St. Joseph police are investigating after a home invasion and attempted robbery resulted in a shooting Saturday morning.

According to Sgt. Steve McClintick with the St. Joseph Police Department, around 5 a.m. Saturday, a person was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. It was reported that an attempted robbery took place at a house in the 2800 block of South 23rd.

Police talked with residents and others who were present during the incident. They told police two suspects wearing hoodies and bandannas over their faces entered the house and one displayed a handgun. During an altercation between the suspects and people in house, the suspect with the gun fired several times before fleeing. One person was shot in the leg and transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Nothing was taken during the attempted robbery. The incident is still under investigation.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of July 16 – 22 from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change.

MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing weather conditions.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636) or visit modot.org/northwest. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MoDOTNWDistrict.

Andrew County

Interstate 29 – Bridge deck replacement project at the Nodaway River Bridge. Traffic is head-to-head in the northbound lanes. This traffic pattern will be in place through August and includes a 13-foot width restriction.

U.S. Route 71 – Guardrail, rumble strips and striping from Route 48 to Route A (Nodaway County), July 16 – 20

Route D – CLOSED for a culvert replacement south of County Road 339, July 18, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Atchison County

Route CC – Pothole patching, July 16 – 17

U.S. Route 275 – Resurfacing project from the Iowa state line to U.S. Route 136, July 16 – 20

Route B – Pothole patching from U.S. Route 59 to Route F, July 18 – 19

Route F – Pothole patching, July 20

Buchanan County

U.S. Route 169 – Pedestrian crossing improvement projects at Route AC and Pickett Road intersection, Commons Road (near Menards and Bucky’s) and South Belt Wal-Mart, July 16 – 20

Cook Road – CLOSED for bridge maintenance at the I-29 overpass:

• Closes Monday, July 16, approximately 8 a.m.
• Reopens Tuesday, July 17, approximately 2 p.m.

Caldwell County

Route B – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from NE Ridgeway Drive to NE Jefferson Drive, July 16, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

U.S. Route 36 – Bridge maintenance at Long Branch Bridge, July 16 – 19

Route B – Pothole patching from Nettleton Road to Route U, July 17 – 20

Chariton County

Route E – Bridge maintenance at the West Yellow Creek Bridge, July 17

Route E – Bridge maintenance at the East Yellow Creek Bridge, July 18

Route J – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Jordon Road to King Hill Road, July 19, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route CC – Bridge maintenance at the Turkey Creek Bridge, July 19

Route KK – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Bill Bass Avenue to Route WW, July 20, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Clinton County

Route 116 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the McGuire Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through July. A signed detour is in place.

Route C – Resurfacing and shoulder project from Route 116 to Route CC, July 16 – 20. A pilot car and flaggers will direct traffic through the work zone.

Daviess County

Route 13 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Honey Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

DeKalb County

U.S. Route 36 – Resurfacing project from Grindstone Creek to just east of U.S. Route 69, July 16 – 21. Below is the planned scheduled of milling, resurfacing, and ramp closures:

• Monday, July 16 and Tuesday July 17 – Resurfacing the eastbound driving lane from Grindstone Creek to approximately Ensign Trace. No ramp closures planned.
• Wednesday, July 18 – Resurfacing the eastbound driving lane near Ensign Trace. Access to Ensign Trace on the south side of U.S. Route 36 will be closed.
• Thursday, July 19 – Resurfacing the eastbound driving lane near U.S. Route 69. The on and off ramps from U.S. Route 36 to U.S. Route 69 will be closed.
• Friday, July 20 – Resurfacing the westbound driving lane near U.S. Route 69. The on and off ramps from U.S. Route 36 to U.S. Route 69 will be closed.
• Saturday, July 21 – Resurfacing the westbound driving lane near Ensign Trace. Access to Ensign Trace on the north side of U.S. Route 36 will be closed.

