(Story corrected) – A student in the St. Joseph School District reported seeing an incident involving a weapon after arriving at school Wednesday.
According to Capt. Jeff Wilson with the St. Joseph Police Department officers responded to Carden Park after a student said he may have witnessed a shooting on his way to school.
“Officers obtained information that led them to the 1700 block of S. 12th,” Wilson said.
After investigation Wilson said officers learned there was a disturbance between two men at that location.
“Threats involving a firearm were made,” Wilson said. “There was not any evidence that indicated a shooting had taken place.”
He said the investigation continues and no arrest has been made.
(Correction: police reported disturbance between two men not a man and a woman)
The St. Joseph School District said more than 15% of its students were absent Tuesday, the same day at the Royals celebration.
Schools in Kansas City canceled school Tuesday for the Royals World Series victory celebration. The St. Joseph School District chose to stay in session due to several reasons.
“We need to be in school when possible, as our mission is to educate each child for success,” said Joey Austin, St. Joseph School District Communications Dir. “We also took into consideration we had a large gathering of over 200 students participating in the High School Business camp at EmpowerU. Canceling school would have also been a difficult situation for many of our parents who would not have had childcare options. While we celebrate the Royals and were thrilled with their historic world series win, we had to continue the teaching and learning process that happens in our classrooms daily.
However, parents who wanted to take their kids to the festivities were given the option to take them out of school for the day.
“While we always encourage good attendance and we believe that students should be in school whenever it is in session, parents always have the right to make the decision regarding their students attendance,” Austin said.
District-wide attendance was at 84.4% Tuesday, a drop of 9.5% from the 2014-15 average.
Austin said most absences were entered as “Parent Choice.”
“Which could be a variety of reasons but I’m sure we can assume MOST were due to the Royals celebration,” she said.
Here’s the attendance percentage list provided by the district for each individual school:
A Convicted Sex Offender is accused of using 911 to harass Andrew County dispatchers and allegedly threaten a deputy.
35-year-old Stephen Craig Strong of St. Joseph is charged in Andrew County with a misdemeanor for misusing 911.
According to court documents Strong called deputies to respond Sunday around 7:45 p.m. to the 180000 block of Private Drive in Savannah over a domestic situation.
“Dispatched advised that Strong kept calling the office and was cussing at them and being very disrespectful towards the dispatcher and jailers. He was told to quit calling because the deputies were in rout and still kept calling and harassing the staff,” said Daniel Glidden, K-9 Deputy for the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department.
Glidden said deputies got there around 8:21 p.m.
“Deputy Hudson and I made contact with Strong who appeared to be very intoxicated,” Glidden said. “While we ere talking to Strong he told Deputy Hudson multiple times that he was a b***h and wanted him off of his property.”
After informing Strong that Hudson was not leaving Glidden said Strong started talking about how much he did not like Glidden’s hair.
“I then told Strong to quit calling the Sheriff’s Office and that we would check the area and doing a well being check on his daughter and get back with him if we figured anything new out,” Glidden said.
When deputies contacted the girl’s mother dispatch said Strong called the Sheriff’s landline.
“Said how much he wanted to chew my K-9 partner up and he also stated to me (at his residence) to let my dog out of the car because he would like to watch his dog kill it,” Glidden said.
Court document said Strong called the Sheriff’s Department Landline 11 times from 8:09 p.m. to 8:48 p.m.
According to the Missouri Sex Offender Registry, Strong pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree statutory rape of two girls, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old in 2007. One of the incidents took place in Andrew County in Sept. 2006, the second in St. Joseph in August of 2006. He was released in Sept. of 2009
Crowds at Union Station. Photo courtesy @UnionStationKC
Major League Baseball plans to livestream the Royals Championship Parade.
Click play on the video player above- the feed is expected to start around noon when the parade is scheduled to begin.
The 2.3 mile-long parade steps off on Grand Boulevard between the Sprint Center and the Kansas City Power & Light District and heads north to Ninth Street. It turns east to Oak, then goes south to Truman, then west back to Grand. After circling through the downtown business district, the parade continues south on Grand to Pershing Road. The parade turns west on Pershing Road to Union Station. The Victory Rally stage will be located in front of Union Station, with viewing opportunities on the north lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial. The Victory Rally will start at approximately 2 p.m., shortly after the end of the parade arrives.
Traffic downtown is gridlocked! I’d look for options other than trying to drive and park downtown. #KansasCity#KansasCityRoyals — Mayor Sly James (@MayorSlyJames) November 3, 2015
Downtown Kansas City for Royals Celebration. Photo courtesy @KCMODowntown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP and POST) –If fans didn’t leave early for one of the biggest parties in Kansas City’s history to celebrate the Royal’s first World Series championship in 30 years the may end up missing it.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James on Twitter around 10 a.m. said traffic downtown is gridlocked.
“I’d look for options other than trying to drive and park downtown,” James said.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 12.
As of 9:10 a.m. parking at Liberty Memorial was already filling and some reports on twitter indicated the line for some shuttles held around 1,000 people.
Chris Morrision on Twitter reported that hundreds waited 1.5+ hours at Metro North shuttles to watch the parade.
The Royals became World Series champions Sunday with a 7-2 victory in 12 innings over the New York Mets. It was the first championship for the Royals since 1985, which was followed by decades of losing baseball that caused many in the city to abandon the team.
According to the Associated Press city officials said they expect at least 200,000 people to pack into the 2.3-mile parade route Tuesday through downtown Kansas City to cheer as the players, coaches and team officials drive by in a motorcade before a rally at Union Station. However, other reports estimated around a million fans would show up for the parade.
