Atchison County News

Woman accused of killing partnerProsecutors on Tuesday accused Blanche L. Johnson, 38, of Kansas City, of killing her live-in partner Sunday after the partner said she wanted to end their relationship.According to court documents: Johnson was in the victims van in the 6600 block of South Benton Avenue when the victim, Yolanda Walker, 38, said she ...

Woman may have been abductedAuthorities are looking for a woman feared to have been taken from her rural Atchison County home.Patricia Kimmi, 58, was reported missing Saturday, Sheriff John Calhoon said.

Atchison County Clerk Susette Taylor has confirmed the passage of Rock Porta s school issue.

When Mary Lou and her husband Billie Black went missing Friday, authorities in Atchison County issued a Silver Alert.

A northwest Missouri man is using his pen to stand up for the heartland. Blake Hurst and his wife, Julie, have run a plant nursery in Tarkio for the past 26 years.

A former northwest Missouri physical education teacher and coach has been acquitted of child molestation charges.

A former northwest Missouri physical education teacher and coach has been acquitted of child molestation charges.

A former Tarkio gym teacher and basketball coach is breathing a sigh of relief after being found innocent of sex crime charges Friday evening.

A jury trial for a former Tarkio teacher and coach accused of several sex crimes got off to a slow start Wednesday.

Brooks Hurst, manager of Gould Peterson Municipal Airport in Tarkio, Mo., confirmed that a crash had occurred but could provide no other information, including the type of plane or any information on injuries or fatalities.

The father of a pilot who died practicing for a Missouri air show said she was trying an aggressive maneuver, but he didnt know why she went down.

More News An air show pilot was killed in Tarkio, Mo., today when a single-person plane crashed during a safety test flight, the Atchison County sheriff's office said.

ROCK PORT, Mo. a ' The Atchison County Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $175,000 tax increment financing proposal for a new, 10,000-square-foot grocery store in Rock Port.

One grocery store is apparently not enough for a tax increment finance board in Rock Port.

Flash flooding was being reported today in several areas of the Northland.Around 4:30 p.m., a school bus from the North Kansas City School District stalled in high water in the 500 block of Northwest 88th Street, a residential street.

Jails in the Midland Empire are taking a closer look at who visits inmates. At the advice of Advanced Correctional Healthcare, the jails in Atchison County and Doniphan County are taking measures to prevent the spread of the Swine Flu.

Federal funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help provide safe drinking water and improved wastewater treatment systems for two Northwest Missouri communities.