The City of St. Joseph will once again light up the sky for its annual Fourth of July fireworks show, with this year’s display launching near the St. Joseph YMCA on North Point Drive. The 15 to 20-minute show by Premier Pyrotechnics is scheduled to begin at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 4th. Officials…
St. Joseph, Missouri residents gathered outside City Hall on Monday to protest a proposed annexation that would bring a four-building data center campus to the area. Demonstrators voiced concerns during the city council’s public comment period, citing potential impacts on local water and electricity supplies, as well as a perceived lack of transparency from city…
A St. Joseph, Missouri, man is facing a felony charge of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with an alleged plot to attack a recent UFC event at the White House. According to federal authorities, twenty-eight-year-old Jordan Rincker provided a pump-action shotgun and travel funds to out-of-state co-conspirators just days before the scheduled June 14th…
The scheduled closure of the Route VV Platte River Bridge near Conception has been postponed until Monday, July 6th, due to contractor scheduling changes. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the bridge will undergo a complete replacement project and is expected to remain closed through early December. Motorists in Nodaway County are advised to plan…
The St. Joseph City Council has narrowly approved an ordinance making it a criminal misdemeanor to relocate unhoused or transient individuals into the city without authorization. Proponents of the five-to-four vote state the measure protects limited local resources from other communities allegedly using one-way bus tickets to export their homeless populations. However, a local shelter…
The Missouri State High School Activities Association has approved several major changes aimed at addressing competitive equity for non-public schools. Under the new guidelines, successful private schools will now accrue championship points on a depreciating model that reduces the weight of past postseason success over time. Additionally, the association has removed the previous two-class limit…
The Maryville City Council will hold a regular meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Maryville Public Safety Meeting Room, with a virtual attendance option provided via Zoom. The meeting’s agenda features a presentation of the Maryville Parks and Recreation Annual Report, alongside a proposed ordinance to amend Mozingo Park regulations.…
The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced extensive roadwork and closures in Nodaway and surrounding counties for the week of June 22nd. Notably, the Route VV Platte River Bridge near Conception is scheduled to close this Monday for a replacement project lasting through early November. Additionally, ongoing resurfacing projects will narrow traffic to one lane…
A twenty-three-year-old man has died following an agricultural plane crash in rural Holt County on Monday night. Emergency crews and volunteers searched for six hours after receiving a report around 9 p.m. regarding a downed aircraft east of Forbes. The yellow Air Tractor plane was discovered in a wooded area Tuesday morning after the search…
The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced several highway maintenance and construction projects scheduled in Nodaway County from June 22nd through the 28th. Drivers can expect single-lane restrictions and width limits on U.S. Routes 71 and 136 due to ongoing resurfacing projects. Additionally, Route VV will close starting Monday for a long-term bridge replacement, while…