February 2025

Sprouting: How typical seed investment values have shot up over the past decade

February 26, 2025 11:42 pm Stacker

To see what it means for investors, Funding Rounds used data from PitchBook to analyze trends in deal values by startup funding round from 2014-2024.

Outlook improves on landfill as task force reviews key developments

February 26, 2025 10:01 pm Cameron Montemayor

St. Joseph’s Landfill Task Force received promising news on the facility’s critical capacity situation and plans to prevent a soft closure. As of Sunday, Feb. 23, the landfill was at 46% — or roughly 8,300 to 8,500 tons — of its average monthly waste intake of 18,111 tons. City officials implemented a voluntary 30%

Dragons, Bulldogs to face off in district championship

February 26, 2025 9:16 pm Jacob Meikel

Mid-Buchanan senior Ian Wegenka’s go-ahead basket with seconds on the clock punches Mid-Buchanan’s ticket to a district championship bout with a long-time rival. Mid-Buchanan and Bishop LeBlond went the distance in Wednesday’s Class 3 District 15 semifinals, trading baskets in the final quarter that could have gone either way. Bishop LeBlond senior Jacob Winkelbauer capitalized

SJSD responds to photo posted by staff member

February 26, 2025 9:05 pm Leah Rainwater

St. Joseph School District officials said they are investigating and don’t condone the actions of a staff member in a photo circulating on social media. The photo posted by a St. Joseph School District custodial employee shows someone squatting over a President Donald Trump-themed Valentine’s Day box created by a student at Bessie Ellison Elementary School. In

Recruitment and retention won’t change with two-high school model, SJSD says

February 26, 2025 9:04 pm Leah Rainwater

With the St. Joseph School District preparing right-size schools in the coming years, the act won’t affect the recruitment and retention for staff. “It’s pretty safe to say that we will use every staff member that we have,” said Dr. Gabe Edgar, SJSD superintendent. “I know that there’s a lot of questions in the back of some

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Noah Cameron throws during live batting practice during spring training baseball practice at the team's training facility Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

St. Joseph native Noah Cameron making strong case for Royals’ roster spot

February 26, 2025 8:12 pm Calvin Silvers

St. Joseph native and Central High School alum Noah Cameron is making a strong case for a spot in the Kansas City Royals’ pitching rotation after an impressive 2024 season in Double-A and Triple-A. Cameron’s former coach, Brent Seifert, first met him during his eighth grade summer and later coached him at Central, where his

Newly revealed details from an arrest warrant describe the final moments of a California fire captain found fatally stabbed in her California home last week. Authorities allege her wife carried out the killing before fleeing across the border to Mexico.

Manhunt underway after police say woman killed her wife, a California fire captain who battled Eaton Fire, and fled to Mexico

February 26, 2025 8:07 pm CNN

KFMB, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, FACEBOOK, BECK MARODI, CAL FIRE & RIVERSIDE HAZMAT TEAM, SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S, CNN, Facebook/Beck Marodi By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Newly revealed details from an arrest warrant describe the final moments of a California fire captain found fatally stabbed in her California home last

Black Archives Hall of Fame inductees visit museum ahead of ceremony

February 26, 2025 6:06 pm Chris Fortune

The Davis brothers are among the group of people who will grace the wall of the St. Joseph Museum’s Black Archives Hall of Fame following the 2025 induction ceremony this Thursday night.

Northwest Missouri Drug task force holds annual meeting

February 26, 2025 4:32 pm Jenna Wilson

The annual Northwest Missouri Drug Task Force meeting was held at the Buchanan County law enforcement center on Wednesday, February 26.

Cup of Joe celebrates milestone

February 26, 2025 4:26 pm Ashley Luthans

Cup of Joe celebrated a monumentous milestone with a special meeting on Wednesday morning, welcoming new and familiar faces to hear about the history of the entrepreneurship program.

Atkins named to lead parks department

February 26, 2025 2:09 pm Jess DeHaven

The city has named a new leader for its parks department. Jeff Atkins, currently the assistant director of parks and recreation, will take over as the department’s leader on April 5. He will replace Chuck Kempf, who is retiring. Retiring director Chuck Kempf has worked together with Atkins for the last 20 years stating, “Jeff

A Qatar Airways Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft.

‘I was really shocked’: Body placed next to passenger on Qatar Airways flight

February 26, 2025 1:27 pm CNN

CNN By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — An airline traveler has spoken of his shock after cabin crew sat him next to the body of a fellow passenger who had died during the flight. The female passenger collapsed in the aisle beside Mitchell Ring and his partner Jennifer Colin during their Qatar Airways flight from

Truck grain — 02/26/2025

February 26, 2025 12:15 pm Corner Post

St. Joseph Bartlett Hard wheat: No bids Soft wheat: No bids Yellow corn: 4.57 White corn: 5.09 Soybeans: 9.69 Atchison Cargill Hard wheat: 4.90 Soft wheat: 4.74 Yellow corn: 4.67 White corn: No bids Soybeans: 9.69 Lifeline Foods Yellow corn: 4.62 AGP Soybeans: 9.96

Karnes back open at Belt Highway intersection

February 26, 2025 11:58 am Jess DeHaven

A Belt Highway intersection is back open a month after a traffic accident that damaged a signal and caused it to close. Traffic is again allowed through Belt Highway and Karnes Road and signals are functioning. The intersection was closed following a vehicle crash which extensively damaged the traffic signal mast arm over southbound Belt

St. Joseph Museums awarded grant from Missouri Humanities

February 26, 2025 11:30 am News-Press NOW

One of the state’s top nonprofit organizations is lending a helping hand to grow the St. Joseph Museums’ humanities education program. The MHC awarded a grant of $25,000 to the St. Joseph Museums on Wednesday, Feb. 26, to support a new project titled “St. Joseph, MO – An American (HIS)tory, (HER)story, (OUR)story.” According to the

Silver Alert canceled, Atchison woman found safe

February 26, 2025 10:15 am News-Press NOW

UPDATE: The Atchison, Kansas Police Department has canceled the Silver Alert for a missing Atchison woman. According to the Atchison Police Department at 10:07 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 77-year-old Janice Buttron was found safe. The Atchison Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help to find a missing

Andrew County U.S. Route 59 back open

February 26, 2025 9:16 am News-Press NOW

The Missouri Department of Transportation reopened the U.S. Route 59 (Savannah Road) in Andrew County on Wednesday morning. The U.S. Route 59 was previously closed for water main repairs from Route DD to County Line Road just north of St. Joseph. For up-to-date road conditions throughout the state, visit traveler.modot.org/map.

Fiancé of woman run over by Amazon van addresses “heartbreaking” hit-and-run

February 26, 2025 8:10 am CNN

WJZ, VIEWER HANDOUT, CNN By Ashley Paul Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The fiancé of a woman who was run over by an Amazon delivery van on Feb. 18 told WJZ the hit-and-run was heartbreaking and he’s relieved the injuries weren’t any worse. Police said a woman, identified as 29-year-old

It’s Your Call for Feb. 26

February 26, 2025 12:15 am News-Press NOW

Prices will go up Just a heads up, your utility costs are probably going to skyrocket. The Republican led Missouri Senate passed a bill on Monday that allows utility companies to get rate increases based on projected cost rather than their actual costs. So much for bringing prices down. What a great person Well, according