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Wind Chill Advisory in effect until noon

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A sunny day won’t be enough to get temperatures out of the basement this afternoon, but a slow rise back toward more seasonable temperatures is expected through the week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny and cold, with a high near 13. Wind chill values between -6 and -16. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -9 and zero. West wind around 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between -1 and -11. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -2 and 3. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 3 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Rain and snow. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District to convene at Northwest

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MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, will again convene at Northwest Missouri State University and hear oral arguments in four cases, beginning at 1 p.m., Monday, March 11, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom.

A three-judge panel consisting of Western District judges Cindy Martin, Thomas Newton and Gary Witt will hear the arguments and remain after the court session to discuss the court system and explain the proceedings.

The program is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Northwest’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Northwest Pre-Law Society.

The court has convened annually at Northwest since 2010, and the upcoming session will mark the 11th time it has sat for arguments in Maryville. Although the Western District convenes regularly at its courthouse in downtown Kansas City, it consists of 45 counties in central and western Missouri and holds court frequently in other locations within the district.

“It is important for the court to convene oral arguments outside of the courthouse in Kansas City,” Chief Judge Karen Mitchell said. “This gives individuals an opportunity to observe a part of the judicial system they normally do not see. We hope those attending will gain a better understanding of the court’s function.”

The court will hear appeals from previously held trials and other proceedings in area circuit courts. The judges will hear attorneys argue whether errors were made, requiring the cases to be retried or the trial court’s judgment reversed. The judges will read written arguments before the court session and may interrupt the attorneys’ oral arguments with questions.

Martin was appointed to the court in 2009 and previously practiced law for more than 25 years in Kansas City and Lee’s Summit.

Newton was appointed to the Western District in 1999 and was a Jackson County circuit court judge for six years before that. He previously served as assistant Jackson County prosecuting attorney and as an assistant United States attorney.

Witt was appointed to the Western District in 2010. He had served as an associate circuit judge in Platte County and previously practiced law there. He also served in the Missouri House of Representatives.

– Northwest Missouri State University news release –

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until noon

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Snow will taper off this morning but areas of blowing and drifting snow may continue through the afternoon. Very cold temperatures are expected through Tuesday, then slightly warmer (but still below average) temperatures may develop by midweek. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow before 11 a.m. High near 10. Wind chill values between -5 and -12. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -12 and -20. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph.

Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -13 and -23. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -8 and zero. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Snow likely before 3 p.m., then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely before 7 p.m., then a chance of snow between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Rain and snow. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Black Balloon Day to bring awareness to impact of drug addiction and overdose

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Black Balloon Day balloons are available at the St. Joseph Health Dept. Photo courtesy Nancy King.

By Sarah Thomack
St. Joseph Post

The opioid task force and others in St. Joseph will be taking part in a day next week to bring awareness to the impact of drug addiction and overdose.

This will be the fourth year that Black Balloon Day will be observed nationally and the first year in St. Joseph. Black Balloon Day is Wednesday, March 6th.

St. Joseph Health Dept. Health Educator Nancy King said the day is observed by people placing a black balloon outside of their home or business to bring awareness of everyone who has been lost to addictions.

“When we had our International Overdose Awareness Day event in August, we had a mother that drove up from Platte City to attend our event. She was actually from Scott County, Indiana, and she had a beautiful daughter that she lost to heroin overdose earlier that year and she was the one who told us about Black Balloon Day,” King said. “We’ve started the Opioid Task Force, we’re trying to raise awareness in our community, we thought this is a simple way that we can bring people together, show solidarity, whether you’ve been personally impacted by drug addiction or you just have a concern about our community, about the direction that it’s going with the drug epidemic that’s running rampant across the country.”

Balloons with the Black Balloon Day message printed on them will be available to pick up at the St. Joseph Health Department and at the St. Joseph Youth Alliance.

For more information, contact Nancy King at the health department at (816) 236-1491.

MoDOT advises motorists to stay off roads during upcoming winter storm

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Another round of winter weather in Missouri is expected Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has issued a “no travel advisory” for the duration of this storm, which is expected to continue through part of the day on Sunday, March 3.

According to the National Weather Service, this storm system is tracking from the west to the east and will bring bitter cold temperatures and snow accumulations of up to six inches throughout much of the state. Sleet and freezing rain will also be possible. Blowing snow will also reduce visibilities at times on Sunday. Snow accumulation could reach an inch per hour.

“We advise everyone to stay off the roads,” said Becky Allmeroth, MoDOT State Maintenance Engineer and Chief Safety and Operations Officer. “At times, snow will be heavy. For your safety please stay home.”

