Buchanan County, MO

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) A report out shows the Buchanan County area and its' surroundings ranked high for COVID-19 deaths, but the numbers don't exactly tell the whole story. The St. Joseph Health Department spoke with KQ2 about the report. 24/7 wrote a report that claims the virus has left a...

A St. Joseph resident was arrested on an outstanding warrant Saturday in Buchanan County. Just before 8 P.M. the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested 24-year-old Matthew R. Jones on a Buchanan County misdemeanor warrant for no valid license. He was also cited for not wearing a seatbelt. Jones was booked...

The highway patrol reports 53-year-old David Watson of Carterville, in southwestern Missouri, was arrested Sunday morning in DeKalb County. Watson was accused of felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Watson was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. An Albany resident, 37-year-old Rachel Clark, was arrested...

Four people suffered injuries in a Buchanan County crash Thursday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred on I-29 as 26-year-old Lee’s Summit resident Kameron J. Turner headed northbound. Troopers say Turner struck the towed unit of another northbound vehicle, lost control, and struck a second...

A Saint Joseph man suffered injuries in a Buchanan County crash Thursday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 4:32 Thursday afternoon on I-29, just north of U.S. 36, as a motorcycle driven by 54-year-old Gerald D. Smock Jr. headed northbound. Troopers say his motorcycle’s brakes...

Plans are underway to replace the two bridges over Bee Creek on Buchanan County Route Y north of Dearborn. The Missouri Department of Transportation will host a public information event on Wednesday, July 13, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the North Platte Jr. & Sr. High School at 212 West 6th Street in Dearborn.

Two crashes occurred in the northbound lanes on Interstate 29 within four hours of each other on Thursday. In the first crash, a five-car collision sent four people to Mosaic Life Care, one with serious injuries. The crash took place around 12:30 p.m. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash...

Complaints have surfaced on social media about an increasing amount of alleged illegal activity involving teenagers, but the office that works with these offenders says prevention begins at home. Employees at the 5th Circuit Juvenile Office of Buchanan County are the ones who assist kids who get involved in crimes....

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Emergency responders are navigating challenges of 911 calls at the new River Bluff Bike Trails. The bike trails officially opened over Memorial Day weekend. The trails feature miles of multi-level bike and hiking trails. The city anticipating many out-of-town visitors to tackle the trails. As many people...

A Virginia woman suffered injuries in a Buchanan County crash Tuesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 10:20 Tuesday morning on I-29, two miles south of Faucett, as a vehicle driven by 46-year-old Chase City, Virginia resident Amy J. Schiffer headed southbound. Troopers say Schiffer’s...

BUCHANAN COUNTY—Four people were injured in an accident just before 12:30p.m. Thursday in Buchanan County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Isuzu Box Truck driven by Kameron J. Turner, 26, Lee’s Summit, was northbound on Interstate 29 just north of Downtown St. Joseph. The truck struck...

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Buchanan County has been awarded federal funds from the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The county has been chosen to receive over $22,000 for Phase 39 and over $70,000 for Phase A-R-P-A-R to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. United Way...