Month: February 2024
Missouri Republicans are split over changes to state Senate districts
By Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s high court entertained arguments Thursday on whether to force changes to the state’s Senate districts in a case that has divided majority-party Republicans over how to apply new voter-approved redistricting criteria. The lawsuit brought by voters contends that Senate districts in suburban St. Louis and western Missouri’s
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New skin cancer treatment available at Mosaic
By Kyle Schmidt The considered “gold standard” of skin cancer treatment will now be provided by Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. With the help of Dr. Isadore Tarantino, Moh surgery will be an available treatment at the Mosaic Plastic Surgery and Dermatology center. The Chamber of Commerce recognized Mosaic Life Care for its success
Continue Reading49ers coach Kyle Shanahan gets another shot at elusive Super Bowl title
By Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan’s offense is mimicked throughout the NFL as his innovative schemes are utilized by teams throughout the league. His former assistants are spread around the league as coordinators and head coaches as the “Shanahan offense” has become one of the most predominant ones in today’s game. In
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U.S. sportsbooks won’t take bets on possible Taylor Swift appearance
By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Fans have been wondering for days whether Taylor Swift will make it to the Super Bowl next week to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs and, if so, how many times she’ll show up on TV during the game. They can speculate all they want,
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Special report on News-Press NOW
By NewsPress Now Despite strides with child disability services, there are still critical needs in Missouri to improve. Watch our special report starting at 5 p.m. or tune into the newscast livestream.
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Travis Kelce to Taylor Swift: ‘Thanks for joining the team’
By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce is happy to have Taylor Swift on the Kansas City Chiefs bandwagon heading to the Super Bowl. As if that wasn’t evident by their on-field smooch after the AFC title game. On the latest episode of their “New Heights” podcast, the Chiefs tight end and his
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Chiefs fan handmakes favorite player heartfelt gift
By Harry Loomis Many fans show up to Kansas City Chiefs training camp hoping to interact with their favorite players, but few make the impression St. Joseph resident Erica Leivan did. A diehard Chiefs fan and an avid crocheter, Leivan decided to put her two passions together to make her favorite player, Isiah Pacheco, a
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Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy are chasing greatness
By Associated Press Patrick Mahomes is chasing Tom Brady. Brock Purdy is playing in the shadow of Joe Montana. Winning the Super Bowl would be another major step for either quarterback. Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs seek to become the first team in 19 years to win back-to-back Super Bowls when they take on
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The Chiefs’ brain trust involves former head coaches
By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes remembers what Matt Nagy was like when he first arrived in Kansas City in 2017, just a fresh-faced rookie quarterback whose stardom was still very much in the future. Nagy was the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator at the time, and they spent countless hours together in meetings,
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The U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950
By Associated Press NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults. But there’s some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for the first time in a decade.
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New estimate shows rural Americans and men are more likely to suffer from hearing loss
By Associated Press MILWAUKEE — A new estimate shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones and in men than women. The study, published Wednesday in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas Journal, is the first to estimate hearing loss rates at the state and county level,
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Gray Manufacturing steps up university ties
By Marcus Clem The largest tech-centered construction project in Northwest Missouri will have one section of it named in honor of a hometown St. Joseph industry leader. The Gray Manufacturing Workshop Bay will serve as the heart of the Convergent Technology Alliance Center when it opens this fall on the campus of Missouri Western State
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Around the World briefs
By Associated Press With bonfires and hope, Iran’s minority Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh and the end of cold winter days TEHRAN, Iran | Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest winter days. Every year on Jan. 30,
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Under bombing in eastern Ukraine and disabled by illness, an unknown painter awaits his fate
By Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine | Mykola Soloviov, 88, is a painter the world does not know. His landscapes of eastern Ukraine, records of a lost time, lie tucked away in a modest home under threat of Russian attack. Soloviov can’t hear or walk and barely speaks. Disabled since a 2017 stroke, he spends his
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See St. Joseph: Love, pajama parties and Taylor Swift
By Kendra Simpson A weekend without football may seem tragic for some, but luckily there is still plenty to do in town to keep everyone entertained in this week’s edition of See St. Joseph. All the town’s princes and princesses have been cordially invited to the Princesses and Pillows Pajama Party hosted by AR Workshop.
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