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By Ashley Luthans St. Joseph Museums hosted a book launch and signing with the authors on Tuesday. “St. Joseph State Hospital — 150 Years” dives into the history of the hospital in St. Joseph from 1874 to now. Authors of the book, Scott Clark and Michelle “Shelly” Haynes, were present at the museum location at

By Kyle Schmidt St. Joseph will be the backdrop of a new comedy movie, which began filming this week. The movie, titled “25 Miles to Normal,” was written and directed by Josh Brandon. It was described as a family/comedy by Christian Mengel, director of communications at the Convention and Visitors Bureau “So far I only

By Chris Fortune Public officials are declining to comment as an investigation into the death of Savannah K-9 officer Horus continues. The K-9 died Thursday after completing an overnight shift in Savannah, according to a press release from the Savannah Police Department. Media outlets have reported that K-9 Horus died after being left in a

By Cameron Montemayor A popular St. Joseph fishing and walking destination on the Northwest Parkway could receive a new amenity following approval from city council to move forward. At Monday’s meeting, council members authorized the filing of a $100,000 grant with the Missouri Department of Conservation for the purchase and installation of a new educational/recreational

By Ashley Luthans The Savannah Police Department declined to offer a statement Monday after it was announced this weekend that K-9 officer Horus had died. Neither the police nor Andrew County prosecutor Monica Morrey would comment on the circumstances surrounding Horus’ death. Savannah Police Chief David Vincent said no other details will be released until

By Kyle Schmidt A Missouri woman who has been in jail for more than 40 years for a St. Joseph murder could be free in less than a month, depending on the Buchanan County prosecuting attorney’s next steps. Livingston County Presiding Judge Ryan Horsman overturned a ruling in the 1980 murder case that originally found

By Charles Christian The Missouri Department of Transportation can provide child safety seats free of charge upon referral from local nonprofit agencies. Through a federal grant, MoDOT will provide suitable and safe car seats that meet the safety standards for the height and weight of the child when needed. Agencies like Community Action Partnership, Catholic

By Kyle Schmidt The adventure began at Camp Courage on Thursday as campers filed in for a weekend full of fun activities. Camp Courage is a summer camp for adults with special needs. Co-director of Camp Courage, Britton Fields, talked about the activities going on throughout the weekend. “We come every year just to have

By Cameron Montemayor Long-range transportation improvement plans for St. Joseph and surrounding areas received the green light Thursday at City Hall. A committee meeting of the St. Joseph Area Transportation Study Organization saw officials unanimously approve the newest Transportation Improvement Plan, a priority list of projects to be carried out over the next four years.

By Ashley Luthans The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art began its first summer camp session this week. The summer camp is designed for children ages 6-12 and helps them to create, explore and appreciate art. Belinda Burgiss-Hall is an art teacher at the camp, and she explained that she loves helping the children get more into