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Leadership Northwest Missouri is grateful to have recently received two charitable gifts. One from The Harry and Helena Messick Charitable Trust, US Bank, N.A.

St. Joseph, Mo. – Intersection improvements on Nodaway County U.S. Route 71 are now complete. The improvements began in the summer of 2020 as

DES MOINES – Today Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers have successfully concluded their deployment to the U.S.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – For the 18th and final month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service approved Missouri’s waiver request

Two from Tarkio were injured, one seriously, in a crash involving a semi Tuesday night in Atchison County.  39 year old Bryce J Stuchlik

Jefferson City, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has implemented a process for claimants to apply to the Division of

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office says a southwest Missouri couple charged with multiple counts of abuse at a

PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The McDonald County Sheriff’s Office says three inmates who escaped from a jail during the weekend have been recaptured. The

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is rejecting new recommendations about wearing masks in response to a  spread of a coronavirus

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The lead investigator in the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts says he’s confident the right man

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joey Jordison, the founding drummer of the band Slipknot, has died at age 46. Jordison’s family says he died

WASHINGTON – Today, Missouri Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, along with Missouri Representatives Sam Graves, Jason Smith, Vicky Hartzler, Billy Long, Ann Wagner, and Blaine

The Nodaway County Sherriff’s Office reports the arrest of 53 year old Richard Eugene Darrell of Red Oak, Iowa.  Darrell is being held on

–Approved an Ordinance to Execute a Contract with R/S Electric Motors for the Purchase & Installation of a new motor for a blower at

A two vehicle crash in Gentry County Monday night injured three from Albany.  21 year old Jared J Moffat and 64 year old Russell

Bradford Wermelskirchen of Bolckow has been charged with 2 counts of Felony Kidnapping, 2 counts of Felony Assault, Felony Armed Criminal Action, and Felony

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds Monday announced her appointment of Major Matthew Peterson as Commandant of the Iowa Veterans Home. Peterson’s appointment is effective July 27, 2021 and is subject to

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Civil rights groups want a federal investigation of Kansas City, Missouri, police.  The Urban Council on Monday asked the

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a wrong-way driver on Interstate 35 caused a head-on collision that killed him and the

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a car chase briefly crossed an Iowa bike race’s path.  A state trooper tried to pull over

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Department of Social Services has extended the deadline for families to apply for Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits to

Newly formed state task force requests public comment and provide suggestions in order to strengthen protections and services for Missouri sexual assault victims JEFFERSON

COVID-19 is still here. For nearly a year and a half, all of us have made sacrifices to one degree or another. We have

19 year old Northwest Missouri State student Ezra Mohn was found dead in his off campus residence Saturday.  Police say foul play is not

A two vehicle crash Saturday morning in Nodaway County sent a Maryville teen to the hospital.  36 year old Frederick A Creamer of Maryville

Friday evening 38 year old Chad D King of Hopkins was arrested by Missouri State Patrol in Nodaway County for driving while intoxicated with

PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are searching for three men who escaped from a jail in southwest Missouri after allegedly attacking an officer. The

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police said a teen girl was critically injured after the car she was riding in flipped and crashed while

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state board charged with helping oversee Iowa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic can’t meet because it doesn’t have

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered outside the Iowa State Capitol Saturday to rally against mandates requiring people to get vaccinated

Nodaway County U.S. Route 71 – Northwest Missouri State University’s intersection improvement project at Icon Road through July. A 12-foot width restriction is in

Late Thursday evening, an accident occurred as 83-year-old Paul E Jackson and 79-year-old Joyce E Jackson of St. Joseph were northbound on I-29 when

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials are investigating the cause of death of three adults found dead inside a suburban Kansas City home.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police have identified a man killed in a crash as he walked in a northbound lane of Interstate 435

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri could get as much as $500 million to help victims of the opioid epidemic as part of a

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has vacated a lower court’s decision in the state’s Medicaid expansion case, agreeing that the voter-approved

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge says a hospital that treated a Cedar Rapids man for a gunshot wound after he allegedly killed

Dear Friend, Just a few months ago, I wrote about how eliminating the stepped-up basis would devastate family farms. Long story short, it would

JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, issued the following statement regarding the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision on Medicaid expansion: “Today’s decision by

By Garrett Hawkins My family looks forward to this all season. We pile in the car and drive half an hour. The kids get

On Monday July 19, 2021 at approximately 7:30 pm at the Tarkio Athletic Center, near the end of a volleyball tournament, an assault occurred.

