The Blue Angels perform at the Sound of Speed Air Show, hosted at the 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph, MO., May 2nd, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Bond/Released)
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be in the sky this weekend at the Sound of Speed Airshow in St. Joseph.
According to Master Sgt. Mike Dudzinski with the 139th Airlift Wing, anyone attending the air show will get to see things not usually seen at an airport.
“It gives people the opportunity to come out and see aircraft operated at the threshold of their abilities. These are aircraft, cargo aircraft, fighter aircraft, bomber aircraft… You’re going to get to see some great demonstration teams to include the U.S. Air Force F-16 Demo Team,” Dudzinski said. “The Navy Leap Frogs are going to kick off the Air Show at noon both days and you will, of course, see the headlining act, the prestigious, Navy Blue Angels demonstration teams as they just tear up the skies.”
The Blue Angels have performed in Missouri the past few years with an air show in St. Louis in 2016 and Kansas City in 2015. Their most recent appearance in St. Joseph was 2010.
Admission to the air show is free, but United Way of Greater St. Joseph President Kylee Strough said any free will donations will benefit the 2018-19 United Way campaign.
“(There was) a little over $10,000 at the 2016 Airshow and those dollars go straight to the United Way campaign which benefits 17 agencies and seven initiatives right here in our community that impact local lives every single day,” Strough said.
Gates open for the Sound of Speed Airshow at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and flights start at noon at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph.
(Missourinet) – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway says taxpayers are on the hook for billions of dollars in city project costs they didn’t approve.
A report from Galloway’s office Wednesday claims a lack of oversight for community improvement districts, or CIDs, has allowed for spending decisions to be made without much taxpayer input.
CIDs are special taxing districts designed to fund development projects.
Galloway says Missouri needs to reform state law because local governments can form districts with vague purposes and time frames and can change their purpose after being established. She says that in the vast majority of CIDs, voters do not approve the additional taxes.
Galloway cited an example in Springfield where the public paid more than $225,000 in taxes after a project was completed. In another example, taxpayers paid over $75,000 for lawn and landscaping services to a company owned by a board chairman in Lee’s Summit near Kansas City.
Listed in the report, the 15 CIDs across the state that were reviewed in detail included 2317 Belt CID and East Hills CID in St. Joseph. The report stated that the districts were not selected due to any known issues or concerns, but are considered representative of the entire population of CIDs throughout the state. The report stated, in looking at the petition documents for the 15 CIDs reviewed, it was determined 10 of them (67 percent) did not have a well-defined purpose. Those 10 included 12th & Wyandotte CID, 2317 Belt CID, Black Mountain CID, Capital Mall CID, East Hills CID, Hope Valley CID, Miner Gateway CID, North Oaks Plaza Shopping Center CID, Park Ridge CID, and Ward Parkway Shopping Center CID.
The auditor’s report outlined recommendations to improve transparencies of CIDs.
Thunderstorms will move into the area for Thursday. Some of these storms could be strong, with some gusty winds around 30 to 40 mph and small hail in the pea to dime size range. There could be some redevelopment of storms later tonight in western Missouri, but the bulk of the rainy activity will be across central Missouri Thursday night. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Light south southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Hellos, goodbyes and a lot of boxes were all a part of Move-In Day for about 1,000 new students on the Missouri Western State University campus Wednesday.
“It’s really exciting, it’s like a whole range of emotions for Move-In Day,” said Dixie Williams, Missouri Western Associate Director of Admissions. “You’ve got the students who are a little bit nervous and really excited and they’re just kind of unsure of everything, but learning it as they go. Then you have the parents who are a little tired and a little sad and all those kinds of things… I’ve already seen some tears.”
Williams could be seen driving around campus Wednesday on a golf cart, helping with traffic or lifting boxes. Williams said there are many people involved with Move-in Day and making sure students feel welcome, including Griffon Greeters, upperclassmen, staff and faculty and student organizations.
“(There’s) lots of excitement, especially with Missouri Western staff and faculty. We’re excited to have our new students come and we’re excited for current students to come back,” Williams said. “It’s really important that they engage today, especially the new students, because they meet a lot of different students, get to know some people, make their first friends in college.”
Griffon Edge, which is Missouri Western’s extended orientation program, begins Thursday. The program, which has about 1,000 students enrolled, helps prepare them for the beginning of classes on Monday and includes a welcome rally, social activities and more.
After another mild day on Wednesday thunderstorms will return to the area for Thursday and Friday. Most of the area should see at least some wetting rain, which will help out with the drought. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities said on Tuesday that they have charged a man living in the U.S. illegally with murder in the death of an Iowa college student who disappeared a month ago while jogging in a rural area.
Rivera -photo Poweshiek County
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Rick Rahn said that Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was charged with murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts.
Investigators say they used surveillance video in tracking down Rivera. The video showed Tibbetts, 20, jogging in a rural area near her hometown of Brooklyn as well as Rivera’s car.
Police announced the charge at a press conference just hours after they found what they believe to be the body of Tibbetts in a field covered with corn stalks.
Tibbetts was last seen July 18 in Brooklyn, a rural town of about 1,400 people, as she took a routine evening jog. It’s unclear whether she returned to the home where she was dog-sitting for her boyfriend and her boyfriend’s brother, who have said they were both out of town . She was reported missing by her family the next day, after she didn’t show up for work at a day camp for children.
