While some could see sprinkles today, overall, skies will be clearing out in preparation for a beautiful weekend ahead. Look for mostly clear skies this weekend with temperatures near normal for early May, ranging in the upper 60s to 70s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a north wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
An undercover investigation in Nodaway County has resulted in nearly a dozen arrests.
According to a news release from the Maryville Department of Public Safety, law enforcement agencies in northwest Missouri have been busy this week conducting arrest warrant services after a Grand Jury handed down 11 indictments for people allegedly involving in distributing drugs. The warrants are a result of a multi-agency investigation that started in the fall of 2016.
The sales allegedly involved marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and prescription drugs. The investigation used an undercover operative who was under the supervision of Maryville Public Safety and Buchanan County Drug Strike Force agencies.
The release states that since 2012, Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice has used a Grand Jury on undercover drug investigations, sexual offenses against children, and domestic violence. A Grand Jury indictment allows law enforcement to conduct many controlled buys with the same undercover operative before formally charging the accused. To return an indictment, a Grand Jury must find probable cause exists that the accused committed the offense.
Anyone with knowledge of or who suspects drug trafficking is asked to call Maryville Public Safety at 660-562-3209 or the Nodaway Count Sheriff’s Office at 660-582-7451.
A St. Joseph couple is accused of forging and filling narcotic prescriptions.
Travis Miller 37, and Julie Miller 32 are each charged in Buchanan County with a class D felony of forgery.
According to court documents, Julie works as an LPN for Phoenix Urology where she allegedly stole prescription paper. Investigator Terry White with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department said on April 14 around 11 p.m Julie filled a forged narcotic script for Oxycodone at the Walgreens pharmacy located at 3645 Frederick in her husband Travis’ name. Six days later, White said Travis filled a forged narcotic script for Oxycodone at the same pharmacy in his own name.
White said it is just one of several narcotic scripts that Julie and Travis Miller have stolen, forged and passed at area pharmacies.
Travis is being held in the Buchanan County Jail on $10,000 bond. Julie has posted $10,000 bail. Both are due in court Friday for an arraignment.
The City of St. Joseph will cut the ribbon Thursday on the completion of the Hyde Park baseball field renovation project.
According to a news release, the project included newly renovated fields, new lighting, bleachers, retaining walls, sidewalks, updates to the concession building, resurfacing the parking lot, and more.
Funding for the project included $1.6 million from the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) half-cent sales tax. Other funding was through grants provided by the Royals Charities Royalty and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, Land & Water Conservation Fund, along with contributions by the Bode Charitable Trust, Harold P. Dugdale Charitable Trust, and the Norma J. and William J. Kenney Charitable Trust. Other private contributions were also made.
The ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m., on field 2 at Hyde Park. A ribbon cutting will be held and a first pitch thrown, along with Benton High School’s ROTC Color Guard and Benton Singers performing the National Anthem. Following will be a Pony Express Boys Baseball Exhibition with three games played by local U8, U10, and U12 teams. It also marks the 50th anniversary of the first baseball game played at Hyde Park.
An additional one to two plus inches of rain (locally higher amounts possible) is expected for locations along and south of U.S. Hwy 24. Much of the rain will fall this morning through midday today, although chances will linger through at least tomorrow morning. Click here for the latest river forecasts and other pertinent information. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: A slight chance of showers after 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
A man suspected of stealing a car in south St. Joe and then leading authorities on a high speed chase early Sunday appeared in court Tuesday.
Bryson Anthony McCray was charged with stealing and resisting arrest after the case Sunday morning that ended near St. Joseph Ave. and Highland. Online court records indicate McCray pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of vehicle tampering just two months ago.
On March 1, he received a suspended, 60-day sentence and was placed on probation. Prosecutors filed a motion on Tuesday to revoke that probation.
A detective said in court documents that McCray stole a Red Grand Am early Sunday morning by punching a man in the face and then pointing a firearm and ordering others out of the vehicle. The vehicle was spotted later in Atchison, Kansas, and a pursuit by authorities crossed back into Missouri and up U.S. Highway 59 and I-229 to St. Joseph Ave. Police said they deployed spike sticks and the suspect stopped near Highland. After a brief standoff, McCray was arrested.
In court on Tuesday, Associate Circuit Judge Rebecca Spencer scheduled the case for the prelminary hearing docket May 18. McCray remains in custody, unable to post $25,000 cash bail.
Taneycomo flooding. Photo courtesy of KOLR/Missourinet.
