A woman suffered non life-threatening injuries Sunday night in a shooting incident in the Midtown area. About five hours later there was another report of shots fired, but police are not sure if the two incidents were related.

Sergeant James Tonn on the St Joseph Police Department tells us officers were dispatched to the area of 15th and Messanie around 10:45 p.m. Sunday after receiving multiple reports of shots fired.

Officers located a woman near 15th and Sylvanie who was hit by gunfire. She was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of injuries which Sgt. Tonn said were not life-threatening.

Officers located shell casings at about 15th and Sylvanie.

Early this morning police and residents heard shots fired again in that same neighborhood. Officers searched an area north of 16th and Messanie in the four o’clock hour after numerous residents heard five or six shots fired. Police questioned a man located in the area, but Sgt. Tonn says he was not believed to be involved. Officers found what were at first believed to be shell casings near 18th and Locust, but those turned out to be ball bearings.

Sgt. Tonn says the two incidents could be related, but investigators are not certain of any connection.

Both cases remain under investigation. If you can help, call the TIPS hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

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 April 4 – 10 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, 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.

 

Atchison County

Route N – CLOSED at the East Fork of the Little Tarkio Creek Bridge; bridge replacement project. The road will be closed through mid-June.

Route J – CLOSED at the Tarkio River Bridge; bridge maintenance, April 4 – 7, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily

U.S. Route 59 – Within the city limits of Fairfax; drainage work, April 6

Buchanan County

Interstate 229 – Pavement repair, April 4 – 7. May include overnight lane closures.

Caldwell County

Route 13 – From Route F to SW Longhorn Drive; tree removal, April 5 – 6

Route B – From East 7^th Street to South Line Drive; tree removal, April 5 – 6

Chariton County

Route 5 – From U.S. Route 24 to Route KK; drainage work, April 4 – 5

U.S. Route 24 – From the city limits of Keytesville to Route KK; sealing, April 4 – 8

Route 129 – From Route O to Route D; drainage work, April 6 – 8

Clinton County

Route 33 – CLOSED from Route H to Route T; sealing, April 4, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Route 33 – CLOSED from Route 116 to Route H; sealing, April 5, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Route 33 – CLOSED from U.S. Route 36 to Route T; sealing, April 6, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Daviess County

Route 190 – From Route V to the Livingston County line; drainage work, April 4 – 8

Grundy County

U.S. Route 65 and Route 6 – Pothole patching, April 4 – 8

Harrison County

Route 46 – CLOSED from Route HH to Route NN; culvert replacement, April 4, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

I-35 – Southbound from mile marker 106 near Eagleville to mile marker 97 north of Bethany; sealing and pothole patching, April 4 – 8

U.S. Route 69 – From Route KK to the Iowa state line; drainage work, April 4 – 8

Route 46 – CLOSED from Route D to West 143^rd Avenue; culvert replacement,April 5, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Holt County

Route 111 – From U.S. Route 159 to Route 118; drainage work, April 4 – 8

Route 111 – Three miles west of Craig; drainage work, April 4 – 8

Route 118 – Shoulder work, April 4 – 8

Linn County

Route DD – CLOSED from Route 139 to Route Y; culvert replacement, April 4 – 5,8 a.m. to 2 p.m., daily

Route KK – CLOSED from Hatch Road to Hardin Road; culvert replacement, April 6, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Route M – CLOSED from Route C to Haven Road; culvert replacement, April 7 – 8,8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily

Livingston County

Route H – From U.S. Route 65 to Route 139; pothole patching, April 4 – 6

Route 139 – Pothole patching, April 6 – April 8

Mercer County

U.S. Routes 65 and 136 – Shoulder work, April 4 – 8

Nodaway County

Route FF – CLOSED at the South Fork of Clear Creek Bridge; bridge replacement project. The bridge will be closed through the end of April.

Route 46 – From Route 113 to the Atchison County line; pothole patching, April 4 – 6

Route 113 – From Route 46 to the city limits of Skidmore; pothole patching, April 7

Route 113 – From Route 46 to U.S. Route 136; pothole patching, April 8

Putnam County

Route U – CLOSED from 140^th Street to 260^th Street; culvert replacement, April 6, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Route T – CLOSED from 120^th Road to 130^th Road; culvert replacement, April 7, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sullivan County

Route N – CLOSED from Route 5 to England Drive; culvert replacement, April 5, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route N – CLOSED from Finch Drive to Forum Drive; culvert replacement, April 6, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Route N – CLOSED from Forum Drive to Route Y; culvert replacement, April 7 – 8,8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily

Worth County

Route D – CLOSED from Route F to the Iowa state line; culvert replacement, April 6, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A self defense training event will be held next weekend for women and girls in the St. Joseph Community.

The Kiwanis Club of St. Joseph along with the Ali Kemp Foundation are teaming up once again for the T.A.K.E. Self Defense Training Event. The event will be offered at no cost to women and girls ages 12 and above who participate. Sign in for the event begins at 9 a.m. at the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex on the campus of MWSU (4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507). The training course runs from 10 a.m. – 12 noon on April 9.

The self-defense class is free, but those who choose to make a $20 donation will receive a Swag Bag and an event T-shirt. Donations will go toward supporting the work of St. Joseph Kiwanis and the Ali Kemp Foundation. In addition, the Kiwanis Club will also be conducting a drive to collect personal care items for the women and their families at the YWCA Shelter for Abused and Homeless Women and Children. Personal care and hygiene items can be brought to the event, and each person who makes a donation to the drive will be entered into a chance to win a Grand Prize Giveaway.

