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Lightning strikes Ravenwood Church on Saturday
(RAVENWOOD, Mo.) According to the Nodaway County Sheriff's Department's Facebook page, lightning struck the steeple of Ravenwood Christian Church on Saturday. According to Nodaway County Emergency Coordinator Christy Forney, the Jackson Township Fire Department responded to the church. No other significant damage was found, and the fire department cleared the...
Minor damage reported following confirmed tornadoes in Holt, Bates counties in Missouri
RICH HILL, Mo. — While the Kansas City metro area missed out on severe weather on Friday night, areas north and south saw confirmed tornadoes. A tornado was reported by the Rich Hill Fire Department east of the city. Damage was reported at a structure near Appleton City Lake,...
Evergy reports breaker failure caused early morning widespread power outage
St. Joseph residents experience a near city wide power outage early this morning, which was mostly resolved within a couple hours. Evergy Spokesperson Courtney Lewis says just before 4'o clock this morning a breaker failed at one of the substations in St. Joseph. "That caused a pretty big outage, 29,000...
Savannah Teen Injured in Andrew County Crash
A Savannah teen suffered serious injuries in an early Saturday crash in Andrew County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the accident occurred during the 3 o’clock hour Saturday morning, about a mile east of Rosendale, as 19-year-old Blaydan R. Basler drove a 2014 GMC Sierra eastbound. Troopers...
Parade, celebration coming to North end on April 27
North Side pride will be on full display Saturday in a parade rolling along St. Joseph Avenue. The Northside parade begins at 10 a.m. on April 27 near Middleton Street and heads north up St. Joseph Avenue to the Northside Complex. Entries will line up at 9 a.m. on Maple Leaf Parkway. It’s free to enter the parade but donations of canned goods for Second Harvest Community Food Bank are accepted.
Sunday arrest produces assault-on-police charge
Police went after a reported kidnapper on Sunday night, but the man they arrested isn’t charged on any such offense, thus far. Brett C. Matheny, 33, a South Side resident arrested that evening, has now received one misdemeanor charge following events that started with authorities being told there may have been a kidnapping involving a child.
King City High School awarded Buckle Up Phones Down award
(KING CITY, Mo.) King City High School was awarded the Missouri Class 1 Phones Down Buckle Up award. The award was presented earlier this month in Jefferson City and includes a $1,000 check to educate students on safe driving practices. The student council and FCCLA worked together to collect signatures...
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