A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured early Tuesday morning after a crash in Buchanan County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, around 1:11 a.m. Corrine Smith, 24 of St. Joseph was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier southbound on Missouri 371 about 10 miles south of St. Joseph when she lost control in a curve went off the west side of the road and hit a tree. Brandon Nolan, 24 also of St. Joseph was a passenger in the vehicle. Nolan was pronounced dead at the scene. Smith was transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of what was described as a serious injury. Smith and Nolan were not reported to be wearing a seat belt.

Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett said preliminary information he has received indicates the sheriff’s department may have been pursuing the vehicle prior to the crash.  Puett said the Missouri State Highway Patrol was requested to investigate the crash. Sgt. Jake Angle said Tuesday morning that the patrol’s crash team is still investigating.

(Update Tuesday) – Police are still searching for at least two people after a crash and shooting incident that took place Monday evening near the south end of town.

Commander Eric Protzman with the St. Joseph Police Department said Tuesday morning that police have not located a victim or a suspect.

According to new information provided by police, Monday evening two cars appeared to be chasing each-other heading southbound on 22nd street and collided causing one of the vehicles to hit a third vehicle northbound on 22nd.  Protzman said at some point in time shots were fired.  He said the individuals from the two vehicles that were chasing each other got into one vehicle and fled the scene.  Police believe from the reports that one of the individuals was hit by gunfire and got into the vehicle with the alleged suspect. A man and a woman were believed to have been involved in the disturbance.

A St. Joseph woman who was in the third vehicle refused treatment at the scene for minor injuries.

Protzman said police did locate evidence of a shooting and believe someone was injured.  As of 10:40 a.m. Tuesday they have not received any reports of anyone showing up for medical treatment.

22nd St. was closed from Oak St. to Walnut St. from 5:44 p.m. to 9:25 p.m. Monday while authorities worked the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Tips Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

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(Update 8:45 p.m.) – The St. Joseph Police Department is investigating a shooting incident on S. 22nd Street.

Around 5:44 p.m. Monday authorities issued an alert asking people to avoid the area of S. 22nd St. from Walnut St. to Oak St. due to a police incident.

Commander Eric Protzman said shots were fired and authorities believe someone may have been injured in the altercation but that the victim left the scene.  He said a car accident took place after the shooting.  Police are unsure how many suspects may have been involved, however Protzman said he believes they are searching for one suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Tips Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

A 36-year-old man is facing a felony after authorities allegedly seized data storage devices from his St. Joseph home containing child pornography.

Michael Shalz is charged in Buchanan County with a first-degree class-D felony of possession of child pornography.

According to court documents, on Thursday around 2 p.m. detectives with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department searched Shalz’s apartment on Faraon Street and located several data storage or processing devices.

“I performed a preliminary forensic examination and located several images and at least 1 (one) video identified as child pornography,” said Det. Lonnie Bishop with the sheriff’s department. “Mr. Shalz stated he has been exchanging pornographic images including child pornography over the internet for 3 years, showing Mrs. Shalz has a propensity to exploit children.”

Shalz is being held in the Buchanan County Jail on $10,000 cash bail. He’s due in court Tuesday for an arraignment.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a St. Joseph man after multiple lengthy searches Friday around the county.

Sheriff John Merchant said on Friday they received a report of an accident near the area of 320th and Hazelnut.

“Upon arrival it was learned that an individual gave chase to a wanted person, Arthur Hampton 43, St Joseph, Missouri who has a $10,000 Brown County Warrant for Interference with LEO,” Merchant said. “Vehicles collided and Hampton fled on foot in to a cornfield.”

Merchant said the Kansas Highway Patrol and Wildlife and Parks was called in to assist with tracking canines and an airplane to try to locate Hampton. However, due to the heat and humidity and the number of cornfields in the area Merchant said the search was discontinued after about 3-4 hours.

“Later in the evening Hampton was spotted by a resident and authorities were unable to locate
Hampton after another 3-4 hour search,” Merchant said.

He said no injuries have been reported and the case is under investigation by the Brown County Sheriffs Office.

“Hamptons local history is mainly Probation Violation, Failure to Appear and Eluding Law
Enforcement,” Merchant said. “We appreciate all of the responding agencies that assisted and the cooperation we received from the residents in the immediate area.”

He said Hampton is still at large and anyone with information is being urged to contact the Brown County Sheriffs office at (785) 742-7125.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP/Post) — Authorities are investigating the crash of a P-51 Mustang that killed two people in Atchison County, Kansas.

The plane crashed around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, one day after it flew in the Amelia Earhart Festival.

The pilot and a passenger both died in the crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash report, they were identified as 34-year-old Bethany L. Root of Atchison and 64-year-old Vlado Lenoch of Burr Ridge, Illinois.

Root was the manager of the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport in Atchison.

Lt. Bryce Whelply of the Patrol says the cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear. He says federal officials will investigate.

The plane crashed about nine miles away from the Amelia Earhart Airport.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of July 17 – 23 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change.

MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing weather conditions.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT or visit modot.org/northwest.