The Nodaway County Sheriffs Office received information that a Nodaway County man was selling methamphetamine throughout the county. 45-year-old Edward Wayne Baker of Maryville

Leadership Northwest Missouri recently held their 2021 graduation ceremony in Cameron at the Cameron Community Center. The celebration began with a welcome by Master

JOSEPH, MO – Mosaic Life Care was recently awarded a $250K gift from the Louetta M. Cowden Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. The

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today during a press conference at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has selected Donald G. Kauerauf

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has received roughly $6,300 for his beef cattle ranch through a federal program designed

KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Police say a man has died in an overnight shooting in a southeastern Kansas City neighborhood. Police say in

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials say nearly two dozen people, including several young children, living in a northwest Omaha home were treated for carbon

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (July 20, 2021) — Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO.) and Senator Martin Henrich (D-NM) are working together on a new bill, the

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County and community members gathered July 18 to celebrate their partnership with the McCoy family and

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Governor Mike Parson today announced $4 million in new grant opportunities to combat crimes against children and to provide additional

Early Tuesday morning 83-year-old James W Edwards of Savannah  was Southbound on US 71 just south of country road 58 when Edwards was struck

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the death of a woman struck by

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to rehear a case over Missouri abortion restrictions. The court last week

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old girl found dead early Tuesday behind the wheel of a vehicle that had crashed in

On July 16th, 2021 the Page County Sheriff’s Office arrested Thayne Alvin Kinnison, age 54 of Shenandoah, IA at his residence in Shenandoah. Kinnison

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say a third child has died following a house fire in Kansas City last week that killed two

24 Year Old Matthew Vollentine of Clearmont was arrested by the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office and has been charged with possession of child pornography.

38 Year Old Steven W Leivan of Trenton has been charged with two counts of Child Molestation. He is being held at the Nodaway

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Family and friends are remembering the joy an 11-year-old boy brought to others before he was critically injured on

The role of state government, in my opinion, is to provide for those in our state who cannot provide for themselves, such as the

Early Monday morning 49-year-old, Leann M Wright of Ridgeway, Missouri was Northbound on I-35 when a deer ran into her path, Wright struck the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for shooting a passenger on a bus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of one of its greatest tragedies with a release of

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say two men found near a crashed vehicle were homicide victims. Police were called

SHENANDOAH, Iowa (AP) — The Pella Windows & Doors company plans to shift more window production to its southwest Iowa factory and hire 120

JEFFERSON CITY, MO –Today, the Department of Social Services MO HealthNet Division announced the launch of a new partnership, called Project Hep Cure, to eliminate

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University and Agrivision Equipment partnered again this summer to offer a three-day academy that introduced high school students and

Nodaway County U.S. Route 71 – Northwest Missouri State University’s intersection improvement project at Icon Road through mid-July. A 12-foot width restriction is in

Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is holding its eighth-annual Keep Missouri Farming Tractor Cruise Tomorrow. Tractors will travel through Atchison County on a

The Nodaway County Fair Parade is Tomorrow. The parade begins at 9:30 with registration starting at 7:30 in front of the Ron Houston Performing

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in eastern Iowa say two people from Missouri died in the crash of a small plane in a cornfield

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Data released Monday shows the number of abortions performed in Iowa rose significantly in 2020, continuing a big jump

Dear Friend, Earlier this week the Office of Management and Budget finally withdrew their disastrous proposal that would have redefined “Metropolitan Statistical Area” to

Friends, This is an exciting week for Iowa’s working families — because payments from the expanded and improved Child Tax Credit will begin to

Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County will celebrate the completion of a new home for its 12th partner family during a dedication ceremony at

27 year old Caleb Z Vandevere of Tarkio crashed just after midnight this Thursday morning.  Vandevere was westbound on Highway 136, 2.5 miles east

Clarinda Schools Superintendent Chris Bergman was approved for a 1.55% salary increase for 21-22.  She is under contract through next year for $170,000 annually. 

During a meeting of the Clarinda City Council Wednesday, Mayor Lisa Hull indicated she would not be seeking reelection in November. Hull was elected

The victim of a fatal motorcycle crash on the Belt Highway in St Joseph Sunday has been identified. Police says 30 year Hayden Muck

An 8 hour standoff in St Joseph ended peacefully Wednesday. The incident began in the early morning hours when 32 year old Antoine Anderson

June 2021 Monthly Jobs Report Missouri labor market sees 130,000 jobs in the last year With the initial wave of COVID-19-related layoffs now more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed bills that would increase police accountability, limit the use of officer chokeholds and, critics