St. Joseph News

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - James Butler of St. Joseph, Mo., earned the rank of Eagle Scout on May 5, 2013.

Yesterday, the Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted to open its membership rolls to gay teenagers.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - In the den of his Lathrop home, Carrol Clingan pulls from the wall a photocopied document, the honorable discharge of a kinsman who served in the National Guard of Ohio during the Civil War.

Christopher Carl Maximoff, 59, St. Joseph, Missouri died Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

George "Alf" Moreland, 66, passed away Monday, May 21, 2013 at his home in Weston, MO.

Wednesday marked the last day of school before summer vacation for St. Joseph schools, but the staff is already looking ahead to next year.

The anniversary of the Joplin tornado hits home for many local volunteers who responded immediately after the twister hit.

White picket pallet fence : Hometalk member Allison House turned ordinary pallets into fence pickets .

One person is dead after an accident at a St. Joseph towing company. Police say the man died at Sauter Towing on S. 9th Street in St.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded St. Joseph a $14.66M low-interest loan for their combined sewer overflow long term control plan.

A. Warren Van Meter, 90, St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Vintage Gardens.

It will be dry for part of the first part of the weekend and as Sunday rolls around we could be dealing with some strong thunderstorms in our area.

The Catholic diocese in Missouri led by Bishop Robert Finn, who was convicted last year of failing to report a priest who was taking pornographic pictures of children, will pay a $600,000 settlement to the family of one of the priest's victims.

Windows are open and fans are blowing in Mrs. Rodriquez's classroom at Eugene Field Elementary in St.

Truck stops are along every highway in the Midwest, but one stop in St. Joseph offers something you might not expect.

A two-room school house in Buchanan County that closed more than 50 years ago has never been forgotten.

The American Red Cross has named Angie Springs the new Chapter Executive for the Midland Empire Chapter.

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION COORDINATOR The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri is seeking an INCLUSIVE EDUCATION COORDINATOR for the 2013-2014 year.

Get ready for a hot start to the week! It begins a little on the cool side Monday morning, but it should warm up very nicely by the afternoon, with temperatures handily getting into the 70s and likely to get into the low 80s.

Corrections officers found 57-year-old Randy Ridens along with Allen Hurst and Scott Gilbert missing from the Lansing Correctional Facility early Friday morning.