Gentry County

Route V – CLOSED for a chip seal project from Route H to Route AA, July 16 – 17, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Route V – CLOSED for a chip seal project from Route AA to U.S. Route 169, July 17 – 18, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Grundy County

Route C – CLOSED for bridge maintenance on the West Muddy Creek Bridge from NW 25^th Avenue to NW 12^th Street, July 16, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Route C – Bridge maintenance at the Weldon Fork Grand River Bridge, July 17 – 18

Route B – Bridge maintenance at the Muddy Creek Bridge, July 19 – 20

Harrison County

Route AA/H – CLOSED for a bridge deck replacement at the I-35 overpass. The bridge will be closed through July. One lane of I-35 may be closed in each direction during the project.

I-35 – Pavement repair at the northbound 103 mile marker and southbound 101 mile marker, July 16

U.S. Route 136 – Pavement repair three miles west of Bethany, July 16

U.S. Route 69 – Pavement repair four miles south of U.S. Route 136, July 16

I-35 – Resurfacing project from the Iowa state line to Route N at Eagleville, July 16 – 21. This includes a 16-foot width restriction and will include overnight lane closures.

Route U – CLOSED for a culvert replacement just north of Route 46, July 19, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Route U – CLOSED for a culvert replacement just north of County Road W 110^thStreet, July 20, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Holt County

I-29 – Bridge deck replacement at the Nodaway River Bridge. Traffic is head-to-head in the northbound lanes. This traffic pattern will be in place through August and includes a 13-foot width restriction.

Route A – Pothole patching from Route 113 to U.S. Route 71 (Nodaway County), July 16 – 20

Linn County

Route C – CLOSED for bridge maintenance at the Long Branch Bridge between Route KK and Hawk Drive, July 16, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

U.S. Route 36 – Pavement repair eastbound from Route 139 to U.S. Route 65 (Livingston County), July 18 – 19

Livingston County

U.S. Route 36 – Pavement repair westbound from U.S. Route 65 to Route C, July 16 – 17

U.S. Route 36 – Pavement repair eastbound from U.S. Route 65 to Route 139 (Linn County), July 18 – 19

Mercer County

U.S. Route 65 – Sealing project from the north city limits of Chillicothe to the Iowa state line, July 16 – 21. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Nodaway County

Route AE – CLOSED for a chip seal project from Route M to Pebble Road, July 16, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

U.S. Route 71 – Guardrail, rumble strips and striping from Route A to just north of Route 48 (Andrew County), July 16 – 20

Route A – Pothole patching from U.S. Route 71 to Route 113 (Holt County), July 16 – 20

Route UU – Driveway culvert replacements, July 16 – 20

Route O – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Pebble Road to Nodaway Gentry Road, July 19, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Putnam County

U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the West Locust Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Elm Branch Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

An annual weekend full of activities to honor Amelia Earhart takes place in Atchison July 20th and 21st.

The Amelia Earhart Festival kicks off Friday with LakeFest.

“We like to say (it’s) the cheapest, best concert in the whole area,” said Jacque Pregont, President of the Atchison Chamber of Commerce. “This year, headlining is Brett Young who’s got a hit climbing up the charts right now… and then Maddie and Tae and A Thousand Horses, all of them on Friday night, July 20th, at Warnock Lake, it’s an awesome venue, it’s going to be an awesome concert, so we’d love for everybody to get their tickets.

Tickets for LakeFest are available at the Stetson Outlet in St. Joseph and other places around the area or click here to purchase tickets online.

On Saturday night, there will be live music, food vendors, an aerobatic performance and fireworks.

“If you have not seen those fireworks, you’re really missing out,” Pregont said. “We call it a Concert in the Sky because it’s fireworks set to music. It’s absolutely beautiful, it’s usually about 25 minutes of music and fireworks… promise you, it’s one of the best you’ve ever seen.”

For more information and a full schedule of events for the Amelia Earhart Festival in Atchison July 20-21, go to visitatchison.com.

The second Kids Tour Bike Ride event will be held next weekend at Hyde Park.

To provide for a safe environment to ride, and a fun social event for children, the Mark J. Reynold’s Memorial Bike Fund, St. Joseph Youth Alliance, St. Joseph Safety Council, and the City of St. Joseph partner to provide the Kids Tour Bike Ride Events.

