National Weather Service Watches and Warnings Map as of 3:20 p.m. Thursday
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS…IN NORTHEAST KANSAS…DONIPHAN. IN
MISSOURI…ADAIR…ANDREW…ATCHISON MO…DAVIESS…DE KALB…
GENTRY…GRUNDY…HARRISON…HOLT…MERCER…NODAWAY…
PUTNAM…SCHUYLER…SULLIVAN AND WORTH.
* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THUS FAR
HAVE EXCEEDED ONE INCH IN MANY LOCATIONS. ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WITH ALREADY SATURATED
GROUNDS… FLASH FLOODING WILL AGAIN BE A CONCERN WITH THE
STRONGEST ACTIVITY.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill Mo has issued a
flood warning for the following rivers in Missouri…
Nodaway River near Burlington Junction affecting Andrew…Holt and
Nodaway Counties.
Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County.
Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County.
Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Do not drive through flowing water. Nearly half of all flood
fatalities are vehicle related. As little as 6 inches of water may
cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Two feet of water will
carry most vehicles away.
A single-vehicle crash west of Polo, Missouri injures two people, one of them seriously.
The crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says Canaan Miller, 21, of Cowgill, lost control of his SUV along Missouri 116 highway near Lead Road shortly after 11:30 Wednesday morning. The vehicle left the road, overturned, and ejected the passenger. Miranda Miller, 20, also from Cowgill, suffered serious injuries.
Ms Miller was flown by helicopter ambulance to Liberty Hospital. Mr Miller suffered minor injuries and was also treated at Liberty Hospital.
Joseph Senn JrA jury in southeastern Nebraska returns a mixed verdict against a Missouri man accused of attempted murder.
Joseph Senn, Jr., of Craig, Missouri, was charged with first degree attempted murder, using a firearm to commit a felony and making terroristic threats, plus a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon.
Three witnesses said that Mr Senn fired a handgun at the owner of a house near Dawson, Nebraska in October of last year. Senn was arrested with the wife of the alleged victim. During the arrest authorities found a concealed weapon.
After a trial this week in Richardson County court, a jury found Mr Senn not guilty of the most serious charges, but returned a guilty verdict on the misdemeanor weapon charge.
Senn is currently free on bond pending sentencing in August. He faces a fine and up to a year in jail.
The Royals beat the Twins 7-to-2 in a contest that was spiced up by something of a temper tantrum.
Torri Hunter was not happy with the way the umpire was calling strikes. After a brief argument on the subject, Hunter was ejected from the game.
That’s when he started taking off his equipment and throwing it into the field. Hunter had to be restrained briefly, before yanking off his elbow pad, shin guard and batting gloves and throwing them around the batter’s box area. Then Hunter ripped off his jersey and hurled that over the first-base line, before retreating to the dugout.
“You know what he’s trying to do. He’s trying to fire everybody up and get `em going,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. “They’ve been in a little slow bat period themselves, and he’s trying to get everybody fired up and get `em going. It’s a bit entertaining.”
“We have bad days, all of us, as hitters, pitchers. Even umpires have bad days, and he had one.”
Prosecutors say a Kansas City man gave teenage boys free iPhones, iPads or laptop computers to encourage them to view and produce pornography. Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd announced charges of promoting obscenity and sexual exploitation of a minor against Anthony R. Snyder.
Authorities allege Snyder, 30, encouraged seven boys to view pornography. He allegedly provided them free electronic devices, or altered their own, to make online connections with what they thought were young girls. The boys were then allegedly asked to send pictures of their genitals. The social media account for one of the purported girls was actually created and accessed at the IP address of Snyder’s residence.
“This case is another reminder for parents to be vigilant about how their children access the Internet, especially as they become teenagers,” Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said. “Police learned about this case from the boys’ parents. It is vitally important that parents supervise and regularly review their children’s access to cell phones, computers, and tablet devices.”
According to the probable cause statement, on May 13, 2015, officers with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department met with several boys, ages 12 to 15, and their parents. That meeting revealed suspicious activities between the boys and Snyder.
