HOLT COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The prairies of Northwest Missouri were fluttering with activity as community scientists and residents gathered this past weekend to offer a helping hand with migrating monarch butterfly research efforts.
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People Not Politicians, a non-partisan organization, filed a referendum on Friday, aimed at giving voters the chance to approve or deny Gov. Mike Kehoe’s “Missouri First” map. This is the third challenge to the governor’s map.
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Missouri Republican senators passed a new congressional map and reformed the way citizens can get constitutional issues on ballots, over Democrats’ objections, during a special session in the Capitol on Friday.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Six of the eight sitting city councilmembers in St. Joseph have now signaled plans to seek reelection in 2026.
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Marriage applications Logan Lee Gideon, 30, and Sherry Beth Lawter, 35, both of St. Joseph. Clarence Darren Jones, 57, and Mary Janeane Pine, 52, both of Agency, Missouri. Carson Paul Tallman, 25, and Paige Elizabeth Tucker, 23, both of St. Joseph. Jacob Preston Rosas, 28, and Kali Ann Odom, 24, both of St. Joseph. Trevor
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Deeds of trust reported from Sept. 4 to Sept. 10 Leupold Farms LLC to First Security Bank, Leupold Farms Final Plat LT 1 $400,000. Thomas Hall, Belinda Burgiss to Nodaway Valley Bank, Highleys Add LTS 16 17 Blk 20 $87,375. Ivan Bowen to Rocket Mortgage LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., 27 55 37 PT
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A $420,500 project featuring a new Westnet alerting system, implemented to speed up the dispatching of emergency calls, is now in use, according to a City of St. Joseph press release.
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Jazsmin Halliburton (Editor’s note, 9/10: The story corrects the day of the week that the state senate will begin taking up legislation in the special session.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Democrats will hold a rally and press conference on Wednesday in response to state Republicans taking one step closer to officially redrawing Missouri’s
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Three sitting City Councilmembers and one newcomer are planning to throw their hats into the ring for next year’s municipal election.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph’s incumbent mayor has officially announced he will seek four more years in office come next year.
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The Missouri House has sent the Senate a new congressional map that could eliminate a safe Democratic seat.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The City of St. Joseph Parks, Recreation and Civic Facilities said progress is being made at the Corby’s Grove pickleball courts.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Multiple sources and documents obtained via public records requests indicate the city suffered a significant cyberattack in early June, an incident that crippled some services for an extended period of time and reportedly included an undisclosed ransomware demand.
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The first meeting of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s special session starts Thursday at noon with the special redistricting committee.
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B&B RUNWAY CAFE 100 NW Rosecrans Rd. No violations. BENTON CLUB 402 N. 7th St. No violations. BILLS PUB LLC 6210 King Hill Ave. No violations. CHURCHS CHICKEN 502 S. Belt Highway Noncritical: Dirty walls/floors/ceiling. Damaged floor/floor tiles/holes in walls/missing ceiling tiles (repeated violation). Refrigeration equipment must maintain the required temperature (repeated violation). Torn or broken door seals or
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Marine Corps veteran and retired St. Joseph police detective Paul Gatewood has announced his candidacy for the District 10 seat in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Continue Reading Deeds of trust reported from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3 Noah Green, Claire Green to HNB National Bank, Gladstone Heights PT LTS 21 22 Blk 7 $76,000. Noah Green, Claire Green to HNB National Bank, 16 57 35 PT SW Quarter $72,000. Noah Green, Claire Green to HNB National Bank, Hillcrest Add PT LT 6 $107,000.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City councilmembers will not convene for the next regularly scheduled meeting this September due to a statewide conference in St. Charles, Missouri.
Continue Reading Marriage applications Tristen Lane Campbell, 29, and Zoe Morgan Schademan, 28, both of St. Joseph. Ryan Joseph Noll, 22, Cummings, Kansas, and Aubrey Sue Elizabeth Grippin, 21, Atchison, Kansas. Taylor Spencer Osteen, 35, and Bethany Rae Beckett, 36, both of Agency, Missouri. Dylan William Martin, 28, and Margaret Mae Levins, 25, both of St. Joseph.
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The Missouri NAACP is suing Gov. Mike Kehoe to stop a special session on congressional redistricting, arguing that the move is unconstitutional and racially motivated.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has requested access to voting equipment used in the 2020 election in two Missouri counties in what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to more closely monitor election processes around the country.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The City of St. Joseph’s Clean Sweep program is back after a cancellation last April, starting this first week of October.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City councilmembers signaled their support for a new aviation service provider at Rosecrans Memorial Airport after initial plans with one Midwest operator were suddenly canceled amid concerns.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph residents will see large-scale renovations to its premiere indoor ice arena as well as the demolition of a longtime pool following approval by city leaders.
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While some view Labor Day as an extra day off, local businesses and labor unions recognize the day as a reminder of working citizens.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City leaders are eyeing the next generation of technology to help grade and improve the condition of St. Joseph’s streets and roadways.
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Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he will call a special session on redistricting and initiative petition reform.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City officials are preparing revised regulations that would loosen restrictions for keeping chickens and fowl on private property.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Elections for mayor, city council and judge will be held at the beginning of 2026.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990 with the intent to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
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