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By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA bomb threat at the north St. Joseph Walmart turned out to be nothing, but did prompt the store to evacuate all employees and customers.St. Joseph police say Walmart officials reported receiving a bomb threat shortly after eight o'clock Wednesday night. Officers responded. The store cleared about 20 employees and numerous shoppers so a manual search could be made. Nothing was found.Operations at the Walmart on North Belt Highway resumed around 9:30.

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph police are currently investigating a robbery that took place Sunday night. St. Joseph Police report that a robbery took place at approximately 11:47 pm at the Walgreens located at Belt and Frederick in St. Joseph. Reports say that a man walked into Walgreens and attempted to steal some items before being confronted by an employee. When confronted the suspect pulled a gun on the employee and proceeded to take money from the cash register before fleeing west o...

Dr. Jessica Gracey. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostAbortion is now effectively illegal in the state of Missouri. This after the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision Friday to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, turning abortion rights back over to the states.Dr. Jessica Gracey, an associate professor of political science at Northwest Missouri State University, says other laws, such as the right to birth control or even same sex marriage, may be targeted by the high court next."Clarence Thoma...

Courtesy Photo By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A number of St. Joseph Mustangs fans will attend Tuesday's makeup game against Jefferson City. An anonymous donor purchased 1,000 free tickets to be given away by the St. Joseph Mustangs.Mustangs Owner Ky Turner says he was taken aback by the large donation. "It was a nice surprise and that's just why I tell people all the time St. Joe is such a great community and people have just got to sometimes look around and see some of the nice...

Consistent offense Friday night powered the Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Juniors.

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Nationwide farmers are having issues buying new farm equipment, which is also making it difficult to buy used farm equipment. Greg Peterson, better known as Machinery Pete, says there are a couple different factors that are causing the rise in the price of used farm equipment. "One, is that farm income is up," Peterson tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "Commodity prices went up in the fall of 2020 and have been pushing to very high levels so, that's n...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A small group of supporters came to St. Joseph to celebrate the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade Friday. Rally organizer John Kreipe says while he had a feeling the decision would pass, he wasn't expecting it until right at the deadline on Monday. "So, that was a bit of a surprise, I did a bit of scrambling to get here," Kreipe tells KFEQ/ St. Joseph Post. "But this is something that's been really, really long overdu...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The St. Joseph Police Departments new Crime Prevention Officer is working hard to fill the shoes of his predecessor. Seargent Matt Kneib took over as Crime Prevention Officer when Roy Hoskins retired from the department. Kneib says taking over for Hoskins is some big shoes to fill. Kneib says one of his biggest jobs as Crime Prevention Officer is working to educate the public. "Then also, looking at our plan of action to try to help the public to deter crimes fr...

Photo by Tommy Rezac. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostA mental health clinic in St. Joseph has been allocated $600,000 of American Rescue Plan funding for the development of an urgent care unit, but a few issues need to be addressed first.City of St. Joseph Public Information Officer Mary Robertson says a few concerns have been brought to the city, regarding this urgent care unit being developed by the Family Guidance Center."Infrastructure and transportation," Robertson said in response ...

By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph Police arrested a man early Wednesday after he failed to yield to police officers, hit two patrol cars and left the scene.30-year-old Zachary Hart drove off in a stolen Ford Taurus and crashed into several parked cars in the area of 26th and Mitchell Avenue around 2:15 Wednesday morning.Hart was eventually apprehended after leaving the vehicle and trying to hide in nearby bushes. Hart was arrested on suspicion of assault on law enforcement officers, motor ...