Today
Sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
Showers. High near 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
The Maryville Public Safety Department has released surveillance photos taken during an armed robbery at a Maryville convenience store earlier this week with the hope of identifying the suspect.
Police said the City Star convenience store was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning in Maryville.
MPS is asking for help identifying the suspect in the photos provided. The suspect is believed to be a black man in his late teens to early twenties.
The gun used in the robbery is described as a black semiautomatic. The suspect wore a tight white face cover and dark Nike pullover with light colored stripes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Maryville Public Safety at 660-562-3209.
Court documents released in the case of a Northwest Missouri State University student charged with making terrorist threats show there were allegedly several statements made to harm others by shooting them.
Connor Stottlemyre, 19 of Blue Springs has been charged with both a felony and a misdemeanor for Making a Terrorist Threat. Stottlemyre was taken into custody by Northwest Missouri State University police Wednesday morning. According to court documents Stottlemyre has made several threatening statements on a social media site known as YIK YAK since Nov. 5.
A post was made on the site Nov. 5 at 9:35 p.m. from Maryville that read: “I love evil, I just want to shoot up H&P they’re all bullies especially in Hudson.”
Northwest has a residence hall on the southeast corner of campus called Hudson-Perrin.
Then on Wednesday at 1:14 a.m. another post read, “I’m gonna shoot any black ppl tomorrow so be ready.”
Two minutes later another post was made which said, “I love evil, I can’t wait for Northwest to make the news tomorrow.”
Sergeant David Merrill with the Northwest Missouri State University Police Department said in the documents that a search warrant was issued by the Circuit Court of Nodaway County to YIK YAK requesting all basic subscriber information, the IP address associated with the message, GPS location information and the type of cellphone used to access the application.
Police said the sending cell phone device for all three posts was from approximately the same location located in Perrin Hall on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University and the IP address for all three posts was found to be the same. Police were able to match the cell phone number to a student at Northwest.
“The Northwest Missouri State University, Banner telephone number data base was searched, which resulted in the identification of Connor Sottlemyre as the associated student to that cell phone number,” Sgt. Merrill said. “As a result of the posts the Northwest Missouri State University Police Department received calls from persons about the posts.”
“The University Police Department took measures to notify minority students who were concerned about their safety,” Sgt. Merrill said.
Police sent out a mass emails to make sure students were aware of the social media threat.
University Police arrested Stottlemyre around 11 a.m. Wednesday at his residence hall on campus.
“Stottlemyre confessed to making the post from his cell phone on the above listed dates and being responsible for the posting of the treats on YIK YAK,” Sgt. Merrill said.
He is scheduled to appear for an arraignment, Nov. 17.
Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney Bob Rice said in a press conference authorities did not believe Stottlemyre intended to carry out the threats.
“He claimed he was not going to seriously do it after an interview with police,” Rice said.
A Northwest Missouri State University Student has been charged for making terroristic threats.
19-year-old Conner Stottlemyre of Blue Springs is charged in Nodaway County with a felony and a misdemeanor for Making a Terrorist Threat.
According to Northwest Missouri State University police a student was taken into police custody Wednesday morning. Stottlemyre is accused of making threats on Yik Yak that read, “I’m gonna shoot any black people tomorrow, so be ready.” He was arrested Wednesday in his dormitory. Yik Yak is the same social media application a Missouri S & T student is accused of using to make threats. 19-year-old Hunter Park was arrested early Wednesday morning and was charged Wednesday with making a terrorist threat.
Stottlemyre was taken into custody at his residence hall on campus.
Further details in this case are anticipated later this afternoon.
Stottlemyre is scheduled for an arraignment Nov. 17.
Strong winds are causing power issues for people all across the region.
According to Kansas City Power & Light’s Power Outage Map as of 4:14 p.m. in St. Joseph there were 603 customers without power. That number increases as you head towards Kansas City where more than 2,600 customers were reportedly without power and more than 11,500 near Lenexa.
“Most of our outages right now are being attributed to winds,” said Courtney Hughley, KCP&L Media Spokesperson. “The wind is going to keep going for most of the night so even if we get some of them fixed there could be others so it’s hard to say when we’ll get them all fixed.”
The National Weather Service said even after the high wind warming expires around 6 p.m. this evening a high wind advisory will continue until midnight with sustained winds across the area of 30 to 40 mpg and some gusts exceeding 45 to 50.
“Winds not necessarily associated with storms may cause damage, potentially bring down trees and power lines,” the NWS said.
The St. Joseph Police Department has identified the St. Joseph man arrested on a warrant after an eight-hour long standoff overnight in midtown.
25-year-old David Worley was arrested on a felony warrant out of Platte County for Burglary.
