BURLINGTON JUNCTION, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a Missouri man has died in a highway motorcycle crash.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Lucas A. Greever of Burlington Junction, Missouri was killed around 2:30 a.m. Sunday after his motorcycle crashed on U.S. Highway 136.

Authorities say Greever failed to negotiate a curve on the highway two miles west of Burlington Junction. He struck an embankment and was thrown from his motorcycle.

Greever was pronounced dead at the scene.

A yarn spinning demonstration will be held next weekend at the St. Joseph Downtown Library.

According to the St. Joseph Public Library, Jane Burton is a spinner of wool yarns and will demonstrate her craft Saturday. The program is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the library located at 927 Felix St.

The library said Burton will give illustrations of different spinning traditions, talk about raw wool, dyeing and have examples of items made from spun yarns.

No registration is needed and all ages can attend. For information contact the library at (816) 232-7729.

Student organizations at Missouri Western State University plan to use science in a pumpkin blast.

According to a news release, the Alchemy Club and the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club at will host an event called Pumpkin Blast at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, starting in Agenstein Hall, room 324. Western said the event is free and open to the public.

The event will begin with chemistry demonstrations inside, followed by exploding pumpkins and other explosive activities outside.

The Albrecht-Kemper Museum Of Art is taking reservations for its Witches Tea luncheon on Halloween Eve.

According to a news release, participants will, “enjoy a foul feast of lurid lunch fare or nibbles of a nasty nosh slashed, skewered, and scrambled by the AKMA Gourmet Crooks (er…cooks) accompanied tea, cyanide cider, and devilish desserts.”

Costumes are encouraged and the museum plans to have mind-readers, prizes and surprises.

“This event is not for young ghouls,” the museum stated. “It is designed for their mummies.”

Cost is $25. The event will be held Oct. 30 with doors opening at 11 a.m. at the museum located at 2818 Frederick Ave. Call (816) 233-7003 or CLICK HERE for more information.

A St. Joseph man has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from an incident in which he’s accused of breaking into a duplex and defecating and urinating on items inside.

29-year-old Joshua Moffatt pleaded guilty Thursday in Buchanan County court to a felony of second-degree burglary.

As we reported, court documents accuse Moffatt of breaking into a duplex earlier this year. Det. Jeff Pearl said Moffatt then forced open an entryway door and entered the adjoining duplex. Pearl said Moffatt defecated on the victims bed and urinated on the carpeting. Police said Moffatt did not know either victim and has never had permission to enter either home.

Moffatt is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 17.

(The Associated Press) – More than 40,000 outlet converters are being recalled because they pose a shock and fire hazard. Other recalled consumer products this week include outdoor chairs with a faulty base and cake knife sets with faulty handles.

Here’s a more detailed look:

OUTLET CONVERTERS

DETAILS: Commercial electric 15-amp triplex outlet converters, also known as taps, with model number LA-05 and UPC 818897010121. The white plastic converters convert a single electrical outlet into three outlets with an outlet plug on the left, front and right side of the tap. The model number is printed on the mold on the side that the prongs are located and the UPC number is printed on a sticker on the top of the converter along with the UL listing. They were sold at Home Depot stores and at www.HomeDepot.com from February 2017 through July 2017.

WHY: The outlet converters front outlet prongs are not configured correctly, resulting in reverse polarity when plugs inserted, posing shock and fire hazards.

INCIDENTS: One report of a consumer who was shocked while using an outlet converter.

HOW MANY: About 42,000.

FOR MORE: Call Home Depot at 877-527-0313 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday or visit www.homedepot.com and click on “Product Recalls” located under customer service for more information.

OUTDOOR CHAIRS

DETAILS: Girona outdoor wooden dining chairs with four legs, and a back and seat made of flat woven weather-resistant wicker straps. The chair is sold in two colors: white (SKU/UPC 536034/0000002536034) and grey (SKU/UPC 536033/0000002536033). The SKU and UPC can be found on the UPC ticket attached to the underside of the chair seat. They were sold at Cost Plus World Market and World Market stores and at www.worldmarket.com from January 2017 through August 2017.

WHY: The seat base can separate from the chair back causing the chair to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

INCIDENTS: Three reports of separation of the a joint located between the chair’s back and seat, and two reports of in-store display chairs collapsing while being used by customers. These two customers reported receiving minor cuts and bruises.

HOW MANY: About 2,600.

FOR MORE: Call Cost Plus at 877-967-5362 from 7 a.m. to midnight ET daily, or visit www.worldmarket.com and click on “Product Recalls” for more information.

CAKE KNIFE AND SERVER SETS

DETAILS: Macy’s Martha Stewart Collection Whiteware cake knife and server set. The set includes a knife and a cake server. Each is about 11 inches long. Both the knife and cake server have a white, textured ceramic handle. “Martha Stewart Collection” is embossed on the metal where the blades meet the handles. UPC 608356963330 and Product ID PRCDCKSRVR are printed on the product packaging. They were sold at Macy’s stores nationwide and online, and at Military Exchanges between January 2014 and July 2017.

WHY: The handles on the knife and server can break during use, posing a laceration hazard.

INCIDENTS: Four reports of the handles on the knife and server breaking, resulting in lacerations, including cuts requiring stitches.

HOW MANY: About 18,900.

FOR MORE: Call Macy’s at 888-257-5949 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET seven days a week or visit www.macys.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information.

DETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling more than 85,000 SUVs in the U.S. because a mat that detects front-seat passengers can fail, meaning the air bag might not inflate in a crash.

The recall covers the X3 from 2006 through 2010.

BMW says in government documents that the mat can wear and develop cracks that can interrupt electrical signals. That can cause the front air bag to switch off, activating a warning light. The mats are part of the system that changes how air bags inflate if children are in the seat.

BMW says it doesn’t know of any injuries from the problem. It’s the third recall for the issue since 2013.

The company will notify owners and dealers will replace the mat. The recall is expected to start on Nov. 20.