KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Efforts are underway to expand Kansas City’s streetcar service as it reaches another milestone of more than 3.1 million riders since inception.
The Kansas City Star reports that the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, Port KC and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority applied last month for a federal grant.
The exiting line runs about 2 miles through downtown, from Union Station to the River Market neighborhood. The proposed expansion would run from the River Market to Berkley Riverfront Park, along the Missouri River.
Police on the scene of Sunday’s shooting photo courtesy KCTV
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — An off-duty police officer shot and killed a man who brandished a gun inside a Costco Wholesale store in a Kansas City suburb.
The shooting was reported around 11 a.m. Sunday at the store in Lenexa, Kansas, near Interstate 35 and 95th Street.
Lenexa Police Capt. Wade Borchers said the off-duty officer just happened to be in the store shopping when the incident happened. Investigators are still trying to determine what the armed man did before the shooting.
Borchers says he’s thankful the officer was there although he didn’t say which agency the officer works for.
Nikki Lotia of Olathe was shopping in the store during the shooting, and she hid back in the pharmacy. Lotia says the just kept praying during the shooting.
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 Nov. 27 – Dec. 3 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, mowing, 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.
For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636) or visit modot.org/northwest. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook.
Andrew County
U.S. Route 71 – Pothole patching from Route B to Route U (Nodaway County), Nov. 27 – 29
Routes M and N – CLOSED in two-mile sections for a resurfacing project, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Carroll County
Route KK – Drainage work from County Road 101 to County Road 121, Nov. 27 – 28
Route W – Drainage work from County Road 191 to County Road 209, Nov. 27 – 29
Caldwell County
Route A – Drainage work at SE Mud Creek Drive, Nov. 28 – 30
Chariton County
Route KK – Shoulder work just south of U.S. Route 24, Nov. 27 – 28. Flaggers will direct traffic through the work zone.
Clinton County
Route W – CLOSED for a culvert replacement at Red Lane, Nov. 28, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Daviess County
Route KK – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from 110th Street to 120thStreet, Nov. 28, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route C – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from 185th Street to Route 13, Nov. 29, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Gentry County
Route A – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from 450th Street to 440thStreet, Nov. 27, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
U.S. Route 136 – Culvert replacement at 450th Road, Nov. 28, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Access to 450th Road will be closed during this time.
Route 85 – Drainage work from Tyler Street to Town Branch Bridge, Nov. 29 – 30
Harrison County
Route 46 – Shoulder work, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1
Route KK – Pothole patching, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1
Holt County
Route 118 – The ramp from Route 118 to southbound I-29 is CLOSED for the Davis Creek Bridge replacement project through mid-December.
I-29 – Bridge replacement project at the Davis Creek Bridge near Exit 84. I-29 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction. This includes a 12-foot width restriction. The lane closures will remain in place through mid-December.
U.S. Route 36 – Pavement repair westbound from the Mussel Fork Bridge (Macon County) to Route 129, Nov. 27 – 28. This includes an overnight lane closure.
U.S. Route 36 – Pothole patching westbound from the Mussel Fork Bridge (Mason County) to Route F, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1
U.S. Route 36 – Pavement repair eastbound from Route F to Route 5, Nov. 28 – 30. This includes an overnight lane closure.
Mercer County
U.S. Route 136 − CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Muddy Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through February 2018.
Nodaway County
Route JJ – Culvert replacement at Fairway Road, Nov. 27, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Access to Fairway Road will be closed during this time.
U.S. Route 71 – Pothole patching from Route B (Andrew County) to Route U, Nov. 27 – 29
U.S. Route 71 – Shoulder work from Route CC to U.S. Route 136, Nov. 27 – 29
Route 46 – CLOSED at the Nodaway River Bridge for maintenance, Nov. 27 – 30, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.
U.S. Route 71 – Signal and intersection work at Main Street in Maryville. Most work will be off the roadway, but there may be some lane closures with flaggers at the intersection, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1
Worth County
Route M – CLOSED just north of Route N, Nov. 27, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route C – CLOSED just north of 200th Road, Nov. 28, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route PP – CLOSED just east of U.S. Route 169, Nov. 29, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Volunteers are wanted to provide holiday themed entertainment at Holiday Park (Krug Park) and the South Pole (Hyde Park) between Nov. 26 and Dec. 31, 2017.
According to a press release from the St. Joseph Parks, Recreation and Civic Facilities Department, individuals and groups are welcome to volunteer to share their talents with visitors to the park. Performances will be located at the nativity scene at Krug Park and at the gazebo at Hyde Park.
For more information or to schedule a performance time, contact the Parks Administrative Office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday at (816) 271-5501.
County music artist Brett Young will headline LakeFest 2018.
The concert will be held at 7 p.m. on July 20th during the 22nd Annual Amelia Earhart Festival in Atchison.
Young will be joined by breakout duo Maddie & Tae. The opening artist will be named at a later date.
Maddie & Tae courtesy photo.
“We have a truly exciting lineup for LakeFest 2018,” Jacque Pregont, Amelia Earhart Festival Coordinator said. “Brett Young is one of country music’s newest stars, and Maddie & Tae bring a special dynamic performance to the LakeFest stage. It’s going to be another tremendous night at Warnock Lake.”
Gift certificates are available in person at the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce, 200 South 10th Street in Atchison. They can be exchanged for tickets after May 1, when tickets will be available for sale at locations throughout the area. The gift certificate and advance ticket price is $25 per ticket. Tickets on the day of the concert will be $35.
