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By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA St. Joseph state representative wants to change the initiative petition process seeking to amend the Missouri state constitution by channeling it through the General Assembly.Rep. Bill Falkner is working on language that would funnel proposed constitutional changes through the legislature before being placed on the ballot for a vote."It would be vetted through the House and through the Senate," Falkner tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "We couldn't change it, can't vote it down, but we can dissect it and see what effects it will have in the st...

St. Joseph Restaurant Week gives everyone the chance to get out and try some new restaurants/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post St. Joseph Restaurant Week will return in February giving people the opportunity to try out some new places to eat in town. St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Natalie Redmond says winter is typically a slower time for restaurants. "So, it's designed to kind of drive some economy to them," Redmond tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. During last year's restaurant week, a charity component ...

By MATT PIKE'St. Joseph Post No place is immune to the dangers of human trafficking, not even a small town like Harrisonville, Missouri. To illustrate just how pervasive human trafficking is Northwest Missouri State Small Business Development Center director Rebecca Lobina recalls a story told to her by federal officials about a bust in Harrisonville. Lobina says federal officials got a call from a woman in New England who knew her niece crossed the southern border illegally and somehow wound up in Missouri. "Harrisonville, Missouri would never think they were having any trafficki...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA St. Joseph state representative wants to change the initiative petition process seeking to amend the Missouri state constitution by channeling it through the General Assembly.Rep. Bill Falkner is working on language that would funnel proposed constitutional changes through the legislature before being placed on the ballot for a vote."It would be vetted through the House and through the Senate," Falkner tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "We couldn't change it, can't vote it down, but we can dissect it and see what effects it will have in the st...

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostFour finalists have been identified to become the 11th President of Northwest Missouri State UniversityThe four individuals were identified by a search committee hired by the Board of Regents.The four finalists are Michael Godard, provost at Southeast Missouri State University, David P. Jones the vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Minnesota State University Mankato, Kent Porterfield vice provost of student affairs at Gonzaga University, and Lance Tatum the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Troy Univ...