(St. Joseph News Press) – After listening to some five hour of testimony, Circuit Judge Patrick Robb sentenced Joseph Johnson, 16, to life in prison for the murder of James Johnson, his grandfather and adopted father. For the murder of Beverly Johnson, his grandmother and adopted mother, Johnson received a second life sentence to be […]
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Man allegedly threatens to kill priest at St. Joseph, Missouri church
(St. Joseph News Press) – A threat to kill a priest at a local church landed a Texas man in jail. The state charged Hugh M. Rossell, 56, with making a terroristic threat by allegedly threatening to shoot a priest at the Cathedral of St. Joseph. The charge carries a possible sentence of two to […]
Benton’s M.J. Johnson officially signs with NCMC Pirates
St. Joseph Benton senior forward M.J. Johnson has become the third student-athlete to sign within the past five days with the North Central Missouri College men’s basketball program. Johnson, a 6’6″ wing, was an All-Midland Empire Conference honorable mention selection in the 2015-2016 season. He joins Trenton High School forward Cree Mullenix and Kirksville High […]
NCMC Pirates to sign Benton High School’s M.J. Johnson on Tuesday morning
The PAR Broadcast Group has learned that North Central Missouri College men’s basketball coach Steve Richman will sign his second in-state recruit within the past week, with St. Joseph Benton senior forward M.J. (Mikhlyn) Johnson signing with the Pirates. Johnson is 6’6” in height, and an All-Midland Empire Conference honorable mention selection in his senior year. […]
LeBlond edges St. Pius by 1 stroke, Trenton by 15 in golf triangular at Fairview
Trenton and St. Pius the Tenth sent their boy’s golf teams to the Fairview Course in St. Joseph on Monday afternoon, for a triangular hosted by the Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles. LeBlond shot a team score of 160 to edge St. Pius’ score of 161, while Trenton was a respectable third place at 175. LeBlond’s […]
Benton squeaks by Trenton in competitive tennis duel
The Trenton High School boy’s tennis squad was competitive as a team can be without grabbing a team win on Monday afternoon, battling in four separate 9-8 head-to-head duels before falling to the host Benton Cardinals, 5-4 at Noyes Court in St. Joseph. Out of the four 9-8 matches (three singles and one in doubles), […]
Two St. Joseph students arrested for bringing guns to school
(St. Joseph News Press) – Two St. Joseph students have been arrested for allegedly bringing guns to Benton High School. The St. Joseph School District is working with the St. Joseph Police Department regarding a situation at Benton High School involving guns brought to the school by a student. Friday afternoon, Benton High School parents […]
Driver charged after high-speed chase, rollover crash on Hwy 36
(St. Joseph News Press) – Kevin M. Clark, 34, remained in the Daviess/DeKalb Regional Jail on Wednesday evening after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase Tuesday. Clark faces a long lists of charges after that chase and rollover crash, which ended on U.S. Highway 36 just east of St. Joseph. Charges include: failure to […]
Cameron man, 2-year-old son injured in Clinton County accident
A Cameron man and young son were among four persons injured Sunday night in a western Clinton County accident. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for Randy Griffith and moderate for two year old Jace Griffith. Driver of their vehicle, 28 year old Katie O’Dell-Steinle of St. Joseph received what the patrol called serious injuries. […]
Inmate reportedly tries to escape from WRDCC
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]
Rosters announced for Lions All-Star Basketball Classic at NCMC
North Central Missouri College’s Ketcham Community Center will host the 25th Annual Lions District 26-M4 All-Star games on June 3rd and 4th. Specifics on the games will be announced at a later date, but, with the completion of Class 1, 2, and 3 seasons, rosters for the games (with four girls and four boys teams) […]
Separate accidents injure Winston, Cameron men
Separate accidents this morning injured residents of Winston and Cameron. At 6:20 this morning, March 14th, 52 year old Charles Uthe (you-thee) of Winston was northbound on Route J at Altamont when, due to foggy conditions, the patrol stated a sports utility vehicle went across Highway 6 where it struck a MoDOT sign and a […]
WireCo to close St. Joseph facility, eliminate 49 jobs
(St. Joseph News Press) – WireCo WorldGroup will close the majority of its St. Joseph manufacturing operations in a move that will leave the company with its smallest local workforce in nearly 70 years of doing business here. The company will eliminate 49 jobs in St. Joseph. “I feel bad for friends I know there […]
St. Joseph officer who appeared in controversial video no longer a police officer
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man is no longer a police officer after appearing in a racially charged music video wearing his uniform and carrying a “cops lives matter” sign. St. Joseph police spokesman Capt. Jeff Wilson said in an email Thursday that patrolman Zackary Craft no longer works for the city. Wilson’s […]
Samuel Borntreger could face additional charges of child abuse and sexual misconduct
(St. Joseph News Press) – Testimony in a bond hearing Wednesday revealed an ongoing criminal investigation against an Amish man charged with poisoning his own wife. Samuel Borntreger appeared in a Harrison County courtroom Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Anna Yoder Borntreger, in 2006. Authorities raised the […]