A search warrant executed by the Buchanan County Special Operations Unit earlier this month resulted in the arrest of three individuals.  

The Buchanan County Special Operations Unit along with the St. Joseph Police Department's Special Response Team executed a search warrant on April 18th at 144 Turner Road pursuing an ongoing investigation into stolen property, illegal drugs, and weapons.  

While searching the home, officers found methamphetamine, prohibited weapons, as well as two stolen motorcycles, one stolen ATV, one stolen pickup, a stolen flatbed trailer along with a motor and transmission.  

A 51-year-old male, a 36-year-old male, and a 38-year-old female were arrested at the scene, the identities have not been released with the investigation ongoing.   

St. Joseph search warrant results in arrest of three

May corn closed up 5 1/4 cents and December corn was up 2 cents. May soybeans closed up 12 3/4 cents and November soybeans were up 8 cents. July KC wheat closed up 1/2 cents, July Chicago wheat was up 1 cents, July Minneapolis wheat was up 3/4 cents.

It was overall a strong day for U.S. row-crop markets as corn and wheat futures reversed from recent down spells in price, attracting buyers at support points on their respective charts. For wheat, prices spent much of the session lower before buyers stepped in by the early afternoon to spark a reversal. Soybean futures accelerated gains throughout the session, turning what was initially a respectable 5- to 6-cent move into a double-digit push higher, making technical headway in the process. Outside markets were mostly of a positive influence on the ag complex Thursday, with stock indices higher, a weaker U.S. dollar, and steady energy prices.

The live cattle complex yet again traded mostly higher as traders continue to believe in the market's long-term bullishness. The nearby June contract the lone exception only slightly lower, but that seems to be a mere pause in the market's rally until traders are given green-light fundamentally, which hopefully will come in the form of stronger cash cattle sales. It's fully anticipated that fed cash cattle prices will be higher again this week, but no trade has developed just yet.

The feeder cattle complex finished the session strong in the last hour of trade, eliminating red from the board. Traders are hoping more fundamental support will develop but have nothing tangible to ease their jitters. Demand still remains utterly incredible in the countryside, and that seems to be helping traders in this exact scenario.

The only real win throughout the day for the lean hog complex was the fact that midday pork cutout values were higher. But in the wake of sharply lower exports, lower cash prices and some technical hesitancy, the contracts were trading softly lower. At this point it's likely that packers have fulfilled their bulk needs in the cash market and will only vaguely participate through the remainder of the week.

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Commodity markets daily recap

Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year. The American Farm Bureau says that adds a big task to the Congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many of those expiring provisions provide important relief for farm families. AFBF Associate Economist Samantha Ayoub says while reductions in the corporate income tax rates were made permanent in 2017, income tax cuts for individuals began to phase out in 2022, with the biggest tax increases are coming with expirations at the end of this year. 

For some farm families, grieving the loss of a loved one comes with an additional burden, that being a hefty tax on everything their family member left to them. Without an act of Congress, the estate tax exemption will drop by 50 percent to $7.61 million on January 1, 2026, putting the future of thousands of family farms at risk.

Death taxes threaten farm families

May corn closed down 3 3/4 cents and December corn was down 3 1/2 cents. May soybeans closed up 5 1/4 cents and November soybeans were up 1 cents. May KC wheat closed down 8 1/4 cents, May Chicago wheat was down 7 1/4 cents, May Minneapolis wheat was down 4 cents.

President Trump said on Tuesday afternoon that the extremely elevated tariffs of 145% (ranging as high as 245% depending on the product in question) could possibly be reduced, likely in an attempt to bring China to the table for negotiations after Chinese officials reiterated Wednesday willingness to talks but not under the recent series of escalations and threats. No official decision has been announced but these positive comments, coupled with a similar sentiment from Treasury Secretary Bessent on Tuesday, allowed soybean prices to build off Tuesday's session to trade back among the strongest price in almost two months. Meanwhile, wheat prices continue to be pressured by the current U.S. weather forecasts, with Kansas City futures hitting a fresh contract low on the May board on Wednesday. Corn futures were down as well, pressured by wheat and good weather for development in Brazil. Outside markets were of mixed influence on ag products on Wednesday, with stock indices higher, but the U.S. dollar also higher and crude oil posting a reversal candle lower lent some pressure to the ag complex.

