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Chiefs President Mark Donovan/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostThe Chiefs are back.And, this time, Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp on the Missouri Western State University campus in St. Joseph is back to normal."It has been our distinct honor and privilege to host the summer training camp of the Kansas Chiefs for the last 12 years," Missouri Western President Elizabeth Kennedy welcomes Chiefs President Mark Donovan back to St. Joseph.This is a new experience for new Mosaic CEO...

And then there were four. The Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors are one of the four teams playing this week in the Missouri American Legion AAA State Tournament at Liberty Park in Sedalia. The Post 5 Seniors open the state tournament today against St. Joseph Post 11, with first pitch for the first-round game scheduled for 5 p.m.

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostMissouri has one of the strictest abortion laws in the country.And State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer of Parkville supports the state trigger law that went into effect once the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe versus Wade decision."Let me just say, I'm happy that the Supreme Court finally overruled Roe versus Wade," Luetkemeyer tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "That was an extraordinary act of judicial activism when the court created a right out of thin a...

Photo by Tommy Rezac. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostKansas City Chiefs Training Camp is coming up quick, and the city of St. Joseph is already rolling out the red carpet.The St. Joseph Visitors Center has been handing out 'Welcome Chiefs' signs Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m. and going until 6 p.m. or until supplies run out.The signs are free. Visitor Center employee Bill Alexander says they saw a large number of people come get their signs as soon as they became available."It start...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph will provide adults without a college degree with free career evaluations. The evaluation will help people identify careers that best match their interests, as well as educational pathways to get there. Director of the Missouri Western Career Development Center Jerri Arnold-Cook says these events are designed not for current students, but for people that haven't had the means or time to go to college. "Mayb...

Missouri Capitol/Photo courtesy of Missouri House Communications By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA bill that would have extended agricultural tax credits for the next two years as well as create new ag tax credits has been vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson.Parson says he will call lawmakers back to Jefferson City for a special legislative session later this year to extend the tax credits for six years, arguing a two-year extension doesn't allow enough time for the credits to be effective.Parson, in ...

Toasty the mascot of Sliced Bread Day before the parade/ Photo courtesy of the Sliced Bread Innovation Center By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostWhat's considered the gold standard of invention wasn't made in some big city, it was made right in Chillicothe, Missouri. 94 years ago on July 7th, 1928 sliced bread was invented in Chillicothe and the city will be celebrating that anniversary this weekend. Tourism Director Amy Supple says the invention came from baker Frank Bench and inventor Otto R...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostOvernight storms have caused flash flooding and power outages in St. Joseph and throughout the Midland Empire.St. Joseph police caution motorists to watch for flash flooding over streets. Faraon Street from 31st to the Belt Highway had water over the road earlier this morning.Evergy reports slightly more than 1,000 St. Joseph customers are without power this morning. Scattered outages have been reported in Savannah, Mound City, the White Cloud/Oregon area, Stewartsv...

By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostIncreased gas and food prices have had an impact on families across the United States this year, including in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas. The impacts are also being felt by Second Harvest Community Food Bank.Beginning in August, Second Harvest will be conducting fewer Fresh Mobile Pantries each month. Second Harvest Food Bank CEO Chad Higdon says the agency has been trying to hold off on cutting back these mobile pantries for as long as possible."Ba...

The Trail Theatre closed it's doors in 2007, but soon it will be reopening under new ownership/Photo by Matt Pike By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The doors shut on the historic Trail Theatre in downtown St. Joseph back in 2007, but soon they will be reopening once more. Owner of Mokaska Coffee Andy Montee alongside his mother and brother purchased the building in 2020 and are currently renovating the inside to open its doors again. Montee says he has many memories of going to the Trail in it...