
Celebrating women in education; how they’ve guided SJSD to where it’s at today
News-Press Now’s Leah Rainwater (left) speaks to Melody Smith (right), the St. Joseph School District’s first female superintendent.
Continue ReadingNews-Press Now’s Leah Rainwater (left) speaks to Melody Smith (right), the St. Joseph School District’s first female superintendent.
Continue ReadingToday’s focus for Severe Weather Preparedness Week is tornadoes, one of the most well known and violent types of severe weather. Just like severe thunderstorms and flooding, tornadoes come with important watches and warnings that everyone should recognize. A tornado watch is issued when conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form. These typically last for
Continue ReadingGusty winds and snow covered roads are continuing to make travel hazardous Wednesday morning, after 1 to 3 inches of snow fell overnight. Scattered to widespread power outages have been reported across the region, due to numerous wind gusts of well over 60 miles per hour since late Tuesday night. According to Evergy, approximately 3,700
Continue ReadingMSHP shares total calls for hazardous winter weather conditions on the road.
Continue ReadingViafoura platform incorporates AI driven algorithm to facilitate civil discourse Starting today, News-Press is launching a new digital commenting platform powered by Viafoura. Our goal is to provide a forum for civil and constructive conversation on the newspressnow.com website and news app. To that end, we have developed the Community Guidelines outlined below and are pleased to
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Drug distribution and manslaughter charges are filed in Platte County against two men in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were discovered outside a home more than a year ago. Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson are each charged with distribution of a controlled substance and
Continue ReadingThe United Way of Greater St. Joseph is recruiting community members to help evaluate its partner agencies and decide how it invests campaign funds.
Continue ReadingThe Senior Citizen Tax Credit Program, which opened on Monday, March 3, allows taxpayers over 62-years-old to apply for credits that cap future real property tax increases. Since Monday, about 200 applications have been filled out.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Sheriffs Association is emphasizing the needs for harsher sentencing laws in the state.
Continue ReadingBy Muhammad Abdul Qawee Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Whether it’s a car losing control, trying to mow it down with a lawnmower or hitting it with a vehicle, mailboxes seem to be targets here in Lee County. On Monday, a flying tire took out one in Cape
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is planning to cut tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN. In a memo dated March 4 addressed to “under secretaries, assistant secretaries, and other key officials,” the Veterans Affairs department’s chief of staff
Continue ReadingBy Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — An Albuquerque mother was taken into custody after a 7-month-old baby was found unresponsive in a bathtub. Police responded to a home on San Pablo Street, where Albuquerque Fire Rescue was trying life-saving measures on the child. This response was on
Continue ReadingBy Frank Sulkowski Click here for updates on this story HINESVILLE, Georgia (WJCL) — You can say Mrs. Truemiller Bacon is in a league of her own. “Oh, it’s so much fun,” said Bacon. Bacon, who turned 100 years old on February 28, still has game. Her skills on display every Monday morning at Marne
Continue ReadingWJCL By Frank Sulkowski Click here for updates on this story HINESVILLE, Georgia (WJCL) — You can say Mrs. Truemiller Bacon is in a league of her own. “Oh, it’s so much fun,” said Bacon. Bacon, who turned 100 years old on February 28, still has game. Her skills on display every Monday morning at
Continue ReadingBy Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story Massachusetts (WBZ) — Brookline police say they have found a man accused of vandalizing Teslas in at least two communities. The suspect was allegedly tagging the vehicles with with Elon Musk stickers. Suspect said it’s “free speech” Cellphone video shows the moment a Tesla driver
Continue ReadingPor James Frater, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Christian Edwards y Nick Paton Walsh, CNN El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, asistirá a la crucial cumbre de defensa europea en Bruselas que tendrá lugar el jueves, dijo este miércoles a CNN un alto funcionario de la Unión Europea. Horas antes, funcionarios de Ucrania y Estados Unidos acordaron reunirse
Continue ReadingBy Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story New Mexico (KOAT) — The New Mexico Gas Company completed their gas inspection at the home of Gene Hackman. According to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, the findings by the gas company are not believed to be a factor in the deaths of Gene
Continue ReadingPor Eric Levenson, Angélica Franganillo-Díaz, CNN Los alcaldes de cuatro de las llamadas “ciudades santuario” hablaron sobre su enfoque de la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en una Comisión de Supervisión y Reforma Gubernamental de la Cámara de Representantes el miércoles. En comentarios preparados, varios de los alcaldes intentaron aclarar qué significa exactamente ser
Continue ReadingSt. Joseph Bartlett Hard wheat: No bids Soft wheat: No bids Yellow corn: 4.23 White corn: No bids Soybeans: 9.53 Atchison Cargill Hard wheat: No bids Soft wheat: 4.97 Yellow corn: 4.38 White corn: No bids Soybeans: 9.51 Lifeline Foods Yellow corn: 4.34 AGP Soybeans: 9.77
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a collection of bone tools in northern Tanzania that were shaped by ancient human ancestors 1.5 million years ago, making them the oldest known bone tools by about 1 million years, according to new research. Researchers have unearthed stone tools that date back to at least
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Several northwest suburban Chicago families say their children’s school is making them sick — and they took their concerns to district leaders in Buffalo Grove Tuesday night. The children all attended Woodlawn Middle School in Long Grove. Among the youngsters affected were
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration appears to have ordered at least a partial halt to the crucial intelligence that the United States shares with Ukraine to defend against the Russian invasion, according to a US military official and public remarks made by
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Residents can enjoy an Italian meal and support local initiatives at a fundraiser this Friday. Eastside Rotary’s 42nd Annual Spaghetti Dinner is offered from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Ashland United Methodist Church, 2711 Ashland Ave. The meal includes spaghetti with a homemade sauce, salad, bread
Continue ReadingCNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress frozen. However, the court did not immediately say when the money must be released, allowing the White House to continue to dispute the issue in lower
Continue ReadingWABC, POLICE HANDOUTS, VIEWER HANDOUT, CNN By WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story GARFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) — First responders in Garfield came to the rescue of a small pink poodle who went for a daring swim in the Passaic River on Monday. It all started when police received a call
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — President Donald Trump made numerous false and misleading claims in his Tuesday speech to a joint session of Congress. The falsehoods spanned a variety of topics, including the economy, climate, immigration and more. In his speech, just under one hour and 40 minutes, Trump also made a number of
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-heavy audience that tuned in to hear President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday greeted it with tempered positivity, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Speech-watchers broadly said Trump’s policies would take the country in the right direction, with majorities saying the same across five issue
Continue ReadingCNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is considering selling off hundreds of “non-core” federal properties, according to the General Services Administration. “GSA’s decisive action to dispose of non-core assets leverages the private sector, drives improvements for our agency customers, and best serves local
Continue ReadingMore opportunities with three To the person who said that there are more opportunities with two high schools, where did you learn math? With three high schools, you have 33 boys on the field playing football, with two high schools you have 22. You got 15 boys and 15 girls playing basketball, with two high
Continue ReadingSTEWARTSVILLE, Mo. – Joseph Michael Vogel, 51, of Stewartsville, Missouri, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at his home. He was born March 15, 1973, in Renton, Washington. He is survived by his wife, Anna; and 14 children; and 12 brothers and sisters. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m., with a
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