According to a press release from the St. Joseph Parks, Recreation and Civic Facilities, the Kids Tour Bike Ride occurs twice each summer to provide safe and fun outdoor activities for children. During these events, children participate in one or more bicycle rides that vary in length. Instead of riding with their age group, children can choose to ride on a course more suitable to their level of experience. The three course lengths a participant can choose from are a short course equivalent to about two blocks, a medium approximately half mile long course, and a long course that is a little over a mile ride. Those participating receive a participant medal, snacks, and enter for chances to win prizes.

According to Dona Reynolds, trustee for the Mark J. Reynold’s Memorial Bike Fund, the Kids Tour Bike Ride event has a long history in St. Joseph.  The trustees of the Mark J. Reynold’s Memorial Bike Fund, a 501(c)(3) founded in 2004 to provide bicycles and helmets to underprivileged and help them learn about living a healthy lifestyle, decided that St. Joseph needed opportunities for children to ride their bicycles.

“In 2006, the Mark J. Reynold’s Memorial Bike Fund provided a Take a Kid Biking Day to give children an opportunity to get out and get a little exercise while having fun with fellow bikers at the same time,” said, Dona Reynolds.

The name of the event changed in 2007, after it was announced that the Tour of Missouri, a professional road bicycling race, would be in St. Joseph. At this time, the Mark  J. Reynold’s Memorial Bike Fund partnered with the City of St. Joseph to help raise awareness of the Tour of Missouri and build excitement with the children of the community. The decision was made to tie the Take a Kid Biking Day to the Tour of Missouri and provide bicycle rides several times during the summer for children to come together to ride their bikes. Today this event is known as the Kids Tour Bike Ride.

Children ages 3-14 are invited to participate in the next Kids Tour Bike Ride event scheduled for July 21st at Hyde Park. Event registration begins at 9 a.m., with the rides beginning at 10 a.m.  During this event, participants will be able to participate in a bicycle rodeo to learn about how to safely ride on the street and have their helmets and bicycles safety checked.  Participants are required to bring their own bike and a helmet.

“We will have free helmets available for children who have outgrown or need a helmet at the event,” Sue Lober from the St. Joseph Safety Council said.

For more information about the Kids Bike Tour Ride Event, contact the Parks, Recreation and Civic Facilities administration office by calling (816) 271-5501 or click here.

The Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph has earned TripAdvisor’s 2018 Certificate of Excellence.

St. Joseph Museums Public Relations Officer Kathy Reno said TripAdvisor® awards a Certificate of Excellence to businesses that have earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor’s website over the past year.

“They look at everybody’s reviews, who rises to the top in terms of how the customers feel about their experience, and then they alert you, each year, how you rank,” Reno said. “We keep ‘Please review us on TripAdvisor’ cards at our exit so people can weigh in and say, ‘I really liked this exhibit,’ or ‘This was confusing to me,’ and their reviews appear on TripAdvisor. I love reading what they say because their input is important to us. I do read it, I make sure everybody on staff knows about it, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent.”

To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.

Reno said the Glore Psychiatric Museum has received the Certificate of Excellence in previous years, but this year they moved up to rank number two on TripAdvisor’s website on the list of things to do in Saint Joseph.

The Glore Psychiatric Museum, located at 3406 Frederick Avenue, takes guests through exhibits that illustrate the history and progress of mental health treatments.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Two St. Joseph city streets will close for routine bridge maintenance beginning next week.

This will require overnight closures, but the two bridges will not close at the same time.

Closure schedule:

• Cook Road over I-29

• • Closes Monday, July 16, approximately 8 a.m.
  • Reopens Tuesday, July 17, approximately 2 p.m.

• Gene Field over I-29
  • Closes Monday, July 23, approximately 8 a.m.
  • Reopens Tuesday, July 24, approximately 2 p.m.

During these closures, motorists will need to use an alternate route. At this time, no disruption to I-29 traffic under these overpasses is expected.

All work and schedules are weather permitting.

MoDOT encourages all motorists to slow down, buckle up, eliminate distractions and drive safely to ensure everyone is able to Arrive Alive.

