Public Safety

By NewsPress Now A 70-year-old Lathrop, Missouri, man has died after a weekend ATV accident in Clinton County. David W. Blackman, 70, was pronounced dead at Truman Medical Center on Tuesday, according to an updated Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The accident occurred on Feb. 3 near Turney, Missouri. Blackman lost control of the vehicle

By NewsPress Now An inmate at the Chillicothe Correctional Center has died of apparent natural causes. Barbara Banning, 78, had been serving a 25-year sentence for second-degree murder and first-degree arson from Lawrence County when she was pronounced dead on Sunday evening, according to a Department of Corrections release. She entered the Missouri Department of

By Riley Funk The St. Joseph Fire Department is hoping to cut down on response time thanks to alert system improvements after the city council approved nearly $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for the project. The council unanimously approved $191,818.52 in ARPA funds for a maintenance project of the fire station dispatch and

By NewsPress Now One person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at Faraon and North 19th streets. A gray Hyundai Sonata allegedly ran a stop sign around 3:30 p.m. and collided with a black mini-SUV, according to the St. Joseph Police Department. Officers were able to move the Sonata out

By NewsPress Now A Lathrop, Missouri, man was seriously injured after being ejected from an ATV during a crash at about 3:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in Clinton County. David W. Blackman, 70, of Lathrop, was traveling west in a field on Northeast Gall Road, three miles southeast of Turney, Missouri, when he attempted to make

By NewsPress Now Local authorities arrested a 51-year-old St. Joseph man on Friday on a felony warrant for statutory sodomy. Timothy Edward Brown, 51, was detained by St. Joseph Police shortly after 3 p.m. on one charge of statutory sodomy/attempted statutory sodomy of a person less than 14 years old. Brown is currently being held

By Jenna Wilson A new Missouri Senate bill looks to allow courts to grant lifetime protection orders for victims of dangerous crimes. SB 869 is sponsored by Sen. Mike Moon of Ash Grove, Missouri. “If the bill were to pass, it would give the survivor a chance to request for a lifetime order of protection

By Jenna Wilson The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office is rolling out new security equipment purchased with federal funds. Law enforcement officers have started testing out their new body cameras in an effort to upgrade the department’s security measures. “We have all the equipment here and a couple that have already been rolled out in trial

By NewsPress Now A two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning partially blocked the intersection at Edmond and South 12th streets Downtown. The initial call came in around 6 a.m., according to officers from the St. Joseph Police Department on the scene. A white Honda heading south on South 12th Street ran a stop sign at the intersection,

By Jenna Wilson January is Stalking Awareness Month, and though it affects millions in the U.S., it’s a crime that can often be overlooked.  The U.S. Department of Justice describes stalking as engaging in conduct that causes a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of others. Signs of stalking

By NewsPress Now One woman and one juvenile were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday around 4:45 p.m. in Daviess County, one mile south of Pattonsburg, Missouri. Kristina A. Sandborg, 38, of Pattonsburg, was traveling south on U.S. Highway 69 and turning onto Forest Avenue when she was hit head-on by a northbound vehicle, driven

By NewsPress Now A 23-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday around 7:35 p.m. in Clinton County. Trenton A. McElvain, 23, of Cameron, Missouri, was northbound on Interstate 35, one mile south of Lathrop, Missouri, when he traveled off the road, struck the emergency crossover and became airborne. The front of the 2009

By Jazmine Knight While it’s tempting to keep empty cars running to combat freezing temperatures, police are warning residents that comfort isn’t worth the risk it brings. From December until now, the St. Joseph Police Department has taken reports of about 30 auto thefts in the city. One of the main drivers of the uptick

By Jenna Wilson While temperatures are beginning to warm up slightly after the recent snow and cold snap, bouts of freezing rain have made morning commutes slick and dangerous this week. According to Sgt. Shane Hux with the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H, they’ve noticed an increase in service calls throughout January as the

By NewsPress Now A 28-year-old man was arrested after fleeing from a shots fired incident and locking himself in a house around North 13th Street and Grand Avenue on Tuesday evening. Capt. Jeff Wilson of the St. Joseph Police Department said the situation started with a shots fired call in the area of 6200 Carnegie.

By Jenna Wilson A water main break at Brittany Village Apartments has left hundreds of residents without water, some for over a week. St. Joseph’s Community Action Partnership was contacted by management at Brittany Village last week, stating that 13 of their 28 buildings had water main breaks, severe flooding and tenants were without water

By Jenna Wilson A water main break at Brittany Village Apartments has left hundreds of residents without water, some for over a week. St. Joseph’s Community Action Partnership was contacted by management at Brittany Village last week, stating that 13 of their 28 buildings had water main breaks, severe flooding and tenants were without water

By Jenna Wilson Snow is still covering areas across St. Joseph, and the United States Postal Service is asking residents to help keep its workers safe. If snow or ice is not cleared around the mailbox, it can create challenges for carriers trying to deliver mail. “The road crews are doing a great job banking

By NewsPress Now Citizens are being warned about a scam that threatens them with arrest by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Bill Puett said callers are using the names of Capt. Mike Hess and Deputy Matt Hufford and saying the victim will be arrested for a failure to appear or contempt of court warrant

By NewsPress Now A woman was injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning. St. Joseph police confirmed the 44-year-old woman suffered a non-life-threatening wound to the shoulder. The shooting happened at about 12:20 a.m. in the 1500 block of South 22nd St., Capt. Jeff Wilson said. The investigation is active and police officers are pursuing

By Jenna Wilson St. Joseph’s Bartlett Center planned to bear Tuesday’s cold weather and remain open to the public, but an overnight robbery forced the center to close for the day as staff members dealt with the aftermath. Employees walked in Tuesday morning to find a window had been broken, and the youth facility was

By Jazmine Knight Tax season has always brought a blend of emotions, with some excited about the prospect of a big refund and others looking at a hefty payment. Now scams are adding another element to the mix. Tax scams are becoming more prevalent and come via phone calls, texts, emails and more. While scammers

By Riley Funk Evergy crews have been working swiftly against the extreme cold to tackle outages and ensure power stays on for St. Joseph residents. There have been a total of 35 different outages in the Northwest Missouri area since temperatures took a sharp drop over the weekend. “Most of them were fairly small numbers

By Riley Funk Evergy crews have been working swiftly against the extreme cold to tackle outages and ensure power stays on for St. Joseph residents. There have been a total of 35 different outages in the Northwest Missouri area since temperatures took a sharp drop over the weekend. “Most of them were fairly small numbers

By Marcus Clem The nonviolent taking of valuable property requires cooperative witnesses, hard work by law enforcement and a little bit of luck to resolve. Such efforts seem to be paying off, based on 2023 data. The Council on Criminal Justice, an Atlanta research firm, found residential burglary in select cities across the country fell