Snyder allegedly connected two boys with what were purported to be teenage girls on the KIK messaging service. The purported girl’s photos were allegedly photographs of a known, younger-looking female in the pornography industry.
Several of the boys completed forensic interviews with the Child Advocacy Center operated by Synergy Services. The interviews revealed that Snyder met the boys at St. Therese Catholic Church, at the Edge Gymnasium, or in his capacity as a coach with the Seahawks flag football team, which practiced at Congress Middle School and may have been affiliated with the YMCA Flag Football Program.
Prosecutor Eric Zahnd
The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has already issued an alert about this incident because Snyder has been a parishioner of the St. Therese Parish in Platte County for some time. Snyder was a volunteer in youth ministry at the parish from 2006-2008. The Diocese does not believe he has been involved as a volunteer with any youth programs since 2008.
Prosecutor Zahnd said the Catholic Church has been completely cooperative with the investigation of Snyder, providing investigators with records involving Snyder’s volunteer status with youth in the church from 2006-2008. “I commend the church and thank them for their assistance with this case,” Zahnd said.
Snyder has been charged with seven counts of the class D felony promoting obscenity in the first degree. He is also charged with the class B felonies sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted exploitation of a minor. He is in custody in lieu of a $200,000 cash only bond. If convicted on all counts, Snyder faces up to 58 years in prison.
In the announcement, Zahnd said the case against Snyder remains under active investigation, and Zahnd said it is possible Snyder could be charged with additional crimes.
Zahnd asked anyone who had a suspicious interaction with Snyder or believes a young person has had a suspicious interaction with Snyder to contact the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department by calling the Platte County TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS.
As he has for decades, Tom Evans is bringing some distractions and a change to the skyline in downtown St Joseph. Mr Evans is the owner of Evans United Shows based in Plattsburg.
His carnival features more than two dozen rides as well as games. And, as you might expect, you can also get a corn dog or funnel cakes if that’s your preference.
The carnival opens Wednesday night and continues through Sunday in the lot under I-229 along the Missouri River near Francis Street.
Richardson County Commissioners signed a Declaration of Disaster on Tuesday following heavy rains that flooded a large area of southeastern Nebraska. Emergency Management officials say road damages are a big concern, as fast-moving water washed out culverts and roads.
Damage has been estimated at over one million dollars.
The county and its towns, villages and districts are hoping for financial assistance from the Nebraska Governor’s Emergency Fund. That could also lead to federal disaster relief.
Storms dumped more than four inches of rain on Richardson County last Wednesday through Friday. Parts of several other southeast Nebraska counties and towns — including DeWitt, Crete and Fairbury — were also flooded.
Commissioners say if the county gets the funding, most of it would be used to cover losses and rebuild damaged infrastructure. The remaining aid will go toward bolstering infrastructure to prevent additional losses during the next heavy rainstorm.
EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say more than two dozen rail cars of a grain-hauling freight train derailed outside St. Louis, dumping much of the load but causing no injuries.
St. Louis County police and the Eureka Fire Protection District say the cars in the 98-car Union Pacific train derailed Tuesday afternoon near Eureka. The fire protection district’s chief, Greg Brown, calls the scene “a big mess.”
Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says the train was traveling from Iowa to Texas when at least 30 rail cars derailed, blocking the tracks, which are used by 34 trains each day.
Davis says crews will work through the night to clear the debris and repair any damaged track, but it’s unclear when the area would reopen to traffic. Davis says the cause is under investigation.
Outgoing acting superintendent Dr Jake Long says the Saint Joseph School District has not only survived the most difficult period in its history, its best days are still ahead. Long says as troubling as the past two years have been, his overall feeling is gratitude. “You know, I’m grateful for the experience, I’m grateful for my time here, and regardless how difficult things have been, I will always be grateful for it.”
Long says he made lifelong friends working side-by-side with some dedicated people to help the district through the turmoil of the stipend scandal and investigations by the FBI and State Auditor.
Long takes over as superintendent of schools in Mountain Home, Arkansas, July 1. That’s the same day that interim superintendent Dr. Robert Newhart begins work in Saint Joseph.