For more information on this and other MoDOT projects, call 1-888-ASK-MODOT (888-275-6636) or visit modot.org/northwest and view the online Traveler Information Map. In addition, MoDOT provides updated information on Twitter @MoDOTNorthwest and Facebook at www.facebook.com/MoDOTNWDistrict.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University has suspended its Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity chapter for a period of two years, citing violations of the University’s policies against hazing and alcohol, among other risk management violations.

According to a news release, the suspension is effective immediately. As a result, the chapter loses its recognition as a registered student organization and all privileges associated with that recognition for the duration of the suspension. Members currently affiliated with the chapter cannot host, co-host or participate in any University-recognized activities as representatives of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.

The chapter may begin work with Northwest’s Greek Life office to recolonize in fall 2019 and seek reestablishment in fall 2020, but it will remain on probation for two additional years.

“We value the long history of Phi Sigma Kappa, and we look forward to working with the leaders and alumni to improve the culture of the chapter for the future,” Dr. Matt Baker, Northwest’s vice president of students affairs, said.

Decisions related to the future of the fraternity house at 940 College Ave., which is not University-owned property, will be made by the fraternity’s national office and its local housing authority.

Northwest’s decision to suspend the chapter concludes a five-month investigation and appeal process that began when the University was notified in February of potential violations.

Northwest launched a Greek Life visioning process in 2015, and University President Dr. John Jasinski said the institution is continuously working toward enhancing its Greek Life program based on the findings of that process. Key recommendations to come out of the visioning process centered on community, accountability, performance, and communication and transparency.

“Our Greek system is a valuable part of University life, and overall performance by Greek students – and resulting alumni engagement – is positive,” Jasinski said. “The engagement, philanthropic mindset and life skills developed by Greek students are what we will uphold as we challenge, support, celebrate and ensure accountability in addressing the entire Greek system with high and clear expectations.”

The Phi Sigma Kappa chapter at Northwest was founded Dec. 2, 1938, making it Northwest’s second-oldest fraternity.

For more information about Greek Life at Northwest, visit nwmissouri.edu/greek.

(Missourinet) – A ribbon cutting earlier this week celebrated Nestle’s official purchase of the former Conagra factory in Trenton.

The ceremony symbolizes a path forward for the community of 6,000 people that was on the brink of losing its largest employer.

Conagra began making final plans to close its factory there earlier this year. Some 200-300 workers were preparing to face the unemployment line. The planned loss of Conagra caused utility rates to spike.

Then, Nestle changed what could have been an economic nightmare for the area. In April, the company announced its intentions to buy the plant and keep the assembly line going with little disruption. What had been a gloomy place for the past two years suddenly gave the people in the area a morale boost.

About 75 people gathered Tuesday to celebrate Nestle’s takeover of the former Conagra factory. Rick Klinginsmith with Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri in Trenton was among the crowd of supporters. He tells Missourinet the last two years have been a rollercoaster ride for the area.

“I think the confidence of the community is what we all struggled with for the 18 to 20 months until we had something that gave us closure,” Klinginsmith says. “It’s going to take some time until we see the confidence fully regained but it is definitely coming back.”

Mike Voorhies, the plant’s union president, says morale is a night and day difference from two years ago when Conagra announced its plans to close the site.

“We’re working five days a week instead of seven days a week. We’re seeing our families more. We’re getting to do more,” Voorhies says.

Klinginsmith hopes Nestle’s efforts will improve the county’s unemployment rate currently hovering over 4%.

“We still remain with a fairly high unemployment rate in our county,” he says. “We’ve got worked yet to do. This announcement doesn’t cure everything, but it is a tremendous step forward.”

The factory includes 150 full-time employees and 99% were previously Conagra workers. Two shifts, along with overtime, are underway at the plant.

Nestle workers make an average of more than $41,000 annually. The company plans to continue operating as an organized union factory.

Other dignitaries at the event included Republican State Rep. Rusty Black of Chillicothe, Republican Sen. Dan Hegeman of Cosby and former Democratic State Rep. Phil Tate of Gallatin.