in parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma on Thursday. The greatest risk will be in western...
View ArticleBackpack Buddies Walk-A-Thon!
Second Harvest Community Food Bank will be presenting a Walk-A-Thon for their program, Backpack Buddies. The annual event will be held Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Missouri Western State University, in...
View Article(VIDEO) Artist Transforms Traffic Box Into Abstraction Of The Big Muddy
Artist W. Justin Border of Overland ParkThe Allied Arts Council presents another in its series of public art projects. Artist W. Justin Border of Overland Park, Kansas is adorning the traffic box at...
View ArticleChance of rain overnight
Showers and embedded thunderstorms will continue to move northeast this evening, overspreading the region tonight. This area of rain will move quickly to the northeast with many areas dry by daybreak...
View ArticleGOP: Administration stonewalling on wind farm bird deaths
Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans complain the Obama administration is refusing to turn over documents related to enforcing environmental laws...
View ArticleNorthwest forensics team claims three national titles
Members of the Speaking Bearcats forensics team show off their hardware after competing March 21-23 at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament. Team members claimed national championships...
View ArticleBuchanan County Booking Activity 3/27/2014
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 ArticleMissouri Western Joins MU Med School Pre-Admission Program
St. Joseph, Mo. -Students at Missouri Western State University with an interest in pursuing a career in rural medicine are now eligible for a pre-admissions program at the University of Missouri School...
View ArticleNWS: Tornado WATCH
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 33 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK ISSUED BY 15TH OWS SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE IL TORNADO WATCH 33 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ....
View ArticleGraves meets with Mo. Farm Bureau members
Rep. Graves met with a large group of Mo. Farm Bureau members. Members of the Missouri Farm Bureau are visiting with legislators in Washington. Rep. Graves met with the group on Thursday. He shared...
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