Historic preservation is being tackled this weekend in St. Joseph.

The weekend kicked off Friday with the opening of a new exhibit called “Intersections: Of Time and Buildings.

The exhibit will be housed in three newly-restored rooms on the second floor of the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion.

Today, participants can take part in a Preservation Expo with many vendors and exhibitors and children’s crafts.

The Expo is taking place at the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion located at 1100 Charles Street in St. Joseph.

Vendors and Exhibitors include:

Above and Beyond Concrete
The Cracker House Project
Missouri Preservation
Mount Mora Cemetery
Restoration and Preservation
Association
MTS Contracting INC.
Museum Hill Neighborhood
Association
Plasterkraft and Mural
Masters
Shakespeare Chateau
Gary Westcott
“St. Joe Mo, Glimpses of our
Historic Past”
Rick Drozd
St. Joseph Memory Lane
Story Boards by:
Questers, Museum Hill, HarrisKemper,
Hall Street,
Eat & Shop Unchained, The
Cracker House Project

Tickets are $5 each, children 12 and under get in free.

Activities begin at 9 a.m. and run through 4 p.m.

To see the full list of presentations and activities CLICK HERE.

 

Weather spotters in Kansas have been tracking a storm which has already produced a confirmed tornado on the ground.

A Tornado warning was issued for Brown County Kansas Tuesday until 8:15 p.m.

At 7:23 p.m. a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Robinson Kan., and moving Northeast at 15 MPH.

At 6:24 p.m. the National Weather Service reported that a trained storm spotters reported a small tornado on the ground and moving towards Horton.

At 7:12 p.m. a brief funnel cloud was spotted two miles north of Willis, Kan.

The video footage courtesy Kim Lietch is from that system.

(7:51:30 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS TOP: 2 W Robinson [Brown Co, KS] trained spotter reports TORNADO at 07:41 PM CDT — brief tornado reported. lasted a few minutes and has since lifted.

A St. Joseph man has been charged in connection with a North End Stabbing investigation.

19-year-old Michael R. Hill has been charged in Buchanan County with 2nd degree assault.  According to court documents Hill allegedly caused physical injury to Karl Hurt Jr. by stabbing him.

A probable cause statement signed by Detective Frank Till with the St. Joseph Police Department said the incident took place at 505 East Highland Ave. Tuesday.

“In the course of a physical altercation, the defendant committed the crime of 1st degree assault with a knife by repeatedly stabbing the victim with a knife causing life threatening injuries to the victim,” Till said in the statement.

As we previously reported, the St. Joseph Police Department responded to a stabbing incident Tuesday around 4 p.m. to find a 22-year-old St. Joseph Man with a stab wound to his abdomen. The victim was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment.

Hill is currently on probation for a drug charge.

An arraignment has been scheduled for Tuesday.

A memorial service to honor Missouri firefighters who died in the line of duty will be held this weekend and will include four former St. Joseph firefighters.

Services will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City.

A candlelight vigil will be held for all Missouri firefighters who have died while serving their communities on Saturday at 9 p.m.  Then Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. a ceremony will be held to add two firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2014.

48-year-old Lt. Bruce E. Britt with the Columbia Fire Dept. lost his life trying to evacuate students from a University of Missouri residence apartment building when a portion of the building’s elevated walkway collapsed on Feb. 22, 2014.  45-year-old Chief Eddie J. Johnson with the Alton Fire Department died Oct. 20, 2014 in a single-vehicle crash while responding in a police vehicle to a house fire.

Five others members who lost their lives protecting citizens, including four from St. Joseph will also be added to the Fire Fighters Line of Duty Memorial Wall.

Those individuals are:

St. Joseph Fire Department Asst. Chief Clarence (Shorty) Stiles, who died at the age of 54 on June 29, 1968. He died after coming into contact with high voltage lines while climbing an aerial ladder at a fire scene. He was a 25-year veteran of the department.

St. Joseph Fire Department First Asst. Chief William A Huebner died at the age of 59 on Oct. 5, 1952.  He died of an apparent heart attack while fighting a structure fire. He was a 35-year veteran of the department.

St. Joseph Fire Department Engineer Herman F. Metz died at the age of 56 on Feb. 22, 1918. Metz died after falling and being trampled by the horses pulling his fire vehicle en route to a fire.

St. Joseph Fire Department Firefighter Blass Argus will also be added to the wall.  He died at the age of 35 on Jan. 23, 1870.  Argus was one of three who died due to a structure fire. During secondary search operations a wall collapsed on Argus and four other firefighters. Argus died a short time after being severely injured.

