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Kehoe to deliver State of the State Address

January 13, 2026 9:31 am NPG Content Share

Governor Mike Kehoe is set to deliver his 2026 State of the State address Tuesday afternoon inside the State Capitol.

New Missouri bill looks to prohibit credit scores from determining car insurance costs

January 12, 2026 4:17 pm Cameron Montemayor

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Millions of Missourians could see changes in monthly car insurance payments pending the outcome of new legislation introduced this session.

St. Joseph United Way invites community to attend annual meeting in February

January 12, 2026 5:13 pm Patrick Holleron

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — United Way of Greater St. Joseph’s annual luncheon meeting is just around the corner.

‘Special opportunity:’ St. Joseph businesses pitch plans to market city as anticipation builds for World Cup

January 12, 2026 4:16 pm Patrick Holleron

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The 2026 FIFA World Cup in June is drawing closer and local businesses in St. Joseph are continuing to brainstorm ideas to market the town on a global scale.

Local businesses prepare for World Cup tourism with marketing workshop

January 12, 2026 4:10 pm TaMya Bracy

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Local businesses joined together Monday to discuss marketing for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Kansas City.

SJSd Board of Education discusses reorganization, early childhood changes

January 12, 2026 3:11 pm Prajukta Ghosh

ST. JOSEPH, Mo (KQTV)– The St. Joseph School Board of Education is set to discuss the district’s reorganization plan and changes coming to its early childhood education programs at Monday’s meeting.

Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them

January 12, 2026 1:51 pm Associated Press

(AP) — Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them.

MoDOT picks contractor to replace Gene Field Road bridge in St. Joseph

January 12, 2026 12:42 pm Cameron Montemayor

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A Kansas City-based contractor has been selected to replace the Gene Field Road Bridge as project crews now prepare to kickoff construction as early as next week.

Proposed Missouri bill would require ICE agents to identify themselves if passed

January 12, 2026 11:16 am NPG Content Share

A Missouri bill could force Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the state to identify themselves, if passed. The bill’s introduction follows a deadly shooting in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent and a civilian.

Poll: More Americans identify as political independents, new data shows

January 12, 2026 11:21 am Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling.

DESE submits expense breakdown to federal government amid child care payment delays

January 12, 2026 11:06 am NPG Content Share

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and its Office of Childhood are working with federal officials as more than half of the state’s child care providers continue to wait for overdue payments.

Trial over Missouri abortion access gets underway

January 12, 2026 11:04 am NPG Content Share

Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Great Rivers is returning to the courthouse against the state Monday to reinstate abortion in Missouri.

MSHP driver exam stations to close for MLK Day

January 12, 2026 10:56 am Leah Rainwater

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol said driver examination stations across the state will be closed in observance of a holiday.

Missouri bill eyes tuition help for dependents of servicemembers killed in active duty

January 11, 2026 6:10 pm Cameron Montemayor

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A central Missouri senator is proposing legislation this session to support children, stepchildren and spouses of disabled veterans and servicemembers killed in active duty through a new college tuition assistance program.

Downtown St. Joseph celebrates small businesses with first ‘Second Saturday’ of 2026

January 11, 2026 12:39 pm Carter Ostermiller

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — A monthly celebration in Downtown St. Joseph is helping small businesses kick off their 2026.

U.S. will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says

January 10, 2026 6:54 am CNN Newsource

(CNN) — President Donald Trump continued his threats towards Greenland on Friday, as he insisted that if the United States did not act Russia or China could occupy it in the future.

U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush

January 10, 2026 3:49 pm Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.

MidCity Excellence awarded $50,000 donation to expand ‘Kidz Biz,’ a youth workforce development program

January 9, 2026 8:24 pm Patrick Holleron

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local Midtown youth academy will take its new workforce readiness program to the next level with the help of a donation from Buchanan County on Friday.

Some flu measures decline, but it’s not clear this severe season has peaked

January 9, 2026 5:59 pm Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked.

Police search for suspect involved in Friday shooting on Locust Street, victim suffers non-life threatening wounds

January 9, 2026 4:03 pm News-Press NOW

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — One man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot at the 1000 block of Locust Street just before 3 p.m. Friday.

Mosaic Life Care Foundation and emPowerU announce afterschool enrichment programs

January 9, 2026 4:27 pm Patrick Holleron

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Additional learning experiences are coming for St. Joseph youth in the near future as part of a six-part program designed to spark an interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

Officials provide construction update on TownePlace Suites Hotel

January 9, 2026 4:12 pm Carter Ostermiller

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Construction is in its early stages on the new Marriott TownePlace Suites Hotel on 1401 N. Woodbine Road. According to City of St. Joseph Plans Review Coordinator Dale Reuter, the four-story, 129-room hotel, proposed in June of 2024, has a market value of $10 million, plus. Construction officially began sometime in

Northwest Missouri State University mourns the loss of a student

January 9, 2026 4:29 pm Prajukta Ghosh

MARYVILLE, Mo. (KQTV)– Northwest Missouri State University is mourning the loss of one of its students.

Chamber to hold Annual Banquet to celebrate accomplishments

January 9, 2026 1:28 pm Leah Rainwater

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce will hold its 106th Annual Banquet Saturday, which serves as an annual meeting for Chamber members.

Freightliner blocks I-29 Friday morning

January 9, 2026 1:07 pm Carter Ostermiller

ANDREW COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — Two passengers are unharmed in a Friday morning semi-truck crash on Interstate 29 in Andrew County.

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

Woman dead in Bates County crash

January 9, 2026 12:26 pm Leah Rainwater

BATES COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — A Montrose, Missouri, woman is dead after traveling off Missouri Highway H in Bates County Thursday morning.

House approves ACA subsidies extension; Alford explains ‘no’ vote

January 9, 2026 11:58 am NPG Content Share

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension of expired Affordable Care Act subsidies Thursday — the same subsidies that led to the longest-ever government shutdown last year.

Flu cases surge to very ‘high levels’ in Missouri

January 9, 2026 11:23 am TaMya Bracy

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Flu is rising rapidly in the U.S, with cases reaching “very high” levels in Missouri, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Persisterhood sponsors ‘ICE out for Good’ protest in St. Joseph this Sunday on Belt Highway

January 9, 2026 10:18 am Cameron Montemayor

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A peaceful protest and rally titled “ICE out for Good” has been in announced in St. Joseph this Sunday on the Belt Highway following a deadly shooting in Minneapolis this week.

Pony Express Museum marks 28 years of ‘Tuesday Night Talks’ series

January 9, 2026 10:43 am Prajukta Ghosh

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)– The Pony Express Museum will begin its Tuesday Night Talks series on Jan. 13 as part of efforts to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.