
Missouri House releases special session schedule
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Missouri House of Representatives has announced the schedule for its special session next week in Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Missouri House of Representatives has announced the schedule for its special session next week in Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — After launching its ‘Spay It Forward’ program, the St. Joseph Friends of the Animal Shelter is seeking survey participation to help determine community need.
Continue ReadingTracking spotty showers tonight: showers and thunderstorms tomorrow
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — New legislation headed for the governor’s desk would provide free tuition in Missouri for a wide-range of public safety personnel if approved, a new tool designed to address staffing shortages and boost recruitment. Senate Bill 71, sponsored by Sen. David Gregory, R-St. Louis, would provide college tuition awards for
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Friends of the Animal Shelter of St. Joseph and the animal shelter announced an adoption special set for Saturday, June 7.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Missouri Senate passed three bills overnight for disaster aid, economic development and stadium funding projects.Â
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Fire Department is still investigating the cause of a structure fire that engulfed one mobile home at a trailer park near South 36th Street and Pickett Road Friday morning. No injuries were reported in the fire according to Battalion Chief Mike Wacker. The fire occurred at
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph residents may have noticed procedure changes when licensing their pets as the city recently moved to a new online program.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the results of its 2025 school bus inspections. Most the school districts received high ratings.
Continue ReadingTracking spotty showers and mild temperatures late week
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One local Downtown bar has announced “one last toast” as it prepares to close its doors.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — News-Press NOW Anchor and Multimedia Journalist, Kirsten Stokes, will be competing in the Miss Kansas competition on Saturday, June 7.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Local tennis players will need to seek a new playing spot for the next month while the Noyes Tennis Courts undergo a large resurfacing and light replacement project.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A recent study conducted by InGame found the Kansas City Chiefs rank second in the risk of fans purchasing counterfeit merchandise.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Remington Nature Center is holding a training session for owners of stormwater control facilities.
Continue ReadingTracking mild and dry conditions Wednesday and early Thursday, before rain chances return Thursday afternoon and Friday.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A former ROTC instructor who was fired in 2024 has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the St. Joseph School District.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) —Â One of the longest-tenured officials at City Hall is no longer in the fold after more than 25 years on the job.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Buchanan County EMS paramedic program is helping trainees succeed while also easing emergency service staffing shortages.Â
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Painting crews are making headway on a long-awaited exterior makeover for St. Joseph’s premiere Downtown indoor venue, the first in its 45-year history.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Adventurous Missouri residents who are interested in trying fishing without having to shell out money for a permit are in luck this weekend.
Continue ReadingTracking dry and mild conditions today: late-week showers
Continue ReadingTracking heavy t-storms Tuesday afternoon and evening posing a flood risk locally and severe threat across the KC metro.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — After decades-long discussions, a project to relocate the St. Joseph Animal Shelter is set to begin this month.
Continue ReadingThis morning, the first round of showers has begun, remaining on the lighter side. Any thunderstorms that do develop will have a low risk of becoming severe, as they will remain garden variety. Later this afternoon, however, the threat for severe thunderstorms will increase. A few storms may be severe, with damaging winds, hail, and
Continue ReadingA hot and sunny Monday afternoon and evening will give way to t-storm chances by the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday morning. Rounds of thunderstorm activity are expected to track across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas through the day Tuesday. A few storms may be severe with damaging winds, hail, and heavy rain being the primary
Continue ReadingThe Kansas Bureau of Investigation stated that, in conjunction with the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office and the Hays Police Department, a Blue Alert has been canceled and Thomas E. Tolbert has been apprehended and booked in Ellis, Kansas, at 4:50 a.m.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Cook Road and St. Joseph Avenue Monday morning, involving a cement truck and a silver SUV.
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One of the largest improvement projects in the history of Krug Park officially kicked off today, the start of a long-awaited renaissance for the jewel of north St. Joseph.
Continue ReadingTracking mostly dry conditions today: multiple rounds of strong to severe storms tomorrow
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