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Police investigate after man reportedly shot in midtown area

Posted on May 25, 2017May 25, 2017

The St. Joseph Police Department is investigating after a man was admitted to the hospital Thursday morning for treatment of an apparent gunshot wound.

Commander Eric Protzman said officers responded to Mosaic Life Care around 5 a.m. after a 50-year-old St. Joseph man was admitted for treatment of a non life-threatening injury from allegedly getting shot while in the area of 17th and Edmond streets.

Protzman said the man reported he was shot at by suspects, possibly in a dark colored vehicle in the area. The man was transported to the hospital by private vehicle. Little other details were provided.

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

Mortgage rates fall to the lowest level of the year

Posted on May 25, 2017May 25, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest levels of the year. The benchmark 30-year rate dipped below the key 4 percent mark.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate home loans tumbled to 3.95 percent from 4.02 percent last week. The rate stood at 3.64 percent a year ago and averaged 3.65 percent in 2016, the lowest level in records dating to 1971.

The rate on 15-year mortgages slipped to 3.19 percent from 3.27 percent last week.

Sunny with temps in the mid 70s

Posted on May 25, 2017

Temperatures will begin to increase today as highs climb well into the middle 70s. Unsettled weather will begin to return to the area on Friday with isolated storms possible across the Lower Missouri Valley. More widespread, and potentially severe storms are expected on Saturday as a very unstable airmass develops over the region. Quieter weather will then return to close out the upcoming holiday weekend. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 76. Light south southeast wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Memorial Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

BCBS pulls out of Kansas and Missouri health care exchanges

Posted on May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City is pulling out of the federal health care exchanges in Kansas and Missouri next year because of mounting financial losses.

The company’s announcement Wednesday makes it just the latest insurer to drop out of the government-backed marketplaces that were a pillar of the Obama-era federal health care overhaul law. The nation’s third-largest insurer, Aetna, announced earlier this month that it will completely leave the exchanges for 2018.

Blue KC President and CEO Danette Wilson said in a statement that the company had lost more than $100 million on the exchanges through 2016 and described the losses as “unsustainable.” The exchanges began operating in 2014.

The release says about 67,000 members in western Missouri and eastern Kansas would be affected.

Police investigate assault with a motor vehicle

Posted on May 24, 2017May 25, 2017

The St. Joseph Police Department is investigating an assault with a motor vehicle following a disturbance Tuesday night.

According to Commander Eric Protzman with the Police Department, a call came in around 6 p.m. reporting someone being hit by a vehicle in the 200 block of Dogwood Street.

Protzman said a 17-year-old male was hit by a small van following a disturbance. The van left the scene and the 17-year-old was transported by private vehicle to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The incident is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

Temps in the 60s and 70s through the weekend

Posted on May 24, 2017

Below normal temperatures will continue today with isolated showers possible east of the greater Kansas City area. High pressure will build in overnight which will yield warmer and drier conditions on Thursday. Rain chances will return both Friday and Saturday with drier weather anticipated for the latter half of the upcoming weekend. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Memorial Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Police continue to investigate Quick Stop robbery

Posted on May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

The St. Joseph Police Department is searching for two suspects after a gas station was robbed Monday night.

Commander Eric Protzman said around 7:30 p.m. two suspects described as possibly black men robbed the Quick Stop located at 26th and Frederick. Protzman said the suspects threatened the cashier and got away with an undisclosed amount of money. He said it’s unknown if weapons were involved in the incident. Little other details were provided.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Tips Hotline at (816) 239-TIPS.

First-degree murder trial underway in Buchanan County

Posted on May 23, 2017May 25, 2017

For the first time in nearly a decade, a criminal defendant is going on trial on a charge of first degree murder in St. Joe.

Charles Coats is charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Jason Ginn on August 1, 2015. The first degree murder charge includes an alternative count of second-degree murder.
He is also charged with armed criminal action.

Jury selection got underway Tuesday in the courtroom of Circuit Judge Patrick Robb. Trial evidence is expected to wrap up Thursday or Friday.

A pool of 42 potential jurors filled Judge Robb’s courtroom Tuesday, as lawyers asked them about any possible predispositions they might have, or their personal experience with crime.

As we reported, witnesses told police the pair were arguing in the 300 block of South 15th Street. An autopsy indicated Ginn was hit four times in various parts of his body, and died from a gunshot wound to the head.

He was originally charged with second-degree murder, but an amended complaint upgraded that charge to first degree murder.

A first-degree murder charge is rare in Buchanan County. The last time one went to trial was in 2009. Orlando Cruz was found guilty in the 2009 killing-for-hire of 23-year-old Antonio Maravilla-Vargas. Cruz was sentenced to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder and 100 years for armed criminal action.

Man turns himself into police after child injured in alleged hit-and-run

Posted on May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

A 19-year-old has turned himself into authorities after a hit-and run incident that injured an 8-year-old girl Sunday on the south side of St. Joseph.

Commander Eric Protzman with the St. Joseph Police Department said Khaury Elamin has been issued city summons’ for leaving the scene, careless driving, and no insurance. He was also arrested for a municipal warrant. Elamin surrendered to authorities Monday afternoon.

As we previously reported, police began searching for a man after a child was hit Sunday around 7:30 p.m. while trying to cross the street in the 6400 block of S. 24th St. to meet her mother. The impact spun the child around and injured her foot. She was taken to the hospital for treatment of what was described as a moderate injury. The vehicle left the scene.

Chance of rain continues through Wednesday

Posted on May 23, 2017

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will persist today as an upper-level storm system moves over the area. Lingering rain showers are possible on Wednesday before high pressure brings improving conditions and warmer temperatures by Thursday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Isolated showers before 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.