Public Safety

By Jenna Wilson Drug use among teens continues to be a concern nationwide, and in St. Joseph, not many treatment options are available for young people dealing with this issue, causing frustration for one local family. Steve Umphress, the father of a teenage girl in St. Joseph who is a minor, has spent the past

By Harry Loomis While the number of highway traffic fatalities hasn’t changed much in the Troop H region, statewide, roadway deaths are down from last year. Troopers hope that continues into the new year. “As of (Friday) morning, we had 978 fatalities across state, which turned out to be a 6% decrease from last year