Kelli Hoard ReevesA woman charged with 2nd degree murder in a fatal stabbing in April will remain in jail as she awaits trial. Associate Circuit Court Judge Keith Marquart denied a defense motion to set bond for Kelli Hoard Reeves, one of three defendants charged with murder in the death of Richard Berry.
Judge Marquart told Ms Reeves and her lawyer that he’s already ruled Ms. Hoard is a danger to the community. Judge Marquart refused to set bond in the case. Ms Hoard waived her right to a preliminary hearing, and is scheduled for circuit court arraignment next week.
Two men, Primalton Peterson and Sean Liechti, were also charged. Both await formal arraignment later.
Police found Mr Berry’s body in the Third Fork of the Platte River near Easton in April. Officials believe he was taken to the remote location in a robbery attempt. He was stabbed multiple times and then dumped in the river.
A homeless man made his first court appearance before a Buchanan County judge Tuesday on accusations of vandalism in the downtown area last week.
Jayson Simpson is charged with first-degree property damage, a Class-D felony. He was arrested for allegedly breaking a window at a downtown bank last week.
According to court documents, police believe Mr Simpson is responsible for several other vandalism incidents in the downtown area.
He appeared by video conference from the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center Tuesday. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 9 in front of Buchanan County Judge Rebecca Spencer
Billy Reiley & Natasha KingA judge on Monday set bail for a St Joseph woman accused of child-endangerment for allegedly allowing her two-year-old child to ingest liquid methamphetamine.
Natasha King, 24, will be allowed to post $500 cash and $1,500 surety as she awaits a trial setting on the misdemeanor charge.
King and her co-defendant Billy Reilly were charged earlier this month.
Witnesses said they allowed the two-year-old to ingest the drug. Bond was set earlier at $5,000 for Mr Reilly. By Tuesday morning, both suspects remained in custody in the Buchanan County Jail.
Nicholas L. BradshawA babysitter was bound over for Circuit Court arraignment on child abuse charges after a preliminary hearing in Nodaway County Monday.
Nicholas “Nikki” Bradshaw is charged with two counts of Abuse or Neglect of a Child resulting in death. The charge is a class-A felony and each carries a mandatory 15-year minimum sentence upon conviction.
According to a medical examiner present at the autopsy, 10-month-old Aiden’s death was a homicide caused by “abusive head trauma.” According to the statute, that’s defined as “a serious physical injury to the head or brain caused by any means, including but not limited to shaking, jerking, pushing, pulling, slamming, hitting, or kicking.”
Mr Bradshaw told the parents he had tripped over a computer printer cord and dropped the child. The baby was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Maryville and then transported to Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City where he died two days later.
Associate Circuit Judge Doug Thomson bound Mr Bradshaw over for trial and scheduled arraignment July 6.
It didn’t take as long, the ride was shorter than its historic counterpart, and the trail was not quite so dusty. In fact it was paved. Within about an hour the first leg of this year’s Pony Express “re-run” was history.
Richard King of Savannah and Penny Orrick of Easton were the first team out of hundreds joining an effort to retrace the Pony Express mail route on horseback.
In a brief ceremony Monday at the Patee House Museum in St Joseph they took their oaths as Pony Express riders. Then they heard a rousing sendoff from Mayor M. Jeff Thompson, as portrayed by Marshall White. Then off they rode. They arrived in Elwood, Kansas about 17 minutes later. In Elwood they handed off the “mochila” mail bag they were carrying to the next team of riders.
The leather letter pouch was filled with letters originating here in St Joseph. In about ten days those letters and other “vignettes” will be postmarked in Sacramento, California, and mailed by more modern means to their ultimate destinations.
“There’s a crowd there waiting on us, they’ll cheer us in, and once we get there, we’ll unpack the mochila,” says Lyle Ladner, the National President of the Pony Express Association. “They’ll actually postmark them, and drop them in the U.S. Mail, and they’re sent to everybody. There’s about 850 plus letters in there.”
Gary Chilcote of the Patee House museum is the President of the Missouri Chapter of the Pony Express Association. Chilcote says this is the 36th year that they have “re-run” the route from St Joe to Sacramento, and the 155th anniversary of the start of the Pony Express.
Chilcote says they’ve never had a problem finding riders to take part. “We usually have to turn people down” he said.
As you read this, a new pair of riders are adding their part to the re-enactment. You can track their progress at www.ponyexpresstracker.com.
National Weather Service climate data shows St. Joseph is more than 5-inches above average for precipitation this year.
Since January 1, 2015 data collected at Rosecrans Memorial Airport reports St. Joseph has seen 20.56″ of precipitation. The average is 15.21″ by this point in time.
For the month of June as of 1:32 a.m. Monday we’ve already seen 4.87″ of rainfall. The average is only 2.26″.
Last year at this point in time NWS reports we had 5.28″ in June. However, year-to-date at this point in time was lower in 2014 at 13.05″.
Even with above average totals the area continues to see a chance for rain in the forecast. Remnants of tropical system could be heading our way out of the Gulf of Mexico later this weekend bringing even more rain chances.
Remnants of tropical system could be heading our way out of the Gulf of Mexico later this week bringing even more rain.
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Over the weekend several roads opened and one more closed due to flooding across Northwest Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. With more rain predicted this week, motorists are advised to consult the Traveler Information Map at http://www.modot.org/ for the most up-to-date information on all road closures. MoDOT encourages everyone to pay attention to barricades and Turn Around! Don’t Drown!
The following routes are closed until further notice:
Andrew County
Route 48 on the east side of Rosendale (One Hundred and Two River)
Route C on the east side of Rosendale (One Hundred and Two River)
Route B on the west side of Bolckow (One Hundred and Two River)
Atchison County:
U.S. Route 59 between U.S. Route 136 (south of Tarkio) and Route TT (Tarkio River)
Buchanan County
Route H between Agency and Johnson Road (Platte River)
NEW – Route C between U.S. Route 36 and Easton Saxton Road (Platte River)
Chariton County
Route D between Route DD and Mussel Fork Avenue (Mussel Fork)
Nodaway County:
Route JJ between Fortune Road and Galaxy Road (culvert washout)
A two vehicle accident in Andrew County Saturday sent two to the hospital with minor injuries.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Maggie Orton, 24 of St. Joseph was driving her 2012 Ford Fiesta north on US-71 in Andrew County just after noon in the right lane and Dillon Smith, 23 of Savannah, Mo. was driving his 2014 Ford Focus in the Left Lane. As Smith tried to pass the MSHP said Orton failed to yield when changing lanes and Smith’s vehicle hit the rear of Orton’s vehicle.
Victoria Orton, 46 of St. Joseph was a passenger in Maggie’s vehicle was transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care with Minor Injuries. Smith was taken by private vehicle to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of minor injuries.
