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Temps in low 80s and dry conditions through the week
Much quieter conditions and cooler temperatures are expected through the rest of the week. Rain chances will hold off until at least Saturday morning, and even then will be very isolated. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Light south wind.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
KBI identifies St. Joseph man who died following highway chase
(News release) PAWNEE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) identified 30-year-old Jason Dale Smith of St. Joseph, Missouri as the man killed following a highway chase involving the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Edwards County Sheriff’s Office, which ended Thursday, Aug. 17 east of Garfield, Kansas.
Preliminary information suggests that Smith died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. No shots were fired by law enforcement officers during the incident.
Infant death under investigation by SJPD
The St. Joseph Police Department is investigating the death of an infant.
According to Capt. Jeff Wilson, police are investigating the death of an infant related to a missing person alert issued Monday morning.
Around 8:56 a.m. Monday police issued an alert searching for missing Doris Koon and an infant child. Around 10:37 a.m. officers canceled the alert.
Wilson said little information into the case is being released at this point.
Two charged after shots fired at SJPD Sunday near downtown
Two St. Joseph men are facing felonies after shots were allegedly fired at authorities Sunday during a police pursuit near downtown.
Dakota Sears, 25 is charged with a class-A felony of assault and Preston Funk, 26 is charged with a class-E felony of resisting arrest. Commander Eric Protzman with the St. Joseph Police Department said the charges are in connection with a police incident that took place around 1 p.m. Sunday when officers responded to the 900 block of Corby. Both men are being held without bond.
As we previously reported, when officers responded, Capt. Jeff Wilson said three suspects ran and fled into a vehicle and left the area. Officers pursued and around the area of 13th and Ridenbaugh Wilson said at least one of the three suspects opened fire on officers shooting at least four times in one location and possibly more times in another area. No one was hit.
In the area of 13th and Faraon Streets, Wilson said the suspect vehicle hit a curb and the three St. Joseph men ran from the vehicle and were taken into police custody. Wilson said, police also recovered a controlled substance believed to be methamphetamine.
A third person was arrested but as of Monday no charges have been filed.
Visitors from across the country in St. Joseph to view eclipse
Traffic started out fairly normal for a Monday morning on the day of the total solar eclipse and has been slowly picking up as the morning continues. As of 10:30 a.m. Monday, the Remington Nature Center was full, traffic was backing up on 229 and the East Hills Mall parking lot is filling up with eclipse viewers hoping for clear skies.
Barry Birr with 680 KFEQ is broadcasting live through the eclipse from Rosecrans Memorial Airport with Michael Bakich, senior editor of Astronomy magazine.
Charlie from Eagan, Minnesota, and Gary from River Falls, Wisconsin, made the drive to St. Joseph for the eclipse. Gary said he’s 64-years-old and has had an interest in astronomy his whole life. He’s been planning to see the eclipse for five years and brought cameras with him to capture the celestial event.
“I’m going to use two cameras today. One is going to be for wide shots and the other one’s going to be for very very narrow shots,” Gary said. “I have the times of the eclipse, when it starts, when it ends, all that stuff. Of course I’ll take a picture of the sun before to get any sun spots and take a picture of the after just to complete a collage. I’m going take pictures and put them together so that they’re the sequence of events.”
Listen to the full interview below and for more on the eclipse in St. Joseph click here.
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Water main break affecting traffic on Lake Avenue
A water main break is affecting traffic on Lake Avenue Monday morning.
According to Mary Robertson with the City of St. Joseph, the break is on Lake Avenue near Sonic.
We’ll update this post as we find out more information.
‘Officer-Involved’ shooting reported in Chillicothe
(Update) – The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has requested assistance investigating an ‘officer-involved’ shooting incident that took place Friday in Chillicothe.
According to Sheriff Steve Cox, the incident involved a Chillicothe Police Department officer in Chillicothe on Friday evening. Cox said he has requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control investigate the incident.
“We also asked Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren to give the same consideration and request,” Cox said.
According to the Chillicothe Police Department, Friday around 6:22 p.m. officers tried to serve a warrant in the 1100 block of Broadway St. Shots were reportedly fired during the attempted arrest. Police said a standoff ensued and the person was eventually arrested.
Sheriff Cox said no one was seriously injured. He said at this point in time no additional public information is available.
Partly sunny skies with temps near 90
The solar eclipse forecast is starting to look more pessimistic on the ability to view the eclipse today for most of the area compared to what we were thinking the last couple days. The high clouds are still going to be moving over the area, but a complex of storms in Iowa has started to push south into Missouri overnight which will add more clouds and possibly rain and thunderstorms. The better viewing chances are starting to look more to the east of KC and out towards central Missouri as the thunderstorms may have less of an effect on the cloud coverage. There will also be the formation of thunderstorms over the eclipse viewing path, mainly north of the Missouri River, that could have the potential for severe weather. The main threats would be large hail and damaging winds. The timing for this to develop looks to be between 4-6 p.m. with a line of storms forming up near sunset. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 95. South southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7 a.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
One dead after apparent shooting at midtown residence
One man is dead after an apparent shooting Sunday night.
According to the St. Joseph Police Department, dispatch received a call at 8:40 p.m. Sunday referencing a shooting at a residence in the 2600 block of Mary Street. Officers arrived to find a man with an apparent gunshot wound was deceased in the house.
No one is in custody at this time and the incident is under investigation.