Mild late November early December temperatures are expected to end the week and continue through the weekend. Monday, a cold front will bring the next chance for precipitation in the form of rain. However, behind that front, the first real shot of cold air will move into the area midweek. If you haven’t broken out those winter coats, gloves, and hats yet, this weekend would be a good time to get them out! Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Mayor’s Christmas Tree in Felix St. Square. File photo courtesy Travis Dodge
An annual event will kick off the holiday season in downtown St. Joseph this weekend.
Brian Myers with First Saturdays Downtown St. Joseph said Holidays at the Square on Saturday begins with the arrival of Santa. There will be photo opportunities with Santa, carriage rides, musical entertainment and more.
“It’s a good opportunity to come downtown, bring your children, bring your grandchildren, catch the events and the music in the park,” Myers said. “A lot of these shops and restaurants are going to be open during and after the event and the ones that aren’t, it’s a good opportunity to walk by with your kids and see the cool window displays that our local shop owners have put up for us.”
Holidays at the Square will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Felix Street Square.
President Trump speaking in St. Charles on Wednesday-photo courtesy the White House
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s speech promoting the Republican tax plan (all times local):
2:40 p.m.
President Donald Trump claims the Republican tax plan is going to cost him “a fortune.” Watch his comments here.
Trump is speaking at an event promoting the legislation in St. Charles, Mo. He is providing no evidence to support his claim, insisting, “Believe me.”
Trump has repeatedly declined to release his tax returns — something every other modern president has done.
Trump is trying to rebut independent analyses showing that many wealthy individuals would receive a tax break under the proposal, saying his rich associates have called him to complain about the plan.
Responding to Democratic charges that the bill would mostly benefit the rich, Trump says, “If it is, my friends don’t know about it.”
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2:30 p.m.
President Donald Trump’s visit to Missouri may be less about winning the support of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill than boosting her opponent.
Trump, who called on McCaskill to support the bill during his tax reform event in St. Charles, Mo., is lending his support to Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley’s bid to unseat the Democratic lawmaker.
Trump is recognizing Hawley from the stage, saying, “He’s going to be a great senator.”
McCaskill voted against the GOP proposal in committee earlier this month, and is expected to vote against it when the full Senate takes up the measure.
Hawley greeted Trump at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, and hitched a ride with the president to his event, where Trump is plugging the Republican tax reform effort.
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A little over 100 protesters gathered outside a suburban St. Louis convention center where President Donald Trump will speak on tax reform Wednesday afternoon.
The president is scheduled to speak at 2:30 p.m. at the St. Charles convention center. About 1,000 invited guests will attend.
Outside, protesters chanted slogans such as “this is what democracy looks like” hours before the speech. The Frontline protest group that has been active since a former Sr. Louis police officer was acquitted in the death of a black suspect in September is urging demonstrators to show up.
A couple dozen Trump supporters stood nearby with signs, including one that read “promises made, promises kept.”
The appearance by the president comes as the Senate is expected to vote this week on a tax reform plan.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will return to Missouri on Wednesday as he tries to push the Republican tax plan across the finish line.
Trump is expected to once again emphasize the plan’s benefits for middle-income Americans, small business owners and workers in the St. Louis suburbs. Critics say the House and Senate plans will disproportionately help the wealthy and corporations.
It’s his second trip to the state to sell his plan.
Senior administration officials briefing reporters ahead of the visit said Trump is expected to mention Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, a top Republican target in next year’s midterm elections in his remarks. Trump in August said that that if McCaskill didn’t support his plan, voters should push her out of office.
(Missourinet) – Fourth District Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler announced on Twitter Tuesday morning that Missouri has been granted an extension to comply with federal standards for government issued IDs.
According to Hartzler, Missouri driver’s licenses will be counted as compliant for federal security checkpoints, including at airports, through October 2018. She said she was happy to support the extension along with the rest of the Missouri House delegation in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security last summer.
Missouri has received several extensions of the law over the years because the state legislature failed to move forward on the issue. In 2016, the federal government notified the state that no more extensions would be granted.
A small coalition of legislators, primarily Republicans, have protested against the federal law over storage of personal information in a database.
