A scholarship expansion at Missouri Western will allow four years of scholarships. The Missouri Western A+ Scholarship program previously covered the first two years of college . University President Robert Vartabedian says the program offers the most funding for Students from Andrew and Buchanan Counties. “The Missouri Western A+ Scholarship program was a great success [...]
Two signs indicate a couple new businesses are coming to the Shoppes at North Village in the space formerly occupied by Borders Book Store. Kirklands and ULTA Beauty coming soon banners could be spotted Tuesday morning. The space was vacant since Borders Book Store closed in mid-2011. Kirklands is described as a specialty retailer of home [...]
St Joseph has received a $14 million loan for wastewater improvements from the state’s Natural Resources Department. The $14.66 million low interest loan announced Monday is for the combined sewer overflow long term control plan. Funding comes from the Missouri Clean Water State Revolving Fund and will help pay for roughly 5,300 feet of pipe. [...]
Police say two bystanders were injured by stray bullets when someone pulled a gun during a disturbance early Sunday in Atchison. Around 2:00am, someone pulled a gun and fired several shots, hitting two bystanders and vehicles in the area before fleeing outside of Quinlan’s Irish Pub on Commercial Street. Police chief Mike Wilson says witnesses [...]
Missourians are feeling the pinch at the pump again. Gas prices have reached almost four dollars a gallon at some stations in the state. It’s not just a Missouri problem though. Mike Wright with Triple-A says the Midwest has been hit especially hard by rising gas prices. “It’s more unique to mid-America from Missouri North,” [...]
Tonight’s Powerball jackpot has ballooned to the seventh largest jackpot in history, currently at $360 million. Lottery officials say the cross-selling of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, and a game redesign last year have boosted jackpots and increased the odds of at-least winning something. An Iowa Lottery spokesperson says the large jackpots are the new [...]
A Rushville couple has claimed a $240,000 Missouri Lottery prize from the April 30th Drawling. 28-year-old Tiffany Donaldson and her Husband, Albert, bought the Ticket at Culver Hawkins 66 on St Joseph’s south-side. Her husband came home from mushroom hunting to break the exciting news. Donaldson teased that she doesn’t usually like her husband buying [...]
Triumph foods in St Joseph is expanding it’s operations, adding more than 100 additional jobs. Triumph Foods officials announced Thursday the company is making a $7.5 million investment that will include adding 105 new jobs to it’s existing workforce of approximately 2,800 in St Joseph. The facility will expand to include 11,000 square feet in [...]
Charges were filed Tuesday against a Kansas City Kansas man for Monday’s Bank Robbery at the South Belt Wal-Mart. 65-year-old John Noon faces first degree robbery, a class A felony. Prosecutors allege Noon robbed the Academy Bank inside the South Belt Wal-Mart store Monday morning. His bond is set at $75,000 and arraignment is scheduled for [...]
Missouri Western will continue a recent tradition allowing graduating students deliver commencement speeches this weekend. Western will hold two graduation ceremonies on Saturday. During the first one, engineering technology graduate Nicole Kerr of Australia will deliver the commencement address. That will be at 11 am. A physical education graduates from Kansas City will deliver the [...]