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SJPD conducts focused traffic enforcement operation

Local high school band to perform at National Night Out in St. Joseph

St. Joseph Police respond to recent Walmart gun incidents

Improvements continue at U.S. Route 59 and Alabama Street intersection in South St. Joseph to ease traffic flow

St. Joseph Police Department hires new civilian officers to boost parking enforcement

Crime

Savannah man charged after fatal hit-and-run in St. Joseph

SJPD gives summer safety tips as the crime rate spikes up

The Missouri Highway Patrol reported 8 fatalities over the Fourth of July weekend.

MSHP reports street takeovers and sideshows becoming more frequent in Missouri

Man allegedly threatened to shoot up William Jewell because the college ‘ruined his life’

Courts

Savannah man charged after fatal hit-and-run in St. Joseph

Registered sex offender will serve life in prison for Platte County crimes

St. Joseph mother charged in fatal DWI crash with child passenger

Motorcycle club member pleads guilty for involvement in armed assault

Fire/EMS

SJPD responds to shooting incident at South Belt Walmart

One dead, one rescued in Cameron fire on Sunday

SJFD warns of common fire dangers during summer months

New Buchanan County EMS facility opens in Downtown St. Joseph

Roadwork

Improvements continue at U.S. Route 59 and Alabama Street intersection in South St. Joseph to ease traffic flow

Construction pushed back for concrete patching project on I-229 ramp

I-229 double decker replacement project to begin in spring 2028

Interstate 229 resurfacing project delayed to July 21

Accidents

SJPD and EMS respond to vehicle crash Wednesday

Savannah man seriously injured in Andrew County crash

Two injured in Country Club crash

One seriously injured in Caldwell County crash

Crime Records

Arrests for June 13

Arrests for June 6

Arrests for May 30

Arrests for May 23