State Senator Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, sponsored a bill signed into law this year that lets Missourians choose whether they want a federal compliant or non-compliant driver’s license.
At the time, he said he expected the Missouri Department of Revenue, which is overseeing implementation of the law, to begin issuing compliant IDs in 6 to 18 months.
Silvey also said he thought the Revenue Department would ask the federal government for an extension of the January 2018 deadline to come into compliance.
Stricter ID requirements are tied to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and were recommended by the 9/11 Commission. The federal REAL ID Act, which was passed in 2005, requires more stringent identification standards for homeland security and immigration purposes.
Stiffer security standards are already in place at many federal facilities and military bases, and some Missourians have had to use a non-compliant ID with additional identification, such as a birth certificate or Social Security card, to gain access.
There will be the chance for some light showers this morning south of Interstate 70 but otherwise conditions will remain dry. Skies will be mostly cloudy but temperatures will still remain above normal with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Above normal temperatures will continue through the week with highs near 60 this weekend. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP and Post) — Two people injured in a Fourth of July explosion that destroyed a St. Joseph home have filed a civil lawsuit.
Devon Wall and Kaitlyn Pennington of Platte City, are seeking damages in excess of $25,000. The owners of the former rental property and their tenant, Leslie Osborn, are named as defendants.
The lawsuit claims Osborn was manufacturing fireworks inside the residence at the time of the explosion. Osborn, Wall and Pennington each suffered injuries.
The owners filed a counterclaim, saying the suit should be dismissed. They allege Wall and Pennington actively participated or had direct knowledge of Osborn’s activities.
No criminal charges were filed against Osborn, who doesn’t have a listed phone number. A hearing is set for Wednesday in Buchanan County Circuit Court.
As previously reported, the explosion took place around 9:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July at 1109 Prospect Ave. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the St. Joseph Police and Fire Departments investigated.
Some spotty sprinkles will be possible today as a cold front moves through the area. However, even you do see some sprinkles they will be very light and brief. Temperatures will remain above normal today with highs in the mid 50s across the north to the mid 60s across the south. Light rain will be possible tomorrow south of Interstate 70 but again, any precipitation that does fall will be really light. Sun returns for the second half of the work week with continued above normal temperatures in the 50s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: A slight chance of drizzle between 9 a.m. and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday, a day focused on charitable giving.
Youth Alliance is one nonprofit organization in the St. Joseph community. Youth Alliance Executive Director Robin Hammond said Giving Tuesday is a national day of giving.
“It’s a great way to remember nonprofits in the community and throughout the nation and to send a gift that kind of shows that you support the work that they do and that you value the work that they do in the community,” Hammond said.
Hammond said on Giving Tuesday, community members can support Youth Alliance programs such as Circle of Parents.
“It’s a group that has been meeting at Youth Alliance for many years and we don’t have any ongoing funding for that and we’re reaching out into the community to ask people to give to us and one avenue is through Giving Tuesday,” Hammond said. “Circle of Parents is really a support group. It’s a way for parents who maybe are isolated to come together and build relationships with other parents. It gives them an opportunity to bounce ideas off of each other. We usually have an educational component at each of the meetings. They are parent led and parent planned.”
Hammond said Youth Alliance also focuses on youth volunteerism through programs such as Youth Volunteer Corps which works with youth 11-18 engaging them in volunteer service in the community.
For more information on Youth Alliance, or to donate, click here.
In addition to Youth Alliance, here is an online list of some other organizations in the St. Joseph area.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – President Donald Trump is returning to Missouri for the second time in three months.
The White House says Trump will speak Wednesday in St. Charles.
The speech comes as Trump and other Republican leaders seek to pass tax overhaul legislation by the end of the year. The House recently passed a $1.5 trillion bill and Senate GOP leaders hope to push their bill through this week. The package blends a sharp reduction in top corporate and business tax rates with more modest relief for individuals.
Trump also discussed the need for tax reform in an August speech in the southwest Missouri town of Springfield.
Mild late November early December temperatures are expected to end the week and continue through the weekend. Monday, a cold front will bring the next chance for precipitation in the form of rain. However, behind that front, the first real shot of cold air will move into the area midweek. If you haven’t broken out those winter coats, gloves, and hats yet, this weekend would be a good time to get them out! Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
