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Musser resigns from St. Joseph School District

Beau Musser
Beau Musser

St. Joseph School District Chief Financial Officer Beau Musser has submitted his resignation to the district.

The district said he submitted his resignation Thursday. His last day with the district will be Oct. 14, 2015.

“Mr. Musser made an invaluable contribution to the St. Joseph School District. We thank him for his courage to ask difficult questions and appreciate his dedication to the district, the students and staff. We certainly wish him well as he moves to the next phase of his career,” said Dr. Robert Newhart, Superintendent.

Musser was hired by the St. Joseph School District on June 10, 2013.  During his time with the district Musser was credited with blowing the whistle on millions in stipends that had been given to top administrators without the knowledge or approval of the school board.  He also filed suit against several top officials with the district claiming he was placed on leave for continuing to question the practice of handing out stipends.  That lawsuit was settled in April.

SJSD Press Release on Musser Resignation.  (Click to enlarge)
SJSD Press Release on Musser Resignation. (Click to enlarge)

“My professional career with the district is over, however my involvement with the district is not. With two young kids about to start school, I look forward to seeing future progress with the St. Joseph School District,” said Musser in his resignation letter.

The district said Musser has chosen to keep his future employment position confidential.

UPDATE: Atchison homicide suspect arrested in Missouri

Police released this mug shot of suspect Terell Dixon
Police released this mug shot of suspect Terell Dixon

The search for a man wanted in a Kansas homicide investigation is over.

19-year-old Terrell Dixon was arrested around noon in Clinton, Mo.   Dixon was charged Thursday morning in Atchison, Kan. with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 24-year-old Winston Downing of Kansas.  Downing was shot in the head in the parking lot of the Kings Superstore gas station at 912 Division Street in Atchison.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said an alert had been sent out to law enforcement agencies letting them know to be on the lookout for Dixon who was wanted in connection with the investigation.

“The Clinton, Mo. police department had received a report of a suspicious person off a highway just on the edge of Clinton,” Wilson said. “When their officers responded to that area they did not locate him immediately but soon found him hiding nearby. There was a foot pursuit that ensued but he was apprehended.”

Wilson said during the course of the investigation detectives have been able to determine what took place to lead to the altercation in the parking lot but did not go into details.  He said Downing arrived on a motor scooter and a short time later Dixon arrived in a vehicle.  After the shooting Dixon ran from the scene on foot.  He was taken into custody in Clinton also on foot.

 

Injury crash on St Joe Ave

st joe 4th bTraffic was slowed somewhat by an injury accident this afternoon in northern St Joseph.

Police, fire-rescue and ambulance personnel were dispatched to St Joseph Avenue between Third and Fourth streets shortly after 11am.

Information on the nature or extent of any possible injuries was not available. Refresh this post for additional details as they become available.

Man shot at home; suspect sought

wpid137133-wpid-sjpd-patch1.jpgSaint Joseph police say a shooting sent a man to the hospital with a leg wound Wednesday night.

Police Sergeant Brad Kerns says the victim reported that the shooter entered his residence in the 1100 block of South 19th Street and during a confrontation, shot him in the leg.  Police were called at 10:42 pm.

Sergeant Kerns says the victim was transported to Mosaic Life Care with what were described as minor injuries.  The suspect remains at large.  The shooting is still under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Tips Hotline at 238.TIPS.

Man to remain behind bars after preliminary hearing in child porn case

Cameron Wilson
Cameron Wilson

A Gallatin man charged with more than 30 felony counts for possessing hundreds of photos and videos of child porn and showing a Juvenile images of nude minors will remain behind bars.

According to court documents, 32-year-old Cameron Curtis Wilson appeared in Court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.

He is charged in Daviess County with a misdemeanor for Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor, a Felony for first degree Promote Child Pornography To A Minor and 30 felonies for Possession Of Child Pornography.

Evidence was presented in the case Tuesday and the case was certified to Circuit Court for an arraignment for Sept. 16.  Wilson was also remanded to custody.

Court documents allege in March Wilson invited a 12-year-old Juvenile into his apartment to look at a knife collection.

“While in the apartment, Wilson showed the Juvenile numerous adult pornographic magazines.  Wilson then showed Juvenile images of nude minors, ranging from the age range of 6 to 12 years of age, via his cellular telephone,” said David Vaughn, a law enforcement officer with the Gallatin Missouri Police Department in court documents.

After searching Wilson’s residence in Gallatin officers reportedly found numerous media storage devices containing hundreds of images identified as minors from age 12 to five engaged in sexual acts and more than one hundreds videos of minors ranging in the age of infants to age 12 engaged in sexually explicit acts were.

Man taken to hospital after electric shock

emergencyAn employee at a St. Joseph appliance store was taken to the hospital after being seriously injured by contact with electricity.

According to Capt. Jeff Wilson authorities responded around 10:43 a.m. to Greg’s Appliance Mart located at 2017 S. Belt Highway on a call of a 43-year-old male employee possibly being electrocuted.

Wilson said the man was taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care for treatment.

The police said the incident was an accident and is not being investigated otherwise.

 

AT&T restores services after outage

AT&T outage map
AT&T outage map

UPDATE : Service has been restored for customers in parts of Kansas and western Missouri that experienced issues this morning with some wireless voice service.

Wireless data and voice over LTE services were not affected.

“Technicians quickly repaired the hardware-related issue and all services are running normally,” said Chris Lester, Media Relations with AT&T. “We apologize for the inconvenience.”

Storm chances return Thursday

FileL (1)Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light north northeast wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.

Unusual and untimely accident sends woman to hospital

Crews removing what's left of a tree that fell on a St Joe woman Tuesday
Crews removing what’s left of a tree that fell on a St Joe woman Tuesday
A tree along the Parkway near Corby Pond in St Joe picked precisely the wrong time to fall over Tuesday morning.

Officials say this particular tree was tinder-dry, almost entirely dead, and could have fallen over at any time. It fell onto one of two women walking along the sidewalk.

According to the initial reports, the woman suffered a head injury, and was pinned underneath the tree briefly.

Tracy McEnaney was taken to Mosaic Life Care by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. Her walking companion was not injured.

The incident occurred around 8:00 a.m. Tuesday along the Parkway between Ashland Ave. and Corby Pond, an area historically dubbed “Lilac Hill.”

Stormy weather in the forecast

FileLToday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 9am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North 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.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light and variable wind.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.

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