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South wind 9 to 11 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind 9 to 11 mph.
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Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
A St. Joseph women entered a guilty plead Monday on a charge stemming from the death of her baby boy.
According to Prosecuting Attorney Kate Schaefer, 28-year-old Sasha Lizar pleaded guilty to Endangering the Welfare of A Child. A sentencing hearing is set for December 14th. Lizar could face a maximum sentence of seven years behind bars.
A second person is also charged in connection with Lizar’s son, Carter Lizar’s death. Carter died on his first birthday in August.
59-year-old Roy Miller Jr. is charged with a felony for abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death. A trail setting for Miller is scheduled for Nov. 19.
As we previously reported, court document said in August Miller assaulted the child by violently shaking him and causing injury which resulted in substantial brain trauma resulting in his death. Lizar admitted she committed endangering the welfare of a child by leaving her infant in a dangerous environment. Court documents state that Lizar used methamphetamine while caring for her child and left him with others who had also ingested methamphetamine.
More than a dozen students from St. Joe’s Central High School drumline will perform as part of the Royals victory parade Tuesday in downtown Kansas City to celebrate the World Champion team.
“We got contacted by a drummer from Kansas City two years ago who heard our drumline. She plays on the Kansas City Chief’s drumline and I think she put our name in,” said Chad Lippincott, Drumline Director. “Last year for the World Series they contacted me about playing for the parade but that didn’t happen last year. Finally this year it happened and they contact me again and we get to do it this time.”
15 students in the battery section of the drumline with play the drums will take part in Tuesday’s 2.3 mile-long parade that starts at noon in downtown Kansas City.
“Basically telling the students today to make sure they’re drinking water and not having too much Halloween candy and getting their sleep,” Lippincott said. “It’s stuff we’re used to playing just not on such a huge scale.”
The parade steps off on Grand Boulevard between the Sprint Center and the Kansas City Power & Light District and heads north to Ninth Street. It turns east to Oak, then goes south to Truman, then west back to Grand. After circling through the downtown business district, the parade continues south on Grand to Pershing Road. The parade turns west on Pershing Road to Union Station. The Victory Rally stage will be located in front of Union Station, with viewing opportunities on the north lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
“We’re leaving tomorrow after the first hour around 9 and getting down there around 10:30 so we can get in line,” he said. “I don’t know if we’re starting the parade or in the middle somewhere.”
The Victory Rally will start at approximately 2 p.m., shortly after the end of the parade arrives.
Just two days into the open enrollment period for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act one local organization said it’s already filling its schedule with individuals needing assistance.
Northwest Health Services said its outreach team has been hard at work in recent week connecting with partner agencies and preparing individuals for the open enrollment period.
“It’s pretty amazing how many people have questions about the ACA after three years, but insurance has never been easy to understand and we try our best to educate the public on the topic,” said Cameron Corbet, Director of Development at Northwest Health Services. “We try and take the politics out of it, and provide the facts,” said Corbet.
Penalties are higher than they were last year for those who chose not to carry insurance. For each person in a household, the financial penalty is $695 per person per household and $347.50 for each child, or the total penalty could be 2.5% of the household’s total income, whichever is greater.
“Our goals for this year, at Northwest Health Services, is to keep searching for individuals in need of insurance, and to retain individuals who purchased plans in previous years,” said Corbet. “It’s all about providing a service, we’re here and we’re available.”
Open enrollment began Sunday, Nov. 1 and ends Jan. 31.
Northwest Health Services Application Counselors can be reached at (816) 383-2527 or online at nwhealth-services.org/aca
Local sporting good stores are keeping up with Royals fans wanting to purchase World Series shirts with multiple daily shipments.
The Royals took the Crown Sunday night. It’s the first time the Royals have won the World Series since 1985.
Many fans in St. Joseph were able to hit up Dicks Sporting Goods right after the Royals won.
“The store reopened up after the last out and saw a lot of people coming in looking for the t-shirts and looking for their gear,” said Eric Marshall, Community Marking Manager for Dicks Sporting Goods. “I know they were open til at least 12:30 or 1 a.m.”
Autumn Ambroci, Assistant Manager for Rally House said the St. Joseph location opened four hours early Monday and there were already about 25 people waiting in line.
“It’s crazy hectic but it’s a lot of fun and everyone is really understanding of getting the shirts in and standing in line to get them rung up,” Ambroci said. “Just the energy of having the Royals win and having the energy of getting the fans in is really exciting.”
Both stores said they plan on receiving multiple shipments daily.
“Probably at this point I have about four different styles of shirts,” Ambroci said. “We’ll be getting another shipment at three today and I’ll probably get more styles of shirts and we’ll add on to getting hats and pendants and sweatshirts and long sleeves.”
After being open for only about six hours Ambroci said she figured they had already sold nearly 1,000 shirts.
Marshall said he wasn’t able to comment on the numbers.
“I can tell you that what we’re doing is we’re basing it on demand so as long as there is demand we’re going to trying to replenish to make sure we’re in a good position to serve what people are looking for,” Marshall said. “We’re getting new shipments in multiple times a day.”
Rally House plans to open a 7 a.m., three hours earlier than normal every day this week for fans to come in and pick out their merchandise.
Dicks said it plans to keep its normal hours this week, 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
(Story corrected) – A student in the St. Joseph School District reported seeing an incident involving a weapon after arriving at school Wednesday.
