By NewsPress Now Meet Dr. Johnson! Johnson is all tomcat and all boy, with the tomcat cheeks to prove it! He was found with an injured front leg and is healing nicely at the shelter. Johnson is adorably shy for his size and prefers to sit back and enjoy the show. This 3-year-old gray and
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now When keeping students safe, the St. Joseph School District spares no effort or expense. The district partners with local law enforcement to place resource officers inside schools. This year’s no-tax-increase bond election included $2 million to upgrade intercom communication used during emergencies. The district received a $600,000 grant last year to boost
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By NewsPress Now Arrests reported from May 21 to May 27 Timothy Jason McBee, 51, no address provided, warrant for failure to appear in court. Eugene Wallace, 59, 3403 SW Christie Lane Rd., warrant for failure to appear in court. Amy Maire Sadler, 34, 2201 Seneca St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Danielle
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By Charles Christian Fear makes us do things we normally would not. While fear is a motivator, it is ultimately the weakest of them. When people are afraid, they may make short-term changes to their behavior. However, studies tell us that fear-based changes don’t last. No wonder the Bible is filled with reminders not to
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now Community members are invited to enjoy some free live music on selected Tuesday nights this summer. The Summer Nights Live Music series offers entertainment from 6 to 7 p.m. at Benedictine Living Community — St. Joseph, 1202 Heartland Road. The lineup of entertainers includes: June 11: The music of Elvis Presley and
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By NewsPress Now Thefts reported from May 19 to May 27 1407 S. Belt Highway, items stolen at specialty store. 3104 Monterey St., burglary at residence/home. 5302 N. Belt Highway, items stolen at restaurant. 700 Felix St., items stolen at park/playground. 1525 St. Joseph Ave., items stolen at convenience store. 904 S. 10th St., items
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By NewsPress Now OZARK, Mo. — The Mid-Buchanan Dragons finished off a Cinderella season Thursday afternoon by winning the Missouri Class 3 baseball championship. Mid-Buc defeated Duchesne, X-X, in title game, held at the Ozark Mountain Sports Complex. The win pushed the Dragons’ record to 23-8 while the Pioneers fell to 24-11. Duchesne is a
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit Thursday that would allow athletes to be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer and offer some who were sidelined an extra year of eligibility. Under the agreement,
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By Associated Press HAMILTON, Ontario — David Skinns had six birdies in a seven-hole stretch and shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday at Hamilton Golf and Country Club to take the first-round lead in the RBC Canadian Open. Playing in the afternoon with the greens still mostly receptive after rain earlier in the week, Skins
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By Wealth of Geeks via AP Gen Z, also known as Zoomers (ages 18-27), is growing up and starting to form a significant portion of the American workforce. Glassdoor’s 2024 workplace trends predict that Zoomers will surpass baby boomers in the full-time workforce by early 2024. The year presents a pivotal moment of cultural change
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs turned himself in to the Tuscaloosa County Jail on Thursday on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Buggs was later released on $600 bond for two counts of cruelty to dogs in the second degree. The Tuscaloosa Police Department found two dogs that were
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the deadly 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Giving the NRA a new chance to prove its case, Justice
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By Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Labor wants a federal judge to prevent Hyundai and two other Alabama companies from what the government contends is the illegal employment of children. The complaint filed Thursday follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division that found a 13-year-old worked between 50
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By Jazmine Knight With the FIFA World Cup coming to Kansas City in 2026, officials are preparing for its impact on the city of St. Joseph. At a Partnership for Success Quarterly Meeting hosted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, the group discussed all things soccer, including statistics, planning elements and economic impacts, as
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025. The IRS tried the Direct File project
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now Authorities arrest man allegedly running cybercrime botnet WASHINGTON | An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade, amassing at least $99 million in profits by reselling access to criminals who used it for identity theft, child
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press California advances measures targeting AI SACRAMENTO, Calif. | As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily lives of Americans, California lawmakers want to build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination and outlaw deepfakes that involve elections or pornography. The efforts in California — home to many of the world’s biggest
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks rose Thursday, but indexes nevertheless stumbled because of sharp drops for some influential technology giants. Salesforce dropped to its worst day in nearly 20 years. The S&P 500 sank 31.47 points, or 0.6%, to 5,235.48, even though the majority of stocks within the index and across
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Boeing officials explained their plan to improve manufacturing quality and safety during a three-hour meeting Thursday with federal officials, who will continue restrictions they placed on the company after one of its jetliners suffered a blowout of a fuselage panel in January. Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker said the plan is
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By NewsPress Now OZARK, Mo. — The Mid-Buchanan Dragons fell short in the Class 3 state baseball championship Thursday evening. Mid-Buch fell to Duchesne 9-0 in the title game, held at the Ozark Mountain Sports Complex. The loss set the Dragons’ record at 22-9 while the Pioneers finished at 25-10. Duchesne is a private, college
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By Jazmine Knight The state of the job market often depends on who you ask. On one side are younger people struggling not only to secure employment but also to find something that supports their basic needs. On the other end of the spectrum, many believe there are jobs out there but no one wants
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to “use every tool” at its disposal to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry. In a letter Thursday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and other officials, the Democrats
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By Calvin Silvers On Thursday, the St. Joseph Sports Commission announced the 2024 St. Joseph Sports Hall of Fame Class, with this year’s induction ceremony being in memory and honor of Frank O’Malley. This will be the fourth class to be enshrined, with 11 nominations being added to the newly founded sports hall of fame.
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3% annual pace from January through March, the weakest quarterly rate since the spring of 2022, the government said Thursday in a downgrade from its previous estimate. Consumer spending rose but at a slower pace than previously thought, a sign that high interest
Continue ReadingBy Jazmine Knight The state of the job market often depends on who you ask. On one side are younger people struggling not only to secure employment but also to find something that supports their basic needs. On the other end of the spectrum, many believe there are jobs out there but no one wants to
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By Missouri In dependent via My Courier-Tribune A Jay Ashcroft campaign letter that attacked his opponents Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe as a closeted Democrat and state Sen. Bill Eigel as a “political gadfly” shows illegal coordination between his gubernatorial campaign committee and a political action committee, a complaint to the Missouri Ethics Commission states. Ashcroft’s
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By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Independence School District Superintendent Dale Herl feels targeted by the state for moving to a four-day school week. On Wednesday, Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced a plan to audit the district. Independence schools aren’t accused of wrongdoing, and no one asked for an audit. Rather, it’s Fitzpatrick’s first foray
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By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Buchanan County can collect a special marijuana sales tax on dispensaries within St. Joseph city limits, a judge ruled Wednesday in the second decision granting counties the right to stack taxes on top of city levies. Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg wrote in his two-page ruling that provisions in the
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By Marcus Clem As the St. Joseph School District sets to work on hiring teachers and staff this summer, it faces a challenge. Assistant Superintendent Brian Kraus told the Board of Education this week that he does not have specific numbers on the effort to hire employees for the 2024-25 year, but that the “applicant
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press PARIS — Good thing the French tennis federation installed artificial lights on every court at Roland Garros in 2021, because they sure did come in handy Thursday, allowing match after match to stretch deep into the night, including one particular result that stood out: unseeded American Peyton Stearns’ elimination of No. 10
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