The T.A.K.E. event is scheduled to coordinate with Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April. Sexual Assault Awareness Month was established to help educate individuals and families about the significant impact of sexual violence at home, in the workplace and across communities – as well as provide information about resources for healing.

Another way to protect against becoming the victim of sexual assault is to be as prepared as possible, should a potential attack occur. “One of the YWCA core values is the empowerment of women and this kind of event aligns perfectly with that goal,” says Carrie Turner the Training and Outreach Coordinator for the St. Joseph YWCA. “Women and young girls need to know that there are steps they can take to protect themselves.”

The event is expected to draw a large crowd. Last year’s event drew 160 women, and planners expect this year’s group to exceed that number. Online registration is encouraged. The specifics for the free T.A.K.E. Self-Defense Course are as follows:

When:  Saturday, April 9, 2016

Time:  10:00 – 12:00, Registration begins at 9:00

Where: Griffon Indoor Sports Complex

Missouri Western State University

4525 Downs Drive

St. Joseph, MO  64507

 

Register online at: http://KiwanisTakeDefense.wix.com/take
Email KiwanisTAKEdefense@gmail.com for more information.

A soap making class will be held Saturday by a Savannan business owner at the Andrew County Museum.

Cheryl Mitchell, owner of Miss Doyle’s Soapery of Savannah will speak on the “History of Soap Making and Medicinal Herbs in the 19th Century” at the Andrew County Museum on April 9 at 2 p.m. The event if free and open to the public.  The museum is located at 202 E. Duncan Dr. in Savannah.

Mitchell, dressed as Miss Doyle plans to teach the steps of soap making during the mid to late 1800s.  She will also explore medicinal herbs that were indigenous to northwest Missouri.

contact the museum at (816) 324-4720 for more information.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University is renewing its commitment to the safety and security of its campus by educating students and employees about how to respond if they are ever confronted with a hostile intruder.

Northwest’s University Police Department recently produced a series of four instructional videos to educate the campus community about “Secure, Evaluate, Act” – a set of steps individuals can take to quickly process and react to a dangerous situation – and “Run, Hide, Fight,” a set of tactics used to avoid or confront a violent intruder.

The series refreshes the content of a single video Northwest produced in 2013 to educate the campus community about “Run, Hide, Fight.” The new videos reinforce that strategy and introduce the concept of “Secure, Evaluate, Act.”

All Northwest employees and student employees are being asked to view the videos.

“First and foremost, I pray it never happens on our campus. I don’t want anybody in this area to experience a tragedy like that,” Lt. Mike Ceperley, Northwest’s emergency management coordinator, said. “But if it does, I want people to fall back on some knowledge and say, ‘I know what to do. I have an idea on how to protect my life and those around me, and that’s by quick actions.’ It’s making decisions and moving quickly, but having the options already in mind of what you can and can’t do.”

The dramatic videos, which are modeled after a U.S. Department of Homeland Security course, were filmed during the span of a few months last year on the Northwest campus. Running about five to seven minutes each, the videos feature Northwest students, faculty and staff reacting to the sound of gunfire and following “Run, Hide, Fight” protocols in University office areas, classrooms and residence halls.

Northwest’s University Police Department developed the concept of “Secure, Evaluate, Act” to build on the strategies of “Run, Hide, Fight,” and Ceperley noted “Secure, Evaluate, Act” can be used in nearly any threatening situation.

“These are things we can do as soon as you hear or think something’s not right,” Ceperley said. “These are things that we can put in place because the quicker we act, the better our chances of survival are going to be in any situation.”

“Secure, Evaluate, Act” first instructs individuals to protect themselves by securing their area and getting out of sight. Then, evaluate your environment by listening for gunfire or commotion and gathering information from emergency alerts or social media. Finally, act by deciding on a plan.

That’s where “Run, Hide, Fight” comes in. It provides guidelines for getting out of harm’s way, finding a place to hide or – as a last resort – taking aggressive measures to overwhelm and take down the intruder.

“Secure, Evaluate, Act” is the latest initiative in Northwest’s ongoing efforts to enhance the safety and preparedness of its students, employees and community. The University routinely participates in table-top exercises, live scenarios and other emergency preparedness activities to ensure the campus is properly prepared to address a variety of scenarios.

For the third year in a row the St. Joseph Public Library is sending people out into the city to solve riddles in a scavenger hunt.

The Citywide Scavenger Hunt will start with clues being handed out at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9th at the Downtown Library, 927 Felix St. Sign-up is required by calling (816) 232-7729. Teams will be sent out around town following clues, the first team to return to the Downtown Library with the right answers wins. The library said the prize is a family pack full of free passes and treats from local businesses.

This year’s theme for the hunt is Libraries Transform so the library said it’s chosen local agencies that also transform.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State University Philosophy Club will sponsor a panel discussion and question-answer session with political science faculty to discuss the rationale of the United States electoral system.

The public is invited to attend the panel from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom.

The panel will consist of Northwest faculty members Daniel Smith, Dr. Robert Dewhirst, Dr. David Jerome and Dr. Timothy Haglund.

“The United States is undergoing a political revolution. However, the U.S electoral system is still puzzling to many politically active members of society,” Philosophy Club President Nick McMahon said. “With the upcoming U.S. presidential election, the purpose of this panel is to raise awareness of how the system works and to answer questions about the electoral system itself.”