The live cattle complex was able to successfully maintain its higher position through Wednesday's trade which is quite commendable given that the market gapped higher at the day's start and traded slightly above the spot June contract's previous resistance level. Traders are likely to monitor fundamental support closely through the later part of the week as they're hoping to see support from both cash prices and boxed beef prices compliment their higher push this morning. Still no developments have surfaced in the cash cattle market and trade will likely be delayed until Thursday, or even Friday.

The feeder cattle complex did not see quite as much momentum in its market as compared to the live cattle contracts, but they still traded higher, nonetheless. The feeder cattle complex seems more concerned about its technical resistance pressure as traders haven't taken on the looming resistance at $293.00 in the spot August contract.

The lean hog complex's rally has been slightly broken as the nearby contracts traded softly lower while the deferred months continued to push mildly higher. It was pretty impressive that the lean hog complex had a nine straight day consecutive rally which helped propel the spot June contract to the highest price the market has traded since late February. But after such aggressive technical footwork, the market seemed to cool its momentum as traders look around to see if the markets' fundamentals are going to support such a move.

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U.S. egg production totaled 8.63 billion during March 2025, down seven percent from last year. Production included 7.35 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.18 billion were broiler-type and 104 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during March totaled 351 million, down eight percent from last year. March egg production per 100 layers was 2,458 eggs, up slightly from March 2024. Total layers in the U.S. on April 1, 2025, totaled 351 million, down eight percent from last year. 

The 351 million consisted of 287 million layers producing table or market-type eggs, 60.4 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and four million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. The rate of lay per day on April 1 averaged 79.1 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from April 1, 2024. Egg-type chicks hatched during March totaled 60.7 million, up 11 percent from March 2024.&nbsp;

March egg production down seven percent

Farm bankruptcies grew 55 percent from 2023 to 2024 and are trending even higher in 2025. Farmers are continuing to struggle with low prices for their agricultural commodities and the high costs of inputs needed to grow those crops. Reports say unpredictable tariffs, immigration overhauls, federal programs being cut, and frozen USDA funding are now part of the challenges farmers face as they look for financial assistance. 

The Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago says the share of the district’s farm loan portfolio assessed as having “major or severe” repayment problems was 4.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, the highest point it reached since late in 2020. The Kansas City Fed said at the end of March that as farm debt grew and conditions in the farm economy deteriorated, delinquency rates increased modestly from historic lows. The American Farmland Owner says Iowa leads all other states with 12 bankruptcies this year.  

Farm bankruptcies to climb in 2025

May corn closed down 6 cents and December corn was down 6 1/2 cents. May soybeans closed up 5 1/2 cents and November soybeans were up 3/4 cents. May KC wheat closed down 4 3/4 cents, May Chicago wheat was down 3 cents, May Minneapolis wheat was down 4 1/2 cents.

Ag markets continued their subdued, choppy nature Tuesday, with soybean prices showing life to recover Monday's losses. Meanwhile corn futures broke to their lowest price since April 10 but also held chart support. Wheat prices traded lower despite slightly declining conditions reported by the USDA in Monday's Crop Progress report, as rainfall remains in the forecast across the Midwest, with coverage stretching into western hard red growing areas, many of which had been dry through the winter. Overall, Tuesday's trade continued to be driven by mainly technical features as fresh fundamental drivers were lacking. In outside markets, it was a day of recovery as stocks rebounded from the Trump-versus-Powell-induced selloff to begin the week, helped along by positive trade comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The U.S. dollar also posted a modest move higher as a result.

The live cattle complex was back in action as the market was fronting a promising $1.00 to $2.50 push heading into Tuesday's close. The market is close to nearing resistance pressure in the spot June contract, but if fundamental support is ample this week (especially in the form of strong box prices and fed cash cattle prices) there's a chance that traders could take on the market's resistance. The only other key fundamental component that needs to be monitored this week is throughput, as Monday's slaughter was light at just 100,000 head.

The bullish front of the cattle complex is being spurred on by the feeder cattle complex as all of its contracts traded higher into the day's closing bell. Like the spot June live cattle contract, the spot May feeder cattle contract is nearing market resistance that could be problematic for traders if they don't see continued fundamental support later this week.

