Structure fire in the area of 32nd and Messanie Streets on February 21, 2018. Photo by Travis Dodge.
(Update 11 a.m. Thursday) Fire crews were on the scene of two separate fires overnight.
Shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, a call came in reporting a fire at 3022 Messanie. According to St. Joseph Fire Department Fire Inspector Steve Henrichson, the fire had possibly been burning inside the house for about four hours before it was reported. Henrichson said the vacant building was starting to collapse as crews arrived on scene. No injuries were reported and crews were on scene until 1:04 a.m. Thursday.
Another fire was reported at 2:31 Thursday morning at 801 South 20th. Henrichson said the single family house was vacant and no injuries were reported. Crews were on scene until 4:36 a.m.
The cause of each fire is under investigation.
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Fire crews are on scene at a structure fire in the area of 32nd and Messanie Streets.
Shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, St. Joseph Police issued a Nixle advisory alerting residents to avoid the area.
No further details are known at this time. We will update this post as we learn more information.
(February 21, 2018) – The St. Joseph School District was notified by police on Wednesday of a vague threat on social media regarding Central High School.
The district received a screenshot of a message shared on Snapchat and other social media sites saying, “Be ready central high school. (Expletive) you.” Police are investigating the source of the message and if it is credible.
According to a press release, the district takes student safety seriously and as a precaution, police will have an increased presence at the school. The district adds that any time anyone sees something suspicious to notify a school principal or law enforcement.
(Post Staff and AP) Charges have been upgraded against two suspects in connection with the fatal shootings of two people on Safari Drive in St. Joseph in 2016.
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Omar Martinez-Velez and Luis Omar Robles-Vargas now each face two felony counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action.
As previously reported, they initially were charged with second-degree murder in the July 2016 shooting deaths of 22-year-old Kevilee (Kevin) Villegas-Melendez and 25-year-old Raymond Gonzalez Ortiz.
Two people were injured in a crash on an ice-covered road Wednesday morning.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 52-year-old Mary R. Anderson of St. Joseph was driving a Buick LeSabre south on Route V about six miles south of St. Joseph around 7:15 a.m.
Anderson overcorrected the car on the ice-covered road, which caused the vehicle to travel off the right side of the road, hit an embankment and overturn several times before coming to rest on its top.
Anderson was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of moderate injuries. A passenger in the car, 58-year-old Daniel W. Anderson of St. Joseph was transported by helicopter to Mosaic for treatment of serious injuries.
According to the crash report, neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt.
Cold temperatures, and a breezy north wind, will make wind chill values this morning a bit cold; and with temperatures this afternoon only expected to top out in the low 30s ice from Tuesday is not expected to melt much, unless the sun comes out from behind the clouds. Another round of winter weather is expected to move into the area this evening, starting a few hours after sunset with the bulk of precipitation falling after midnight, through Thursday morning. The highest snowfall/sleet totals will be near the Iowa border, with around an inch possible. Farther south not as much sleet or snow is expected, but with ice already on many surfaces and trees, it may not take much to start causing issues by early Thursday morning. Temperatures will warm during the day Thursday. So, while the day may start with wintry weather, what precipitation is left in the region by the afternoon hours will change over to liquid rain. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Snow likely before 2 a.m., then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 24. East northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday: Snow and freezing rain likely before 1 p.m., then a chance of freezing drizzle between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of drizzle after 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of drizzle before 5 a.m., then a slight chance of freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A slight chance of freezing drizzle before 7 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of freezing rain between midnight and 3 a.m., then a chance of rain after 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow between midnight and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
A Bethany woman was seriously injured in a crash due to icy conditions.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 8:40 Tuesday morning, 26-year-old Kayla M. Ramey was driving a Chevrolet Cruz east on US 136 about four miles west of Bethany. Ramey lost control of the vehicle on the ice-covered road, slid off the north side of the road and hit a mailbox and an embankment. The vehicle went airborne, hit the ground, rolled and hit a fence before coming to rest on its top.
Ramey was transported to Harrison County Hospital, then to The University of Kansas Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries.
According to the crash report, Ramey was wearing a seatbelt.
Temperatures will remain nearly steady overnight as a front stalls southeast of Kansas City, meaning that currently below-freezing temperatures are not expected to recover before the next batch of rain moves in during the early morning hours. Road temperatures will also fall, allowing untreated roads and elevated surfaces to become very slick and making travel hazardous in the Advisory area as freezing rain falls. Ice accumulations up to a few tenths of an inch are expected in the Winter Weather Advisory area. Elsewhere, temperatures will remain mainly above freezing. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Cloudy. Freezing rain in the morning, then a chance of freezing rain possibly mixed with sleet early in the afternoon. Much colder. No sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to two tenths of an inch. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around 15. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the evening, then snow showers possibly mixed with freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Thursday: Cloudy. Chance of freezing rain in the morning, then a chance of rain showers possibly mixed with freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. East winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Thursday Night: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers possibly mixed with freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s.
