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Man charged with making false bomb report in Livingston County

Posted on July 24, 2017July 24, 2017

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been charged after allegedly falsely reporting that two improvised explosive devices with trip wires detonated near him while driving a work truck.

James Robert Forbis, 53 of Chillicothe has been charged with a felony of making a false bomb report.

As we previously reported, in May the Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Fire Marshall’s Office began investigating the report on a portion of Liv 510 in the northwest part of the county. Sheriff Steve Cox said the Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad was summoned to the scene by the Fire Marshall’s Office to assist with the investigation. Sheriff Cox said at the time the incident was reported, due to respecting the need of public safety the matter was initially shared in an attempt to raise awareness and gain any leads.

“The bomb squad investigation has concluded there were no explosives or explosive devices present,” Cox said. “July 20 the Missouri Fire Marshall’s Office again interviewed the reporting person and ultimately arrested James Robert Forbis, 53, Chillicothe for alleged Making A False Bomb Report.”

Forbis is being held in the Daviess/Dekalb County Regional Jail on $2,500 cash bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 2.

Police continue to probe Sunday Faraon St. shooting

Posted on July 24, 2017

The St. Joseph Police Department is continuing to investigate a shooting that injured a man early Sunday on Faraon St.

Capt. Jeff Wilson said officers responded around 2:30 a.m. Sunday to the 2700 block of Faraon St. They found a shell casing in the ally behind 2701 Faraon and noticed that a Silver Ford passenger vehicle had been hit several times.

“Upon further investigation officer located a bullet hole in the back of the home at 2701 Faraon,” Wilson said. “That residence was believed to be vacant.”

Around the other side of the building, officers found multiple shell casings in front of the residence located at 2703 Faraon and bullet holes in the front door. Wilson said lights were on at the time, however, officers could not get anyone to answer the door. After checking the home they did not find anyone inside. Wilson said detectives executed a search warrant on the property and seized firearms and drug paraphernalia.

Later in the morning, officers were called out to Mosaic Life Care when a 20-year-old St. Joseph man came into the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Wilson said the man stated he was walking in the area of Faraon when he was hit by a bullet. He was transported by private vehicle to the hospital.

As of 12 p.m. Monday police did not have anyone in custody in connection with the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

Police identify Brittany Village shooting victims

Posted on July 24, 2017July 24, 2017

The St. Joseph Police Department has released the identities of the three victims who were shot last week at Brittany Village Apartments.

As we previously reported, one person died and two others were hospitalized with serious injuries Thursday after a shooting at the apartment complex located at 1605 N. 36th St.

Capt. Jeff Wilson said Kias Bernard, 42 is the individual who died after the shooting incident. The other two victims were identified as Jass Walter, 31 and Fasios Bernard, 37. Wilson said Walter has been treated and released. Wilson said Fasios Bernard may or may not still be hospitalized. The men were from Micronesia. The relationship between the victims was unknown, however, Wilson said it is believed they were all residents at Brittany Village.

As of Monday afternoon no one was in custody in connection with the shooting. The case is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

Chillicothe fugitive reportedly located in Raytown

Posted on July 24, 2017July 25, 2017

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said that a more than three-month-long fugitive investigation that began after a man jumped off of the Grand River Bridge in an escape attempt is now over.

According to a news release on Monday, the sheriff’s office was notified that Brian Vincent Bowman, 42 of Chillicothe was arrested by police in Raytown, Mo.

As we previously reported, the sheriff’s office said Bowman is the man who allegedly fled from a Livingston County deputy on April 29 and jumped off the 36 river bridge into the Grand River. Bowman is wanted on Livingston County warrant for alleged probation violation on an original class D felony resisting arrest/detention/stop creating substantial risk of serious injury/death to anyone. Bond was denied by the court.

Sheriff Steve Cox said currently it’s unknown if additional charges will be filed by Raytown authorities.

“Otherwise, Mr. Bowman will be extradited at the first opportunity,” Cox said. “Potential additional charges in Livingston County are pending.”

Sunny with temps in the 80s

Posted on July 24, 2017

Slightly cooler temperatures will prevail today with most areas seeing highs in the 80s for the first time in ten days. Temperatures will rise back into the 90s Tuesday and Wednesday before another round of storms moves through Wednesday night. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 68. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Planned road work for northwest Missouri, July 24 – 30

Posted on July 23, 2017July 21, 2017

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of July 24 – 30 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change.

MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing weather conditions.

Andrew County

Business Loop 29 (Belt Highway) – From U.S. Route 59 to U.S. Route 169 (Rochester Road, Buchanan County) for a resurfacing project, July 24 – 30. Work will be done between the hours of 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly.

Atchison County

Route B – Pothole patching, July 24 – 26
Route J – At the Tarkio Creek Bridge for maintenance, July 24 – 27. A temporary traffic signal has been installed to direct traffic through the work zone.
Route F – Pothole patching, July 27

Buchanan County

Route 6 – From Interstate 29 to Woodbine Road for a sidewalk improvement and resurfacing project, July 24 – 30
Route 371 – From Route CC to Route 752 for pavement repair, July 24 – 28. One lane will remain closed overnight. A temporary traffic signal has been installed to direct traffic through the work zone.
Business Loop 29 (Belt Highway) – From U.S. Route 59 (Andrew County) to U.S. Route 169 (Rochester Road) for a resurfacing project, July 24 – 30. Work will be done between the hours of 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly.
U.S. Route 36 – One mile east of Route AC for a bridge project, July 24 – 29
Route MM – CLOSED from Tillery Road to Route DD for a culvert replacement, July 27, 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Caldwell County

Route T – Pothole patching, July 24
U.S. Route 36 – Westbound from Route B to Route 13 for pavement repair, July 24 – 27
Route U – Pothole patching, July 25 – 26
Route D – From U.S. Route 36 to Route HH for pothole patching, July 27 – 28

Chariton County

Route FF – Pavement repair, July 24 – 25

Daviess County

U.S. Route 69 – From U.S. Route 136 (Harrison County) to Route 6 for shoulder work, July 24 – 28
Route UU – Drainage work, July 24 – 28
Route MM – CLOSED for sealing, July 25, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route N – CLOSED for sealing, July 26, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

DeKalb County

Route H – CLOSED from Route E to Crabill Road for a resurfacing project, July 24 and July 27, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gentry County

U.S. Route 169 – From the city limits of Stanberry to Route 31 for a resurfacing project, July 24 – 28

Grundy County

Route WW – From Route 6 to Route W for pothole patching, July 24 – 28

Harrison County

U.S. Route 69 – From U.S. Route 136 to Route 6 (Daviess County) for shoulder work, July 24 – 28
Route P – At the White Oak Creek Bridge for maintenance, July 24 – 28
Route 46 – Just east of the city limits of Hatfield for drainage work, July 26 – 27

Holt County

Route 111 – From the city limits of Forest City to the city limits of Oregon for drainage work, July 24 – 28
I-29 – At the Davis Creek Bridge for a bridge replacement project. July 24 – 28. I-29 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction, near Exit 84.

Linn County

U.S. Route 36 – Westbound from Route FF to Route 5 for bridge deck repair, July 24
Route 130 – From U.S. Route 36 to Route YY for pothole patching, July 24
U.S. Route 36 – Westbound from Route 130 to Danube Drive for bridge deck repair, July 25
Route E – From Route 139 to Route 11 for pothole patching, July 25
Route E – From Route 11 to Route 5 for pothole patching, July 26
U.S. Route 36 – Eastbound from Danube Drive to Route 130 for bridge deck repair, July 26 – 27
Route EE – From U.S. Route 36 to the end of state maintenance for pothole patching, July 28

Livingston County

Routes A, N, O and CC – Pothole patching, July 24 – 27

Mercer County

U.S. Route 136 – Pothole patching, July 24 – 28

Nodaway County

Route J – From Route M to U.S. Route 136 for pothole patching, July 24
Route E – From U.S. Route 136 to Route 246 for pothole patching, July 25
Route NN – From Route E to the Platte River Bridge for pothole patching, July 26
Route EE – From U.S. Route 136 to Route NN for pothole patching, July 27

Putnam County

Routes E, EE and KK – Pothole patching, July 24 – 28

Sullivan County

Route 5 – From Route MM to the city limits of Browning for slide repair, July 24 – 29
Route 6 – From the city limits of Milan to the city limits of Green City for slide repair, July 24 – 29

Worth County

Route 246 – CLOSED at the Platte River Bridge for a bridge replacement project. The bridge will be closed through September.
Route J – Drainage work, July 24 – 25

Staffers assaulted during Tecumseh prison incident

Posted on July 23, 2017July 23, 2017

Two staff members at a southeastern Nebraska prison were assaulted Sunday. One of the staffers at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution received injuries described as serious but not life threatening and required medical treatment.