(Missourinet) – At least 77 state-owned roads in Missouri are under water, and MODOT officials expect that figure to increase.
Mark Fuchs with the National Weather Service says two or more inches of rain is expected Tuesday in the St. Louis region.
Extensive pavement repairs will need to be performed at the I-44 bridge at the Gasconade River after it was overtaken by water. Photo courtesy KOLR/Missourinet.
“It appears that the majority of the impact from this oncoming rain will be in the form of a secondary crest behind it or a prolonged bit of flooding for the folks that are near crest down near the bottom of the Meramec River basin,” Fuchs said.
Sgt. Al Nothum said the State Patrol is working long hours to help keep Missourians safe. Hundreds of water rescues have been completed since Saturday.
“Our marine troopers have been working literally for the past three days around the clock,” Nothum said. “I talked to one the other night and I think he had three or four hours of sleep, then he was getting up again and going out again.”
Three people have been killed by the recent flooding, including in mid-Missouri’s Pulaski County, southwest Missouri’s Clever and eastern Missouri’s Jefferson County.
For the latest information about road closures, go to modot.org.
The main concern over the next day or two will be the potential for more rain and additional flooding. Despite a pleasant day today with highs in the upper 60s, clouds will be on the increase this afternoon. Rain is expected to develop over the area tonight and continue through Wednesday with 1 to 2 inches expected across our area south of Interstate 70 (2 to 4 inches are expected further south over southern Missouri). This will aggravate already ongoing flooding and may lead to additional flooding along area rivers, creeks, and streams. A flood warning is already in place across much of central Missouri and will remain in effect until flooding subsides. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
The man suspected in the theft of a vehicle, a high speed chase, and a crash on St. Joseph Ave. early Sunday morning has been charged with stealing and resisting arrest. In a probable cause affidavit, St. Joseph Police Detective Briana Mendell said Bryson McCray stole a 2007 Red Grand Am early Sunday morning.
The victim told police that the suspect, “…later identified as Bryson Anthony McCray, punched him in the face and pointed what appeared to be a handgun at him while ordering all occupants to exit the vehicle.”
According to the affidavit “…the vehicle was located and pursued at high speeds by Atchison, Kansas Police, Buchanan County Sheriff Department and St. Joseph Police prior to crashing at St. Joseph Ave. and Highland Ave. in St. Joseph.”
The detective said a standoff ensued after the crash but Bryson later gave up and exited the vehicle.
In the affidavit, the detective said McCray “is a know drug abuser, who is know to be violent, and claims to have been so intoxicated he had no accountability of his actions or his whereabouts.”
Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Scroggins says the case was filed Sunday, but had not yet been entered into the Case Net online court records system.
McCray is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning.
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The St. Joseph Police Department said a man has been charged after a pursuit allegedly involving a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning.
Capt. Jeff Wilson said Bryson McCray has been charged with a Class D Felony of stealing in connection with the incident.
As we previously reported, McCray is accused of driving a stolen vehicle as high speeds up U.S. Highway 59 and the onto I-229 early Sunday morning. The vehicle exited the interstate at St. Joseph Ave. The chase allegedly began in Atchison, Kan.
Sgt. Greg Gilpin said an officer was able to deploy spike strips, but the motorist continued for several blocks before he had to stop near Highland Ave. No injuries were reported.
Online court documents did not list the recent charge as of 12:24 p.m. Monday. According to the Buchanan County Jail Inmate Inquiry McCray is due in court Tuesday and is currently being held on $25,000 bond. As we learn more information we will update this story.
The Atchison County Sheriff’s Office said it made a large drug bust and took two people into custody over the weekend.
According to a media release from Sheriff Jack Laurie, around midnight Saturday deputies executed a search warrant at a home in the 1100 block of Laramie Street. Laurie said during the course of an investigation deputies had determined that methamphetamine was being distributed from the home.
“A large quantity of methamphetamine was located along with drug paraphernalia and cash were seized from the home,” Laurie said.
During the search, the sheriff’s office said a two-year-old child was located in the home and a family member was called to take the child from the residence.
The Sheriff said Linda K. Ballard, 64 and Eric E. Ballard, 24, of Atchison were both arrested for Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia w/intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, No Drug Tax Stamp, and Aggravated Endangering of a Child. Both were taken to the Atchison County Jail where a bond had not been set.
While some could see sprinkles today, overall, skies will be clearing out in preparation for a beautiful weekend ahead. Look for mostly clear skies this weekend with temperatures near normal for early May, ranging in the upper 60s to 70s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
