Buchanan County News

A new survey shows it's not just those living below the poverty level in Buchanan County who are struggling.

Gov. Jay Nixon said Wednesday that current driving while intoxicated procedures in the state are "simply not acceptable." Providing opening remarks to a panel of judges, prosecutors and law enforcement personnel from across the state, Nixon said that laws and reporting methods need to be strengthened to treat drunken driving enforcement sternly and ...

Triumph Foods and Missouri Gas Energy waited until the final hours before their jury trial was set to begin before reaching a settlement Monday.

A Democratic state lawmaker from St. Joseph resigned from the House on Monday to accept an appointment to a Buchanan County office.

A jury needed a little more than two hours to find Antwoin M. Craig, 29, guilty of first-degree burglary on Wednesday in Buchanan County Circuit Court.

All 10 men implicated in a local burglary ring have pleaded guilty in Buchanan County Circuit Court after Justin M. Hughes and Jeremy W. Hayden entered their pleas Thursday.

Home << Local << County gets more H1N1 vaccines More H1N1 vaccine arrived in Buchanan County, and the number of groups eligible to receive it also increased.

The closing of the American Airlines overhaul base in north Kansas City is expected to have a significant impact in St.

Home << Local << Charter commission seeks election changes The 2010 March primary election may be the last one St.

Home << Local << - Trustee lots' gaining popularity This lot at 1029 Douglas St.

One of the alleged leaders of a burglary ring that targeted St. Joseph homes, businesses, schools and churches received a 15-year sentence in Buchanan County Circuit Court on Friday.

Prison awaits another member of a burglary ring that targeted schools, businesses, churches and homes in St.

Locking up a house before leaving is a good start to deterring potential thieves.

A murder charge has been dismissed in a St. Joseph case after evidence was destroyed.

Five people have been arrested in connection with a recent string of burglaries in St.

Home << Local << Infant death case causes analysis The Missouri Department of Social Services did recommend removal of the Rathman children from their parents' house after all - the day following Donald Rathman's death from head trauma.

The aunt of a 7-week-old boy who died last week claims she reported the victim's parents for abuse last year.

A St. Joseph man is being charged in the slaying of his 7-week-old son. Ronny D. Rathman, 52, was charged Friday night with second-degree murder in the death of Donald L. Rathman.

Weather permitting, the Missouri Department of Transportation will work with construction companies and maintenance employees this week on a number of area roads.

Two suspects in a robbery and subsequent shooting in a Wal-Mart parking lot appeared in Buchanan County Circuit Court on Thursday morning.