The facility is secure and all staff are safe and accounted for according to an announcement by corrections officials.

During the incident Sunday morning, inmates in one housing unit gallery refused to return to their cells, but officials said they later did so without the need for force. The Nebraska Dept. of Correctional Services did not release the names of the two guards were assaulted.

Riots at the prison have claimed four lives in just over two years.

Officials at TSCI initially cancelled all visits for the day, but normal visiting schedules resumed by Sunday afternoon, except in Housing Unit 2a.

Transportation Task Force to meet Wednesday in Kansas City

Posted on July 23, 2017July 21, 2017

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The second meeting of the “21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force” takes place in Kansas City next week.

The task force was created during this year’s legislative session with the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 47 sponsored by Rep. Kevin Corlew (R-Kansas City).

It was created to evaluate the current condition of the state’s transportation system and funding levels and to make recommendations.

Corlew is the task force chair and Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) is vice chair. The panel includes members of the House of Representatives and Senate, a member of the governor’s staff, the director of economic development, the superintendent of the highway patrol, the MoDOT director, and nine Missouri residents or representatives from non-governmental organizations within the state.

This meeting will focus on an overview of transportation funding activities and transportation infrastructure solutions in other states. Presenting at the meeting will be Kevin Pula, senior policy specialist at the National Council of State Legislatures, and a national transportation infrastructure expert from Kansas City-based HNTB Corporation. MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna and Kansas City District Engineer Brian Kidwell will also make a presentation on the condition of the state highway system.

The meeting is open to the public, and an hour of the meeting will be devoted to public testimony regarding Missouri’s state highway system and its funding. The meeting takes place from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, in Kansas City’s Union Station Board Room.

Task Force Members:

House: Kevin Corlew (R-Kansas City), Bill Reiboldt (R-Joplin), Nate Tate (R-St. Clair), Joe Runions (D-Kansas City), Greg Razor (R-Kansas City)

Senate: Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan), Bill Eigel (R-Cottleville), Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), Ki Ki Curls (D-Kansas City), Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis)

Executive Branch: Patrick McKenna, MoDOT; Pat Dixon, Department of Economic Development; Col. Sandra Karsten, Department of Public Safety; Will Scharf, Governor’s office designee.

Private Sector:
Rudy Farber, former member Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, Neosho
Steve Halter, Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce, Poplar Bluff
David Hogan, Hogan Transportation and Logistics, St. Louis
Gretchen Ivy, HNTB, Kansas City
Nathan McKean, Breckenridge Materials Company, St. Louis
Gwen Moore, citizen, St. Louis
Craig Porter, Porters Building Centers, Mosby
Tom Schneider, Mayor, Florissant
Dale Williams, Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association, Jefferson City

Cell phone glitch limits 9-1-1 access

Posted on July 23, 2017

St. Joseph police say a local cell phone company is experiencing an outage that limits access to 9-1-1. They are urging you to call the Communications Center directly.

Here’s the Nixle alert posted shortly after 10am Sunday:

“Century Link is currently experiencing a 911 outage. If you have an emergency or need the St. Joseph Police Department, please call 816-271-4777 until further notice. ”

Crash near Hamilton injures two

Posted on July 23, 2017

Two people were hurt, one of them seriously, in a crash northwest of Hamilton, Missouri in Caldwell County Friday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol repoted the crash at Caldwell Road & JC Penney Drive at 7:35 am Friday. According to the patrol’s crash report, a For Fusion crossed Caldwell Road and hit the rear of a pickup truck.

The driver of the truck was not injured.

The occupants of the Ford was identified as Nikita Powell, 18, of Milan, Mo., the driver, and his passenger Justice Burton, 21, of Hamilton. Burton suffered what were described as serious injuries. Powell’s injuries were described as moderate.

Both were transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center for treatment.