Andrew County

• Route H – From Route V (Nodaway County) to Route Y for pothole patching, July 17
• Business Loop 29 (Belt Highway) – From U.S. Route 59 to U.S. Route 169 (Rochester Road) (Buchanan County) for a resurfacing project, July 17 – 22. Work will be done between the hours of 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly.
• Route N – From Route M (Nodaway County) to Route B for pothole patching, July 19

Atchison County

• Interstate 29 – Pothole patching, July 17 – 19
• Route 111 – At the I-29 Overpass Bridge for maintenance, July 17 – 21. A temporary traffic signal will direct traffic through the work zone.
• Route B – Pothole patching, July 20 – 21

Buchanan County

• Route DD – At the Bee Creek Bridge for maintenance, July 17 – 19. One lane will remain closed overnight. A temporary traffic signal has been installed to direct traffic through the work zone.
• U.S. Route 36 – Milling and pothole patching, July 17 – 20
• Route 371 – From Route CC to Route 752 for pavement repair, July 17 – 21. One lane will remain closed overnight. A temporary traffic signal has been installed to direct traffic through the work zone.
• Business Loop 29 (Belt Highway) – From U.S. Route 59 (Andrew County) to U.S. Route 169 (Rochester Road) for a resurfacing project, July 17 – 22. Work will be done between the hours of 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly.
• U.S. Route 36 – One mile east of Route AC for a bridge project, July 17 – 22
• Route 6 – From I-29 to Woodbine Road for a sidewalk improvement and resurfacing project, July 17 – 23
• Route DD – CLOSED at I-29 for a culvert replacement, July 18, 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No access to Route DD Eastbound from I-29.

Caldwell County

• Route KK – Pothole patching, July 17
• U.S. Route 36 – Westbound from Route M to NE Spring Hill Road for pavement repair, July 17 – 20
• Route N – Pothole patching, July 19
• Route N – From the Carroll County line to Route D for pothole patching, July 20

Carroll County

• Route U – CLOSED from County Road 231 to County Road 241 for a culvert replacement, July 18, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Route KK – From the Carroll County line to Route D for pothole patching, July 18, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Route N – Pothole patching, July 20

Chariton County

• Route E – At the Turkey Creek Bridge for maintenance, July 17
• Routes 5, 129 and DD – Pothole patching, July 17 – 21
• Route E – At the Yellow Creek Bridge for maintenance, July 18

Daviess County

• U.S. Route 69 – Shoulder work, July 17 – 18
• U.S. Route 69 – From U.S. Route 136 (Harrison County) to Route T for shoulder work, July 17 – 19
• Route UU – Drainage work, July 17 – 21
• U.S. Route 69 – From Pence Road (DeKalb County) to I-35 for a resurfacing project, July 17 – 22. Includes a 10-foot width restriction.

DeKalb County

• U.S. Route 69 – From Pence Road to I-35 (Daviess County) for a resurfacing project, July 17 – 22. Includes a 10-foot width restriction.

Gentry County

• Route N – CLOSED from 245^th Street to 250^th Street for a culvert replacement, July 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• U.S. Route 169 – From the city limits of Stanberry to Route 31 for a resurfacing project, July 17 – 22
• Route F – From Saddle Soap Hill Trail to 546^th Road for drainage work, July 18 – 19
• Route DD – CLOSED for a culvert replacement, July 19, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Grundy County

• Routes B and Y – Pothole patching, July 17 – 21

Harrison County

• U.S. Route 69 – From U.S. Route 136 to Route T (Daviess County) for shoulder work, July 17 – 19
• Route 46 – From just east of the city limits of Hatfield to Route D for drainage work, July 18 – 19
• Route P – CLOSED from U.S. Route 69 to Route BB for a culvert replacement, July 18 – 19, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Holt County

• U.S. Route 59 – From the city limits of Oregon to the city limits of Mound City for shoulder work, July 17 – 21
• I-29 – At the Davis Creek Bridge for a bridge replacement project. July 17 – 22. I-29 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction.

Linn County

• Route B – From Route 5 to Route Y for pothole patching, July 17
• Route 5 – From Route B to the city limits of Browning for pothole patching, July 17 – 18
• Route 5 – From Route B to U.S. Route 36 for pothole patching, July 18 – 19
• Route 130 – From U.S. Route 36 to Route YY for pothole patching, July 19 – 20
• Route B – From U.S. Route 36 (Livingston County) to Route 139 for pothole patching, July 20 – 21

Livingston County

• Route C – From U.S. Route 36 to Route Z for pothole patching, July 17 – 19
• Route B – From U.S. Route 36 to Route 139 (Linn County) for pothole patching, July 20 – 21

Mercer County

• Route D – From U.S. Route 136 to U.S. Route 65 for sealing, July 17 – 21
• U.S. Route 136 – From U.S. Route 65 to Route 139 (Putnam County) for pothole patching, July 17 – 21

Nodaway County

• Route H – From Route V to Route Y (Andrew County) for pothole patching, July 17
• Route N – From Route M to Route B (Andrew County) for pothole patching, July 19
• Route J – From Route M to U.S. Route 136 for pothole patching, July 20
• Route E – From U.S. Route 136 to Route 246 for pothole patching, July 21

Putnam County

• U.S. Route 136 – From U.S. Route 65 (Mercer County) to Route 139 for pothole patching, July 17 – 21

Sullivan County

• Route 5 – From Route MM to the city limits of Browning for slide repair, July 17 – 22
• Route 6 – From the city limits of Milan to the city limits of Green City for slide repair, July 17– 22
• Route C – From Route 5 to Route 129 for a resurfacing project, July 17 – 22. Includes a 10-foot restriction.

Worth County

• Route 246 – CLOSED at the Platte River Bridge for a bridge replacement project. The bridge will be closed through September.
• Route B – Drainage work, July 17
• Route W – Drainage work, July 20 – 21