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Recall: Spring pasta salad tied to salmonella cases

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Midwest grocery store chain Hy-Vee Inc. has recalled its store-brand spring pasta salad after 20 people got salmonella in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday the West Des Moines-based grocery chain discovered potential salmonella contamination on Monday night and pulled the product from its shelves.

The recall includes 16-ounce and 48-ounce containers of Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad produced between June 1 and July 13. It was available from deli service cases in the company’s 244 stores across eight states including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in the young, frail and elderly.

Two Neosho residents injured in Daviess County crash

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Two Neosho residents were injured, one seriously, in a crash in Daviess County Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 3:55 p.m., 63-year-old Gary R. Richards was driving a 2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara north on I-35 at the 59.2 mile marker north of Cameron. Richards lost control of the vehicle, ran off the east side of the road and hit a tree.

Richards was transported to Liberty Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt. A passenger in the vehicle, 60-year-old Janell W. Miller of Neosho, was transported to Liberty Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. She was wearing a seatbelt.

Chance of rain and storms through Friday

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Scattered shower and thunderstorm chances today along with an increased possibility of locally heavy rainfall which could lead to localized flooding. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. 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 before 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Missouri court gives jolt of life to long Midwest power line

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal for a high-voltage power line carrying wind energy across the Midwest has received a jolt of new life after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that regulators wrongly rejected it.

The overview map on this page depicts the route of the Grain Belt Express Clean Line in Kansas- Image Clean Line Energy Partners.- click to expand

The court ruling Tuesday means that Missouri must re-evaluate whether Clean Line Energy Partners deserve approval for a $2.3 billion project that would build one of the longest electric transmission lines in the U.S.

Plans call for the line to run from wind farms in western Kansas across Missouri and Illinois before hooking into a power grid in Indiana that serves the eastern U.S.

Clean Line has been working on the so-called Grain Belt Express power line since 2010 but hasn’t been able to start construction because of regulatory hurdles.

Keep Missouri Farming Tractor Cruise takes place Saturday

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Tractors will be cruising through Buchanan County Saturday as part of a fundraiser for agricultural education programs and more.

The 5th Annual Keep Missouri Farming Tractor Cruise is a 38-mile route that begins Saturday morning.

Meredith Lange is the Northwest Regional Coordinator for the Missouri Farm Bureau. Lange said the money raised from the tractor cruise each year goes toward different projects funded by the Agriculture Foundation to enhance ag education and provide ag leadership development opportunities.  

“Those include scholarships for ag students at Missouri colleges and universities, it also includes vocational scholarships if a student is obtaining a technical degree that’s related to agriculture,” Lange said. “There are also grants for teachers, kindergarten through 12th grade, at public schools, they can purchase agriculture curriculum and supplies. They really want to promote agriculture education and community involvement that has to do with agriculture.”

The 5th annual Keep Missouri Farming 2018 Tractor Cruise begins with check in at 8 a.m. on Saturday. It starts and ends at the Ag Power John Deere dealership at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 36 and SE State Hwy. Z.

The cruise will stop in Gower around 11:30 a.m. and the public is invited to a pork lunch at that time at the FFA building. 

For more information click here.

Brief: Greitens Cash, Right to Work Funds, Senators React to Trump-Putin

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Missouri and Kansas Senators react to Donald Trump’s visit with Vladimir Putin:

Senator Claire McCaskill (MO) statement:

President Trump’s statements today fly in the face of the consensus of the Intelligence Community, the Director of National Intelligence, the Special Counsel, and a bipartisan investigation by the Senate Intelligence Committee. I stand with my Republican colleagues who are calling out this unprecedented rebuke of our intelligence officers—most of whom are veterans of the United States military. Today’s actions will only embolden the enemies of our country and erode the support of our allies.

Senator Roy Blunt (MO) statement:

Vladimir Putin is not an ally of the United States. He is a calculating adversary who is trying to exert all the influence he can anywhere he can. There is no doubt Russia attempted to interfere in our elections, as they have done in other countries for years. We must make clear that we will not tolerate Russian aggression against the United States or our allies.

 

The group fighting a ballot measure that would make Missouri a right-to-work state has raised $4 million more than its opponents.

It has raised more than $5.4 million since the beginning of April, and still has more than $3.7 million on hand, more than triple its opponents.

In contrast, the three groups campaigning in favor of right-to-work pulled in more than $1.2 million, and have a little more than $1 million left for the final three weeks of the campaign.

 

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees in his final months in office.

Campaign finance reports show Greitens’ campaign spent $610,000 for legal help between April and the end of June.

His departure has not brought an end to his troubles. A Republican lawmaker this month filed an ethics complaint that accused Greitens’ gubernatorial campaign of multiple campaign finance violations.

 

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The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Shelter offering cat adoption special for “Catmas in July”

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The City of St. Joseph Health Department Animal Control and Rescue division is offering a discount on cat adoptions through the end of the month.

According to a press release, to help alleviate overcrowding, the Friends of the Animal Shelter of St. Joseph is holding “Catmas in July” through the end of the month. All cats and kittens adopted through July 31st will cost only $12.50.

For more information or photos of available pets, click here or visit the Friends of the Animal Shelter of St. Joseph’s Facebook page.

The animal shelter is located at 701 Lower Lake Road in St. Joseph.

Hours during the adoption special are:

Monday, 1 – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 1 – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 1 – 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, 1 – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, 1 – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, 1 – 4:30 p.m.

Chance of rain and storms this afternoon

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Isolated showers may pop up through the morning hours, but better chances for widespread thunderstorms across eastern Kansas and western Missouri will occur this afternoon and evening. Severe weather is not expected at this time, but some of these storms could bring some gusty winds, and perhaps some localized heavy rain and some isolated flooding concerns. Chances for thunderstorms continue through the rest of the week. Widespread severe weather is not expected with any of this activity later this week, but some storms could bring gusty winds and localized flooding. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Triumph Foods donates 30,000 pounds of meat to Second Harvest

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Last week, Triumph Foods in St. Joseph donated just over 30,000 pounds of premium pork products to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Missouri.

“A donation of this size allows our organization to provide over 36,000 nutritious meals to those in need,” Blake Haynes, Communications Coordinator for Second Harvest. “We thank Triumph Foods for their support and dedication of creating a hunger-free Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.”

Second Harvest serves 19 counties in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. This area currently has more than 49,000 individuals who aren’t sure where they will get their next meal.

“Triumph Foods continues to stand by our commitment to Second Harvest and will continue to fight against food insecurity and hunger in St. Joseph and the entire Second Harvest service area,” said Chris Clark, Communications Manager with Triumph. “A strong commitment to our community is a fundamental part of the foundation of our company. We are excited to grow this partnership with Second Harvest for years to come.”

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Brief: Thirsty for Rain, Royals Worst Half Season, Historic Temps

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Drought conditions plague the region.

 

Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas did an interview ahead of the U.S. meeting with Russia.

 

The Kansas City Royals are 27-68.

 

Farmers and farm groups continue to evaluate the effects of trade policy.

Per-bushel soybean prices have fallen 19 percent since early May to a 10-year low and corn is down more than 15 percent. At current prices, most farmers lose money on corn, soybeans and pigs.

U.S. pork producers stand to lose more than $2 billion per year.

“That means less income for pork producers and, ultimately, some of them going out of business,” said Jim Heimerl, a pig farmer from Johnstown, Ohio, and president of the National Pork Producers Council.

 

Topeka Capital Journal has the story on an art project in honor one of the biggest legal cases in Kansas history.

 

Temperatures are approaching historic levels in the region.

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The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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