According to MoDOT, road treatment chemicals are affected by the extreme cold. At 30 degrees, one pound of salt will melt 46.3 pounds of ice, but at zero degrees, the same pound of salt will melt just 3.7 pounds of ice. When temperatures drop below freezing, MoDOT often adds other products such as calcium chloride and beet juice to the salt to help it work more effectively.

For road conditions, including winter weather conditions and traffic speeds, you can check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map at traveler.modot.org The map is also available as a free app for Apple and Android devices.

Motorists can also call MoDOT’s customer service center for road conditions at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636).

No charges filed in officer-involved shooting in January

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Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney Ronald R. Holliday announced Friday that no criminal charges will be filed in the officer-involved shooting of 42-year-old Phillip T.J. Hoyt.

According to a press release from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the shooting occurred January 10, 2019, in an alley in the 1300 block of Garfield in St. Joseph. The St. Joseph Police Department officer involved in the shooting was Officer Branton G. Hutchison, who has been a police officer for over four years for the City of St. Joseph. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Special Division of Drug and Crime Control conducted the investigation at the request of the SJPD.

The investigation disclosed that police officers were dispatched at 3:40 p.m. that day to a disturbance between neighbors in the 1300 block of Garfield. Officer Hutchison engaged two individuals, a male and a female, in an alleyway behind a house. The individuals were walking away from the officer and he instructed both of them to stop. Both initially stopped, but the male subject, Hoyt, then proceeded to walk away at a rapid pace. The officer followed Hoyt to the location of 13th and Atchison and again instructed him to stop. Hoyt turned to face the officer and drew a firearm from his waistband and lifted the gun in the direction of the officer. The officer then fired his service weapon in the direction of Hoyt, striking him in the upper right arm and left hip. Hoyt then fled with the weapon still in hand. He was arrested a short distance away.

Hoyt, a convicted felon who was prohibited by law from owning or possessing a weapon, had in his possession a loaded Hi-Point 9mm pistol. The weapon was recovered nearby. He had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest and told officers he ran because he knew he was not supposed to be in possession of any weapon. He also admitted he had used methamphetamine, a controlled substance, earlier in the day. Hoyt was treated at Mosaic Life Care and the University of Kansas Medical Center for his injuries.

The press release from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office states, “A law enforcement officer is allowed to use lethal force if that officer has a reasonable belief that the use of such force is necessary to protect himself or another from serious physical injury or death. It is my opinion that the use of force by the officer in this case was permissible and not unreasonable and as a result, will not be the basis for any criminal charge allegations.”

Warmer temps today before another round of snow this weekend

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Another winter system will impact the area beginning late Saturday and continuing into Sunday. A few inches of snow will be possible along the Iowa/Missouri border with increasing amounts to the south. Highest snowfall totals of 3 to 7 inches are expected along and south of Interstate 70. Much colder temperatures will work in behind this system and by Monday morning will see temperatures fall from near zero to the negative single digits. Dangerous wind chills of -15 to -20 will accompany the much colder temperatures Monday morning. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

Saturday Night: Snow, mainly after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 5 a.m. Low around 13. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow likely before noon. Patchy blowing snow before 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 15. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -3.

Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 13.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 22.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Weather spotter class to be held during Severe Weather Awareness Week

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By Sarah Thomack
St. Joseph Post

Next week, there will be an opportunity to learn more about how to be prepared for severe weather season.

Every year, Buchanan County Emergency Management and St. Joseph Emergency Management, along with the National Weather Service and the American Red Cross, put on a free weather spotter class.

The class will be held on Tuesday during Severe Weather Awareness Week which is March 4-8.

Buchanan County Emergency Management Director Bill Brinton said the week is a good time to make sure your family has an emergency plan in place.

“Spring is right around the corner and we may have tornadoes and we may even now still have blizzards, but you have to have a plan and you have to be prepared,” Brinton said. “The American Red Cross has some excellent brochures about how to do a plan and how to make an emergency kit for your family and how to just make sure that you know what to do, how to set up your points of contact, where you’re going to be. It’s available by just stopping by their office.”

Another way to learn how to prepare for severe weather is through the weather spotter class. Brinton said everyone is encouraged to attend.

“We have our fire protection districts all come and are part of it, but we would like to have the average person come and just learn about how to not become a victim of a bad storm,” Brinton said.

A representative from the National Weather Service will present and there will be an opportunity after for a question and answer session.

The weather spotter class will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, at the Historic Missouri Theater in St. Joseph. For more information, contact Buchanan County Emergency Management at (816) 271-1574.

Sunny skies expected with temps in the 20s

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Cold temperatures will again be the concern today with temperatures this morning starting in the teens and only rising into the 20s this afternoon. This will be nearly 25 degrees below normal. Accumulating snow is looking more likely as we get into the Saturday night to Sunday time period. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 25. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Snow, mainly after 7 p.m. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: Snow, mainly before 1 p.m. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 12. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.

Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 12.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

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