According to the police a fire ended an armed standoff in midtown Saint Joseph Wednesday morning. Police Sergeant James Langston said officers responded to a disturbance call shortly after 7 Tuesday night at 2402 Olive. A man at that address barricaded himself in the basement and threatened the officers. The Special Response Team was called out.
Sergeant Langston said the standoff continued until about 3:30 am when fire broke out at the residence. Members of the SRT then took the suspect into custody. No injuries were reported, but the suspect was taken to Mosaic Life Care to be looked at by a doctor. He was then released back into police custody.
Capt. Jeff Wilson said charges are pending in the standoff investigation. Worley remains in custody.
A High Wind Warning has been issued for Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte [KS] and Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Henry, Holt, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray [MO], Andrew, Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Worth [MO] till 6:00 PM CST
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SLACKENING SLIGHTLY
LATER THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME
WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE
OF A COLD FRONT.
* IMPACTS...BEFORE THE SUN SETS TONIGHT...WINDS NOT NECESSARILY
ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE...POTENTIALLY BRINGING DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS COULD MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Veterans Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west southwest 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain between 7pm and midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 39. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 35.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
TuesdayA chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
The City of St. Joseph has canceled opening burning due to weather this afternoon.
Open burning was canceled as of 11 a.m.
Open Burning season in St. Joseph this fall runs until Nov. 22
The National Weather Service has a wind advisory in effect from 4 p.m. to midnight.
* TIMING…LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS…SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
EXCEEDING 45 MPH. SOUTHERLY WINDS EARLY IN THE DAY WILL BECOME
WESTERLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.
* IMPACTS…STRONG CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAYS COULD MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT…PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOWN
AROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Veterans Day will be celebrated around the area and we have a look at some of the activities and celebrations taking place.
Several restaurants around the area will be offering free meals to Vets.
HyVee will offer a free breakfast during regular breakfast hours. On the menu, scrambled eggs, hash brown casserole, sausage, bacon, sausage gravy, biscuits, coffee and more.
Denny’s is honoring active, inactive and retired military personnel by inviting them to stop by for a free Build Your Own Grand Slam® on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 5 a.m. to noon.
“As America’s Diner, it is important for us to thank and pay respect to those who served our country and give back to those who have given so much for us,” said John Dillon, chief marketing officer for Denny’s. “We’re incredibly grateful for the courageous service and sacrifice of our past and present heroes, and we hope they’ll join us on Veteran’s Day and enjoy a small taste of our gratitude.”
Olive Garden is also inviting veterans and active duty military to enjoy a free entree. Veterans will be able to choose from six meal options during normal business hours on Nov. 11. CLICK HERE for more details.
Nearly 40 stores at the East Hills Shopping Center will be offering special discounts for veterans. Some of the specials include a free lunch from Texas Roadhouse, free dinner from Golden Corral and a free haircut from Great Clips. For a full list CLICK HERE.
Many other restaurants and businesses around town will also be participating.
The Veterans Day parade in St. Joseph is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. starting at Civic Center Park located at 1100 Frederick Avenue.
In Maryville, Northwest Missouri State University will commemorate Veterans Day by placing wreaths at each of its military markers as a tribute to the men and women who have served our country.
University leaders will place the wreaths at 11:11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Military markers on the Northwest campus consist of the Memorial Bell Tower, the Persian Gulf War Memorial just north of the J.W. Jones Student Union, the Bell of ’48, the World War I Memorial Plaza at the corner of College Park Avenue and Memorial Drive, the Roll of Honor on the third floor of the Administration Building and the Navy Room under the west grandstand of Bearcat Stadium.
Veterans Day marks the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918.
After another subpoena request the St. Joseph School District’s attorney said he hopes to see the case close on a federal investigation by the end of the year.
A subpoena was received by the Superintendent’s Office late Monday night to produce records from the St. Joseph School District to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The newest request is for documents relating to former employees of the district. Joey Austin, Dir. of Communications with the district confirms the information requested is regarding former administrators.
“Several subpoenas have been issued, the district is in the process of responding to another one,” said J.R. Hobbs, St. Joseph School District Attorney for FBI Investigation. “The district has previously conducted an independent investigation that’s also been released to the law enforcement authorities and continue to cooperate as requested.”
It’s the sixth since May of 2014, Hobbs said the district is fully cooperating with the investigation.
In March of 2015 federal investigators also served a subpoena on the West Plains, Missouri, R-7 School District where former Superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka and former Acting Superintendent Dr. Jake Long worked prior to coming to the St. Joseph School District. West Plains Superintendent, Dr. John Mulford confirmed at that time that the request was for records of former district employee(s) in regard to the ongoing investigation of the St. Joseph School District.
The FBI continues its investigation into the St. Joseph School District.
“We’re hopeful that by the end of the year the investigation will be completed,” Hobbs said. “The district pledges to cooperate faithfully and fully at all times if it goes beyond that point in time.”
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