Friday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
Friday Night And Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
Sunday Through Monday: Mostly clear. Highs around 50. Lows in the upper 20s.
Best of Show. Chandeh by Derek Dillard of Park Hill South High School. Photo courtesy Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art.
The Regional High School Art Exhibition opened over the weekend at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art with artwork on display from high schools in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.
Artworks are divided into nine categories based on media and/or technique. According to a press release, after a panel jury selection, First, Second, and Third Place, plus Honorable Mentions were awarded in each category. Over 170 artworks from 20 schools are displayed in the exhibit. Artists, their families and the general public were on hand as awards were presented.
The exhibit runs through March 18th at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art at 2818 Frederick Ave. in St. Joseph.
The following is the list of winners by category:
Category I: PAINTING
1st Place: Derek Dillard, Chandeh, Park Hill South High School
2nd Place: Bailee Belding, Crystal Cavern, Savannah High School
3rd Place(tie): Lauren Dalton, Self-Portrait, Gallatin RV High School
3rd Place(tie): Parker Duran, Self-Portrait, Park Hill High School
Honorable Mention: Allison Stanton, Crab, Savannah High School
Category II: DRAWING MONOCHROMATIC
1st Place (tie): Megan Busby, Suffrage, East Buchanan High School
1st Place (tie): Hannah Jennings, Kitchen Prep, Lathrop High School
2nd Place (tie): Paige Harberts, Water Self-Portrait, Park Hill High School
2nd Place (tie): Nicole Bowman, Fractured Self-Portrait, Plattsburg High School
3rd Place: Shayna Strahm, Untitled, Sabetha High School
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Whorten, Mt. Rushmore, Maur Hill Mount Academy
Honorable Mention: Sophia Martin, Water Self-Portrait, Park Hill High School
Category III: DRAWING MULTI-COLOR
1st Place: Mavis Ding, Self- Portrait, Maur Hill Mount Academy
2nd Place: Katy Young, Strelitzia & Chirithy, Central High School
3rd Place: Seth Dunfield, The Understandably Beautiful Death of…., Park Hill South High School
Honorable Mention: Maggie Beckett, Hide and Seek, Lathrop High School
Category IV: PRINTMAKING
1st Place: Sista Cisneros, Exotic, Riverside High School
2nd Place: Jack Caudle, The Orchestra, Maur Hill Mount Academy
3rd Place: Grace Pietsch, Encounter, Maur Hill Mount Academy
Honorable Mention: Libby McFerrin, City Views, Maur Hill Mount Academy
Category V: PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Place: Shane McCullough, Vine Ladies Dancing, Park Hill South High School
2nd Place: Casey Elias, Lost in the Moment, Maur Hill Mount Academy
3rd Place: Jai Gaddie, Industrial Tidings, Lafayette High School
Honorable Mention: Shar Whitten, David, Lafayette High School
Category VI: 2-D MIXED MEDIA
1st Place (tie): Macy Ricklefs, Love in the Dark, Riverside High School
1st Place(tie): Kenzie Meyer, Untitled, Sabetha High School
2nd Place (tie): Chey Fugua, Joy, Lathrop High School
2nd Place (tie): Cole Peterson, Mask Commotion, Savannah High School
3rd Place (tie): Rowan Wilson, Plugged In, Park Hill South High School
3rd Place(tie): Brittany Grable, Me and My Beau, Riverside High School
Honorable Mention: Mana Nishioka, Self-Portrait, Benton High School
Honorable Mention: Parker Duran, Self-Portrait, Park Hill High School
Honorable Mention: Rileigh Veale, Sugar Skull Inspired, Savannah High School
Category VII: CERAMICS
1st Place (tie): Kate Eischens, Mother Earth, Park Hill South High School
1st Place (tie): Kaitlyn Fane, Willy, Park Hill High School
2nd Place: Jessica Huntley, Leaf Pot, Park Hill South High School
3rd Place: Jillian Garrett, Sgraffito Vessel, Park Hill South High School
Honorable Mention: Sabrina Lane, Teapot, Park Hill High School
Category VIII: THREE-DIMENSIONAL
1st Place: Nathan Richter, Harambe, Riverside High School
2nd Place: Sadie Bembrick, Spiky, Riverside High School
3rd Place: Peyton Stith, Knowledge is Beautiful, Trenton Senior High School
Honorable Mention: Kallie Hawkins, Tyranny, Riverside High School
Category IX: ALTERNATIVE
1st Place: Audrey Cline, Primp and Prime, Park Hill South High School
2nd Place: Lilly Vertin, Perfidious Mind, Riverside High School
3rd Place: Ashley Bolek, Kansas City Skyline, Park Hill High School
Honorable Mention: Madeline Mueller, A.C., Park Hill South High School
Honorable Mention: Kaitlyn Barnett, Duality, Park Hill High School
Honorable Mention: Mary Ruth Nauman, Untitled, Union Star R2 High School