LakeFest 2018 is the prelude to a full day of festivities in Atchison on Saturday, July 21. A complete festival schedule will be available as details are finalized at visitatchison.com.
A Grant City woman was seriously injured in a one vehicle crash early Thursday morning.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday, 28-year-old Lacie J. Groom was driving a Kia Sorento south on U.S. 169 about three miles south of Grant City when the vehicle went off the road. The vehicle went down an embankment, through a field and hit three trees before coming to rest on its wheels. Groom was transported by ambulance to Northwest Medical Center in Albany and later transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment of serious injuries.
According to the patrol’s arrest report, Groom was arrested for investigative charges of driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving involving a crash. Groom was released for medical treatment.
The record high temperature for today (73°F) is going to be challenged with the current forecast high right at that 73°F mark. Sunny skies with some high clouds and gusty winds up to 30 mph will dominate the afternoon on this summer like Black Friday. The higher winds and lower relative humidity values do increase the risk for fire weather concerns so please use caution if doing any burning out there today. Temperatures will remain well above average this holiday weekend with no precipitation expected until possibly mid week next week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tim Melvin, manager of human resources at Kawasaki with Northwest students Alexander Meyers and Ariel Kakolewski at the University’s Powering Dreams celebration of donors and scholars this fall. The students received the Kawasaki Powering Dreams Scholarship last year. Photo courtesy Northwest Missouri State University.
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation and its Maryville facility have helped drive the region’s economy for nearly 30 years as the county’s largest employer. Now the company is lending its support to help power dreams and opportunities for Northwest Missouri State University students.
“Kawasaki is a proud supporter of educational programs and is pleased to work with Northwest Missouri State University to enhance educational offerings and the facilities of Northwest,” Tim Melvin, manager of human resources at Kawasaki, said. “Exercising our determination as a corporate citizen, Kawasaki recognizes the priority of skilled workers in our robust manufacturing environment.”
Through a gift of $10,000 from the company to Northwest last year, the Kawasaki Powering Dreams Scholarship was awarded to five students. The scholarship benefits students who are “caught in the middle,” defined as students who succeed just below the highest level of academic achievement and have financial need but have just enough family resources to be ineligible for federal need-based programs such as the Pell Grant.
“Kawasaki understands and fully supports educational opportunities for today’s students,” Melvin said. “By providing financial assistance, tomorrow’s leaders are being equipped with essential tools for the development and enhancement of their skill sets.”
The scholarship is administered by Northwest’s Office of Financial Assistance to students who benefit most from the financial award. The award amount and number of recipients varies, depending on the needs of individual students.
“Many merit-based scholarships are intended for the highest-achieving students and many need-based grants are intended for students with the most significant financial need,” Charles Mayfield, Northwest’s director of financial assistance, said. “Assisting these students means Northwest is able to provide more assistance to students who are doing well in their coursework and have a family income that many would consider ‘middle class.’”
As it has done annually for nearly 20 years, Kawasaki provided an additional $5,000 last year to support Northwest’s Visiting Writers Series, an initiative of the Department of Language, Literature and Writing that brings nationally recognized fiction writers, poets and writers of creative nonfiction to campus for presentations and readings throughout the academic year.
In addition to its support for Northwest athletics, Kawasaki’s support of the University through the Northwest Foundation has totaled more than $75,000 since 2014. The company also has supported such efforts as a STEM workshop for area educators and scholarships for students studying abroad.
Said Melvin, “We feel our support of Northwest will, as it should, provide assistance for the growth of learning opportunities for Northwest and, in turn, for the enhancement of Kawasaki’s manufacturing capabilities.”
The Northwest Foundation, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation, develops and stewards philanthropic resources for the benefit of the Northwest Missouri State University and its students. For more information or to make a gift to support Northwest, contact the Office of University Advancement at (660) 562-1248 or advance@nwmissouri.edu.
The holiday season will light up Friday evening at Krug Park and Hyde Park.
The Holiday Park (Krug Park) lighting will take place at 6 p.m. on the roundabout in front of Krug Lagoon. People are invited to enjoy holiday music, cookies and hot cocoa as children and Mayor Bill Falkner turn on the lights in the park.
The South Pole (Hyde Park) lighting ceremony begins at 6:45 p.m. with music by the Hosea Elementary Hand Bell Choir followed by the park lighting ceremony beginning around 7 p.m.
The Holiday Homes Tour this weekend gives residents the opportunity to see historic St. Joseph homes decorated for the holidays.
According to Sharon Kosek with the Friends of the Saint Joseph Symphony, the sixth annual homes tour helps raise funds to benefit the Symphony and its programs.
“Folks from the community volunteer their homes and then… Friends of the Symphony, as well as board members of the Saint Joseph Symphony and other folks in the community work together to host these fabulous historical homes to provide opportunities to view the homes, see their beautiful holiday decorations and then, in the long run, raise money for the Saint Joseph Symphony,” Kosek said.“One of my passions is getting children involved and we have two great programs in particular. One of my original passions was in high school, I had just a fabulous experience in band and I want other kids to be able to have that same fabulous experience and passion for music in their lives.”
Kosek said one of the programs the homes tour helps to pay for is Instrument Infusion at Missouri Western State University for children in the fourth or fifth grades to get hands-on experience with instruments.
Another program offers concerts for youth each year in October at the Missouri Theater.
This year’s Holiday Homes Tour features WP Jones-Townsend Home at 1024 Felix; The Otto Quentin House at 1102 Edmond; the Chase Mansion at 1102 Felix; and the Hundley-Boder Home at 2649 Frederick Avenue.
Tours take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26.
For more information about the tour and tickets, click here.
