News Briefs for Monday (April 17, 2023)

Mercer Board Approves Insurance Provider At Reorganizational Meeting Mercer School Board members reorganized and approved their Health Insurance provider for the upcoming year during their April meeting. Read more…

Forest City Woman Seriously Injured in Rollover Accident BUCHANAN COUNTY, MO – A Forest City woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after she was ejected during an accident Sunday morning in Buchanan County. Read more…

Wisconsin Man Arrested For Crack Possession In Harrison County A Wisconsin man was arrested Saturday in Harrison County on crack possession charges. Read more…

Three-Vehicle Chain Reaction Crash Leaves Two Hurt A Sunday afternoon three-vehicle chain reaction crash in St. Joseph Sunday afternoon left a pair of out-of-state travelers with injuries. Read more…

Informational Meeting Planned For Formation of Prescribed Burn Association The Missouri Department of Conservation will partner with the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council, Pheasants Forever, and Quail Forever for an informational meeting on May 20th regarding the creation of the formation of a prescribed burn association. Read more…

Two Kansas City Teens Injured in Nodaway County Crash Saturday Two Kansas City, Missouri, teens suffered injuries in a Nodaway County crash Saturday evening. Read more…

New Hampton Man Injured in Crash This Morning A New Hampton man suffered injuries in a crash this morning in Grundy County. Read more…

Mo-Dot Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, April 17-23 

CPKC Merger Report The merger of two railroads became official Friday in Kansas City. Read more…

Missouri Attorney General Announces Gender Transition Emergency Regulation (MISSOURINET) –  An emergency regulation announced by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey cracks down on gender transition procedures.  Read more…

New Report Shows More Than 100 Missouri School Districts Could Be At Risk To Lose Accreditation (MISSOURINET) – Missouri K-12 public schools are working to make adjustments after the state released school performance reports last month. Read more…

Missouri Joins Effort to Improve Reentry Success for Incarcerated Persons JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri will become the first state to join Reentry 2030, a national initiative that aims to improve reentry success for people exiting prison and those on probation or parole. Read more…

This Week’s Iowa FFA Conference Could Be the Biggest Ever (Radio Iowa) One of the nation’s largest state gatherings of agricultural education students is getting underway at Iowa State University. Read more…

New Iowa Veterans Hunting, Fishing Licenses Available DES MOINES, IA – Iowa DNR is offering a new Armed Forces Hunting and Fishing license to Iowa residents who served in the armed forces of the United States on federal active duty. Read more…

Human Remains Found in SW Iowa Identified as a Missouri Man (Radio Iowa) Human remains that were found in southwest Iowa last month are now identified as a Missouri man who vanished in February of 2022. Read more…

Friday Baseball Scores 

National 4-H Conference Underway (Radio Iowa) Members of 4-H chapters across the country are gathered in the Nation’s Capital for the first National Conference since the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more…

Keeping an Eye Out for Invasive Plant Pests and Diseases (Radio Iowa) There are several examples of recent years of invasive plant pests and diseases threatening various flowers and crops – a reason to be aware of such threats in your backyard. Read more…

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