By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is set to begin releasing hundreds of inmates from its notoriously overcrowded prisons after parliament approved the first stage of President Prabowo Subianto’s wide-ranging clemency plan. The first group of 1,116 will begin leaving prisons next week and includes prominent rivals of previous President Joko
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, effective Friday. The announcement from the White House late Thursday said Canada had failed to “do more to arrest, seize, detain or otherwise intercept … traffickers, criminals at large, and illicit drugs.” Trump has heckled
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By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential reelection and extend presidential terms to six years. Lawmaker Ana Figueroa from the New Ideas party had proposed the changes to
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By LYDIA DOYE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On a charming cobblestone street tucked away in London’s East End, a pub proudly hangs out a sign that reads “Oldest riverside pub in London.” Across the Thames River, a pub with a different name makes the same bold claim. The unofficial title of the oldest riverside
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Redfin Real Estate compiled a list of homes for sale up to $1 million in Kansas City, MO.
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About time They finally got S. 36th St. open. St. Joe only took you almost two years. Once you get somebody that knows what to do, it won’t take you that long. The real problem The problem in this country isn’t poor people on snap and Medicaid. The problem is in the richest country in
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Meet Coco! A cute and cuddly pup with charisma! Coco is a beautiful brown 1-year-old female boxer mix. She is gearing up to graduate from our Puppies for Parole program and ready for a forever family! Coco has been practicing and polishing all of her Canine Good Citizen skills. She is house-trained, crate-trained, walks well
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Marriage applications Richard Dean Cullen, 57, and Christina Marie Nold, 49, both of Faucett, Missouri. Robert Blair Scott Jr., 54, and Suzanne Lynn Zurn, 54, both of St. Joseph. Christian Blake Scaggs, 23, Kansas City, Missouri, and Cali Marie Bailey, 23, St. Joseph. Nicholas Cody Anderson, 30, and Breanna Marie Kafer, 35, both of St.
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Deeds of trust reported from July 23 to July 30 Tammy Miller to Royal United Mortgage LLC, Oak Hill LT 4 Blk 16 $87,000. Gabriel Silvers, Rachel Silvers to Nodaway Valley Bank, 34 58 35 PT SW Quarter $35,000. Mykaela Fox, Steven Mann to Housing & Urban Development, St. Joseph Improvement CO Add LTS 25 26
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won’t bring one about anytime soon, though they could further isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians’ negotiating position over the long term. The problem for the Palestinians is that there may not
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By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— CAR–NASCAR-IOWA PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: NEWTON, Iowa — The NASCAR Cup Series’ next stop is Iowa Speedway, where Ryan
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— CAR–NASCAR-IOWA PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: NEWTON, Iowa — The NASCAR Cup Series’ next stop is Iowa Speedway, where Ryan
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— CAR–NASCAR-IOWA PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: NEWTON, Iowa — The NASCAR Cup Series’ next stop is Iowa Speedway, where Ryan
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— CAR–NASCAR-IOWA PREVIEW DESCRIPTION: NEWTON, Iowa — The NASCAR Cup Series’ next stop is Iowa Speedway, where Ryan
Continue Reading By The Associated Press President Donald Trump ’s latest tariff moves drew worries from Wall Street as stocks slumped Friday and Treasury yields fell sharply. Trump signed an order the previous night imposing steep tariffs on 66 countries, the European Union, Taiwan and the Falkland Islands, to go into effect Aug. 7, after he originally
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HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Randy Dale Schmitzer, age 72, died on Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Hendersonville, Tennessee.. He was born on June 10, 1953, in Liberal, Kansas, to Fred and Carol (Clark) Schmitzer. Randy graduated from Liberal High School and for 37 years he devoted himself to the role of Refrigeration Technician at Kroger. Randy
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Linda Louise Derry Vejar, 72, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2025, in St. Joseph. Born on Aug. 22, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Betty (Childers Faulk) and Lawrence Derry. Linda had a profound love for music, books, and cooking, embracing family traditions in the kitchen and creating meals that brought joy
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James C. Whitmore 81, of St Joseph, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2025, in a St. Joseph health care center. He was born Oct. 9, 1943, in St. Joseph, son of the late Mary and Harry Whitmore. As a young man he joined the United States Marine Corp and served in Vietnam. He worked as
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Dr. Donald “Doc” Emmett Sklenar M.D., 95, St. Joseph, passed away July 31, 2025. He was born July 27, 1930, in Hillsboro, Kansas, to Emmett and Mary (Rickley) Sklenar. Don spoke many times and was heavily influenced by the struggles faced by his family during the Great Depression. From a young age, he felt a
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Late Notices Clint W. Angold Clint Wayne Angold, 64, of St. Joseph, died July 27, 2025. Cremation services have been entrusted with Heaton-Bowman-Smith-Sidenfaden Chapel. Jean Allen MORRILL, Kan. – Jean Allen, 85, of rural Morrill, Kansas, died July 30, 2025. www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com Matthew A. Deets Matthew Allen Deets, 73, of St. Joseph, died July 29, 2025.
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