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By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostMissouri voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana today, but opponents to the measure contend supporters are going about it the wrong way.Deputy Treasurer John Payne with Legal Missouri 2022 claims approving the Amendment Three will ease the burden on law enforcement."The 20,000 or so arrests that happen every year for marijuana offenses, and about 90% of those for very minor possession, those are going to go away," Payne tells the Missourinet. "And that's going to free up a lot of law enforcement time to go after more seri...

Rep. Allen Andrews/Photo courtesy of Missouri House Communications By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA northwest Missouri state representative leaving the House due to term limits has landed a state job.Governor Mike Parson has appointed Representative Allen Andrews, a Republican from Grant City, as the Security Director of the Missouri Division of Employment. The division is part of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.Andrews has been the representative of the Missouri 1st House District since 2015. He is president of Andrews Family Corporation, a manufacturing business.Andr...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The clocks will fall back to Central Standard time early Sunday morning and fire officials across Missouri and Kansas say this is the perfect time to change those smoke detector batteries. Fire Inspector Steve Henrichson with the St. Joseph Fire Department says 'change your clock, change your batteries' is a nationwide effort. "Making sure their batteries in smoke detectors are working properly, that's the single biggest thing you can do to keep your family safe," Henrichson tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. He says it's also a perfect t...

St. Joseph mayor John Josendale (left) presents Scott Albers, the United Way of St. Joseph campaign chair (right) with a key to the city at the Rogers Pharmacy Hall of Fame room inside of Spratt Stadium Thursday. Photo by Tommy Rezac. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostThey United Way of Greater St. Joseph wrapped up the public portion of their 2022 fundraising campaign on Thursday with a celebration at Spratt Stadium on the Missouri Western campus.United Way Campaign Chair Scott Albers, president of Nor-Am Cold Storage, says the United Way, so far this year, has raised $2,303,695. He says none of t...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Volunteers are needed to help ring bells at the iconic red kettle stands this holiday as the Salvation Army raises money for the community. Major Ronald Key with the Salvation Army in St. Joseph says for many people, the Red Kettle stands represent holiday spirit. "I think without kettles Christmas would look different for a lot of people just because they're used to seeing that iconic kettle stand and a bell ringer standing there," Key tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "So, I think that just kind of reminds them of the need, that's the time of...