Special Reports

By Cameron Montemayor Cold wind swept through the air as a dozen girls soccer players glided along the front lawn at Central High School during a February scrimmage. While still early in the young season, it’s a valuable test for the athletes as they ramp up for the start of the 2024 season in mid-March.

By Charles Christian Combining law enforcement training with specialized knowledge of biology and forestry, conservation agents focus on the protection of people as well as wildlife. While the agents are best known for enforcing hunting and fishing codes in the state, they have extended jurisdiction to enforce other laws. Corporal Jade Wright, who has served

By Jenna Wilson A year after St. Joseph student Caden Embrey lost his life in an incident involving a gun, his family has questions about whether justice is being served in his death. Embrey, 15, was a son, grandson and brother. He was also a student who attended Webster Learning Center and touched the lives

By Cameron Montemayor The $35 fee that many customers pay up to banks when their account dips below zero could see a sizable overhaul in the near future, one of many fees currently in the crosshairs of U.S. regulators. Altogether, banks in the U.S. raked in nearly $8 billion in 2023 from customers’ overdraft fees.

By Chris Fortune In the nearly four years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, it brought forth an issue that health care workers are still dealing with today. Concerns about the virus began building in late February 2020, and the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic a few weeks later on March 11. Health

By Kirsten Stokes With more than 12,000 Missouri kids in foster care waiting to be adopted, returned to family or looped in the system, several St. Joseph organizations work to lighten the burden for families and make the transition smoother. “(The number) is coming down,” said Melissa Selsor with the Missouri Department of Social Services.

By Riley Funk The transfer portal for college athletics is not a new entity, but the way it’s being used now compared to years past is presenting pros and cons for coaches and athletes. The transfer portal is an online database that allows college athletes to communicate with other coaches if the athlete has intentions

By Cameron Montemayor Amid an emotional rollercoaster for her family almost nine years ago, St. Joseph native Cristin Rogers remembers searching through countless books to find the perfect one to comfort her 18-month-old daughter Charlotte. After months of eagerly awaiting the arrival of her new baby sister Tilly, Charlotte was confused when her sister wasn’t

By Cameron Montemayor Sitting in the living room of her St. Joseph home, Sarah Clark recalled an unexpected but prophetic piece of advice she received not long after the birth of her daughter.  “The doctor at Children’s Mercy said the biggest advice I can give you is to start lifting weights,” she said. “I didn’t