St. Joseph police are investigating after another shooting injured a person Thursday night.
According to police, at 9:47 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 6200 block of Washington St. on a report of shots fired. On scene, officers did not locate any evidence but a vehicle was seen leaving the scene at high speed. Several minutes later, it was reported that a person was at Mosaic Life Care with a gunshot wound. After speaking with them, it was determined a shooting did occur on Washington St.
Police say there is a male suspect, but no one is in custody as of Friday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.
Shelly Cox is a Naturalist at the Remington Nature Center in St. Joseph and an author of a children’s book published earlier this year.
Cox said the idea for a book started about 10 years ago when she was working with 4-H students as the entomology leader.
“As the students were collecting their insects, many of them said to me that they didn’t really have a way to identify what they were finding, so it put me on the track to writing a field guide to Missouri’s insects and spiders,” Cox said. “At that time, the economy was not doing really well, so finding a way to get it published was very difficult. So after that, I just kind of put the book aside and didn’t give it a lot of thought until just recently when a friend of mind, Julie Casey, with Amazing Things Press, said, ‘We should do something with your book.’”
They came up with the idea to take the book, chapter by chapter, and turn it into children’s books with the first book in the series titled, ‘Butterflies and Moths.’
MOBugs by Shelly Cox
“This is just a way to introduce children to insects in a full-color, informative, fun way,” Cox said. “This book covers most of the common butterflies and moths that you would find in northwest Missouri and really throughout all of our state. Each picture was photographed by myself, a few were taken by some friends of mine, so all the information that you would find in the book will have a full-color photograph to go along with it so that the children can actually see what’s being described.”
Cox said there are also a lot of fun facts and trivia that many people may not know about butterflies and moths, along with vocabulary and terminology related to insects.
“If they’re outside in the yard, most kids love butterflies and moths, they’re easily accessible so that would be something that they could go and find something in the yard, pick up that book and compare what they’re finding and learn about them.”
According to Cox, the next book in the series, ‘Beastly Bugs,’ should be published soon and will be about spiders, centipedes, millipedes, scorpions and more. She adds that the original idea of publishing a field guide may still happen in the future, whether it be in a physical book form or an eBook.
You can find the book Butterflies and Moths for sale at the Remington Nature Center or online at Amazon.
When it’s time to take the Christmas decorations down, the City of St. Joseph will be accepting used live Christmas trees for disposal.
According to the St. Joseph Parks Dept., used, undecorated Christmas trees can be dropped off at the Drake Field parking lot at South 22nd and Commercial St.
The city asks that all decorations, including tinsel, be taken off the tree.
Trees can be dropped off anytime until January 21st.
If there’s a puppy or kitten on someone’s Christmas list, future pet owners and their families are encouraged to have a plan in place.
St. Joseph Animal Control and Rescue Humane Educator Jennifer Lockwood said pets as gifts can be a good idea, as long as it’s well-thought-out ahead of time.
“I think it’s just something that should (have) been on the radar prior to Christmas, something that the family has talked about, make sure that everybody’s on the same page as far as the care and commitment that is required, by puppies, especially,” Lockwood said.
For those who already have pets, Lockwood said, during any holiday gatherings, it’s also important to have a plan so pets have a holiday free from stress or sickness.
“Keeping them in a nice, safe place and making sure that they’re not eating inappropriate things and making sure everybody knows that, too, so that they’re not feeding them something they shouldn’t be,” Lockwood said. “(Also) make sure that your pet has identification on them in the event that they may get out. If they’re identified with a tag or microchip, that really speeds up the process in getting the pet back to you safely.”
The St. Joseph Animal Shelter will be open regular hours this week and closed Monday and Tuesday next week. Hours are from 1 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 1 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Lockwood said some items on the shelter’s Christmas list this year are non-clumping cat litter, jars of peanut butter and dry cat and dog food.
For more information, contact the shelter at (816) 271-4877.
(UPDATE 11:22 a.m. Friday) – St. Joseph Police have identified the man who died in the early morning crash as 49-year-old Anthony W. Wilkinson.
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A St. Joseph resident died in a crash early Friday morning on Felix Street.
According to Sgt. Wayne Byrom with the St. Joseph Police Department, just after 1 a.m., a St. Joseph man was driving a minivan when he lost control of the vehicle in the 2600 block of Felix Street, went off the road and hit a tree.
The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two passengers were transported to Mosaic Life Care, one with moderate injuries and one with life threatening injuries.
Byrom said it appears none of the occupants were wearing seatbelts.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated but Byrom said speed may have played a factor.
A 27-year-old man identified as Logan R. Tipton is in custody after a standoff Thursday morning.
According to Capt. Jeff Wilson with the St. Joseph Police Department, a call came in at 6:45 a.m., reporting a burglary at a house in the 2800 block of Angelique Street.
Officers arrived on scene and the suspect barricaded himself in the attic.
Based on previous information, officers believed the suspect may have been armed and SRT and the fire department were called in to assist.
Wilson said less-lethal munitions, or tear gas, were used and Tipton eventually was taken into custody around 11 a.m.
He is being held without bond and charged with burglary, according to Wilson.
A Maryville mother is asking for help in bringing Christmas cheer to her kids this holiday season.
Miranda Browning was the wife of 35-year-old Ryen Browning who was struck and killed by lightning in August while fishing.
Miranda said Ryen leaves behind four children: 11-year-old Lindsey, 9-year-old Issac, 4-year-old Maverick and 3-year-old Atreyue.
“(They’re) going through the first Christmas without dad, so my idea was to just have people in the community, throughout anywhere that we could reach, via Facebook, radio, any of that, to send the kiddos Christmas cards just to maybe brighten up their holiday just a little bit more,” Miranda said.
St. Joseph police are investigating after another shooting injured a person Thursday night.
When it’s time to take the Christmas decorations down, the City of St. Joseph will be accepting used live Christmas trees for disposal.
If there’s a puppy or kitten on someone’s Christmas list, future pet owners and their families are encouraged to have a plan in place.