Tibbetts’ disappearance set off a massive search involving dozens of officers from the FBI, as well as state and local agencies. They focused much of their efforts in and around Brooklyn, searching farm fields, ponds and homes. Investigators asked anyone who was around five locations , including a car wash, a truck stop and a farm south of town, to report if they saw anything suspicious on July 18.
Last week, Vice President Mike Pence met privately with the Tibbetts family during a visit to Iowa and told them that “you’re on the hearts of every American.”
At Brooklyn City Hall, city clerk Sheri Sharer said Tuesday was a sad day for the town.
“It never crossed our mind that she wouldn’t come home safe,” she said.
Willey’s group has been publicizing a reward fund that raised around $400,000 for any tip that led to Tibbetts’ safe return. He said the fund, which included more than 220 donations from individuals, will now likely be used for any information that helps police catch anyone responsible for her death.
“Once they catch their breath, this will turn into a weapon going the other direction, to catch the person who did it,” he said.
Tibbetts, a psychology major, would have started her junior year this week in Iowa City, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Brooklyn. She was staying with her longtime boyfriend and working while home from school over the summer.
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Tibbetts courtesy photo
Police say a body believed to be that of 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts has been discovered in a rural area near where she went missing last month.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the body was found Tuesday morning in rural Poweshiek County, which includes Tibbetts’ hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa.
The agency called a 4 p.m. news conference to provide an update on the search for Tibbetts, saying investigators were working to confirm the identity of the body.
Tibbetts has been missing since July 18, when she was last seen jogging through the streets of Brooklyn.
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Investigators believe they have found the body of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who has been missing for more than a month.
The 20-year-old woman was last seen July 18, jogging in her hometown of Brooklyn in central Iowa.
Greg Willey, the vice president of Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, says a body found Tuesday is believed to be Tibbetts.
No information has been released about where the body was found.
Willey says a nearly $400,000 reward fund for her discovery will now become a reward for information leading to the capture of any suspects.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators believe they have found the body of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who has been missing for more than a month.
The 20-year-old woman was last seen July 18, jogging in her hometown of Brooklyn in central Iowa.
Greg Willey, the vice president of Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, says a body found Tuesday is believed to be Tibbetts.
No information has been released about where the body was found.
Willey says a nearly $400,000 reward fund for her discovery will now become a reward for information leading to the capture of any suspects.
The Saint Joseph Performing Arts Association will kick off its 2018-2019 season next month.
Performing Arts Association Executive Director Beth Sharp said the season will start with Tony Danza: Standards & Stories at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th at the Missouri Theater.
“I received an email from the agency… and I went, ‘Tony Danza? Wow.’ I clicked on… the video and I didn’t know that Tony Danza could sing and dance. He’s a full blown entertainer,” Sharp said. “Everybody knows him from ‘Who’s the Boss’ or ‘Taxi’ and thought he’s an actor and was really popular in the 70s and 80s, but he can sing and dance.”
The upcoming season will also feature an a cappella group, an Elton John tribute and more.
For a full list of performances, more information or tickets, click here or call (816) 279-1225.
Cool and dry conditions expected through at least Wednesday night, before another round of showers and thunderstorms move in for Thursday and Thursday night. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
In response to worsening drought conditions throughout the state, Governor Mike Parson announced the availability of water for family farms at 28 Department of Conservation areas and five Department of Natural Resources state parks.
According to a news release, on Monday, Governor Parson also announced the creation of a lottery for farmers interested in haying, free of charge, on almost 900 acres of Missouri State Parks lands.
Up to 5,000 gallons of water may be pumped daily, per family farm. Water is available for livestock needs only and not for resale. Farmers will need to provide their own pumping and hauling equipment. To make arrangements to pump water, call (573) 751-4115, ext. 3209.
Additional information, along with maps showing locations for the pumping of water and for haying, are available online.
The lottery for haying at Missouri State Parks opens Monday and runs through Saturday, August 25. The Department of Natural Resources will announce lottery results on Monday, August 27. Additional details are available at mostateparks.com.
Both programs are for Missouri landowners only.
On July 18, 2018, Governor Parson issued Executive Order 18-05, which declared a drought alert for 47 Missouri counties. As of August 14, every county in Missouri has been affected by dry to exceptionally dry conditions, and 86 counties are now considered to be in drought alert.
The Departments of Natural Resources, Conservation, and Agriculture and others are working together to provide information and resources to the agriculture community and towns affected by drought.
The driver of a vehicle in a crash Saturday in Worth County is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest report, 28-year-old Sudeana L. Reno of Grant City was arrested Saturday. According to online court records, she faces a felony first degree involuntary manslaughter charge in relation to a Saturday evening crash that killed six-year-old William Straughn.
An arraignment is scheduled for Monday.
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WORTH COUNTY— One person died in an accident just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Worth County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Ford Explorer driven by Sudeana L. Reno, 28, Grant City, was southbound on Old Highway 69 one half mile south of Grant City. The driver attempted to negotiate a curve and lost control of the SUV on gravel and overturned.
The driver’s 6-year-old son William Straughn was ejected from the SUV. Worth County Ambulance transported Reno and the boy to Northwest Medical Center where he died.
The driver’s daughter Adriana Straughn, 9, Grant City, was not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the MSHP.
Thunderstorms will move into the area for Thursday. Some of these storms could be strong, with some gusty winds around 30 to 40 mph and small hail in the pea to dime size range. There could be some redevelopment of storms later tonight in western Missouri, but the bulk of the rainy activity will be across central Missouri Thursday night. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Hellos, goodbyes and a lot of boxes were all a part of Move-In Day for about 1,000 new students on the Missouri Western State University campus Wednesday. 