The fifth individual to be added to the wall is Camdenton Rural Fire Association (now Camdenton Fire Protection District) Firefighter George Hill III.  He died Oct. 26 1973 after a tanker truck he was riding in rolled over while responding to a vehicle fire, ejecting Hill and the driver.

“Firefighters across Missouri sacrifice time at home with their own families in order to rush to burning houses, overturned vehicles and other emergency calls,” said Acting State Fire Marshal Greg Carrell. “We remember the heroes we lost for the commitment they made to improve their communities and the examples they set for others in the fire service.”

Both events will take place at the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri, which is located one block northwest of the I-70 & U.S. Highway 54 intersection (I-70 Exit 148) in Kingdom City, Mo. In case of inclement weather, events will be moved to Auxvasse Elementary School, 650 E. Harrison St., Auxvasse, MO 65231.

(Updated) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the man’s body found earlier this week on 36 Hwy was killed by a semi truck.

According to crash reports, 36-year-old William Dau of St. Joseph was walking in the westbound lane of US 36 when he was hit by a 2014 Peterbilt driven by 60-year-old Mark Conn of Albany, Mo.

The crash was reported to have taken place around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday.

However, it wasn’t until around 6:30 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol received word of a body found on the Highway, that’s when Sgt. Jake Angle said troopers first began investigating the case.

Dau was pronounced dead at the scene.  Preliminary autopsy results indicated the cause of death was extensive crush trauma, with injuries that are consistent with having been struck by a vehicle.

However, Sgt. Angle said the semi driver, Conn properly reported the incident to the Buchanan County Communications Center prior to the Highway Patrol receiving word of a body found, expect he did not realize he had hit a human.

“He wasn’t sure what he hit, he thought he hit a deer and so when he reported it to the Comm Center that’s what he reported it as,” Sgt. Angle said.

Authorities said no charges will be filed.

“For whatever reason he (Dau) was walking in the driving lane in the dark and he got struck,” Sgt. Angle said. “It’s still an ongoing investigation.”

 

 

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

At least one Buchanan County resident has lost money in a phone scam originating overseas.

The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warning letting residents know about a phone scam referencing Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes.

“Residents have been receiving calls from an 876 area code which is Jamaica, and they don’t mind telling you they’re from Jamaica but they also tell you you’re a $1.5 million dollar Publisher Clearing House winner and all you need to do is send them $750 so they can get everything done to get you your money,” said Capt. Mark Brock with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Dept.

Numerous residents have been receiving calls from the scammers. Brock said he’s even received a call from the scammers who left him a message.

Unfortunately, not everyone realized it was a scam.

“One person negotiated a deal for $150 dollars,” Brock said. “They talked him into going to Wells Fargo and sending it to an address of their choosing.”

Brock said there is absolutely no way for police to work the case because the scam is originating out of the country.

A St. Joseph Post follower said she had received a call from the scammers also and left us this number: (876) 574-2671.

So we decided to see what we could find out.

On the first call we got a hold of a “John Logan” claiming to be with Publisher’s Clearing House.

“Yes, Mam’ this is the Publishers Clearing House Company, Ok?” Logan said in very slurred speech.

We informed Logan we had gotten the number from a friend and wanted to know how the process works.

“Please hold while I transfer you over to the manager they’re going to let you know how it works, Ok?” Logan said.

After a long pause we simply asked, “Are you guys scamming people in St. Joseph?”

Logan promptly hung up.

On our second attempt we got a hold of a “Mr. David Kennedy.”  We asked Mr. Kennedy where they were based out of.

“We’re in the state of Missouri, Ok?” Kennedy said.

We asked, “How does this work?  If you’re trying to offer somebody Publishers Clearing House Awards how does that work?”

Kennedy said, “You have to sign up, Ok?”

So we asked again, “Are you guys scamming people out of money?”

Kennedy said “no” before hanging up the line.

Our third attempt went straight to voice mail.

Capt. Brock said Publisher’s Clearing House does not call individuals to tell them they won.  He urges residents to use caution in dealing with individuals over the phone and not to give out personal information in these types of situations.  The best answer, simply hang up.

 

The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about another phone scam in the area.

The County sent out a Nixle alert Thursday morning telling the public to beware of calls from Jamaica referencing a Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes.

The County said it’s a scam and not to give out any information.

The calling area code is 876.

 

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol have identified the man’s body found on U.S. Highway 36 westbound approximately 2 miles east of St Joseph, Missouri, in Buchanan County.

The man has identified as William Dau, black male, 36 years of age, from St Joseph, Missouri.

Preliminary autopsy results indicate the cause of death was extensive crush trauma, with injuries that are consistent with having been struck by a vehicle.

The next of kin has been notified and the investigation is continuing.

Complete autopsy results are pending at this time.