The lean hog complex also enjoyed a fruitful day where the front four contracts were trading above $1.00 higher. It's rather impressive to see the spot June contract trading at the highest it's been since the end of February, and the market is also on its ninth consecutive day of higher trading. The additional support of stronger pork cutout values is lending a helping hand as well, which is mainly to thank again this morning because of the $3.47 jump in the belly.

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The USDA reminds agricultural producers that the final date to apply for or make changes to their existing crop insurance coverage is quickly approaching for summer planted crops, annual forage, and forage seeding. Sales closing dates vary by crop, but the next major sales closing dates are May 1, July 15, and July 31. Producers are encouraged to visit their crop insurance agents soon to learn specific details for the 2025 crop year. 

Important crop deadlines drawing closer

Producers in Missouri saw 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 21st. Statewide, the average temperature was just under 61 degrees, nearly 4 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged seven-tenths of an inch, three-tenths below normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 28 percent short to very short, and 72 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture supply was rated at 46 percent short to very short, and 54 percent adequate. 

Corn planted reached 47 percent, more than double the 5-year average of 21 percent. Corn emerged reached 12 percent, compared to the 5-year average of just 3 percent. Soybeans planted reached 16 percent, compared to the 5-year average of only 3 percent. Winter wheat headed reached 23 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 5 percent with condition at 2% poor to very poor, 21 percent fair, 77 percent good to excellent.

Early planting is slightly ahead of schedule

The 97th Missouri FFA State Convention will run Wednesday through Friday in Columbia. More than 8,000 students and guests are expected to attend the convention at the Hearnes Center.  The state association will present state FFA degrees to over 1,000 members for their agricultural and leadership achievements.  The State Star Farmer, State Star in Agribusiness, State Star in Placement, and State Star in Agriscience will also be named.  A total of 519 FFA members will receive awards in 45 ag proficiency areas, including production, management, and communications disciplines. 

State FFA convention begins Wednesday in Columbia

May corn closed down 1/2 cents and December corn was down 1 1/2 cents. May soybeans closed down 7 cents and November soybeans were down 6 3/4 cents. May KC wheat closed down 6 3/4 cents, May Chicago wheat was down 10 1/4 cents, May Minneapolis wheat was down 5 1/4 cents.

It was another slow session for U.S. ag markets to begin the new week, with relatively low volume behind the trade as corn and soy continue to stall at chart resistance. Wheat markets are quickly retreating back toward long-term support on Kansas City futures, with decent rainfall across the Southern Plains and the forecast for more chances over the next two weeks being the main source of pressure to wheat prices. In outside markets, following a brief period of stabilization, stock indices have turned heavily downward over the past three sessions as President Trump has voiced his displeasure with Fed Chair Jerome Powell's monetary policy in recent days, leading to unease among investors. The U.S Dollar Index made a new low for its move Monday morning, hitting its lowest level since March of 2022. Meanwhile, gold futures surged to fresh all-time highs amid vast uncertainty in markets.

The live cattle complex seemed as though it wanted to trade higher -- but as the days' time slowly passed by, skepticism was center-stage for the cattle complex. One could point to last Friday's Cattle on Feed report for something to blame, but traders are closely monitoring the equity markets and aren't going to trade too oppositely of what they're doing. And while this may be the market's direction currently, the bullish push in last week's fed cash cattle market amid higher prices already this morning for boxed beef to be an equally compelling argument as to why the market should trade higher. So once again here we sit, waiting for time to solve the puzzle.

The feeder cattle contracts also traded lower, not finding enough immediate support in Monday's market to justify pressuring resistance and advancing the contracts any higher. It will be interesting to see if sales are met with the same kind of demand this week.

The lean hog complex continued to grind higher, although a couple of the nearly contracts traded slightly lower at various points in the day, as traders question if the market has enough support to take on immediate resistance thresholds. The Spot June contract is currently trading near the highest point in which the market has traded since the middle of March.

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ATCHISON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement are investigating alleged sex crimes involving a teen suspect.

On Wednesday, police arrested a&nbsp;17-year-old boy on a District Court warrant for unlawful voluntary sexual relations and sexual exploitation of a child, according to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson. The teen is being held in a juvenile detention facility.&nbsp; &nbsp;Wilson released no additional details.

Teen accused of child sex crimes

Area voters,
interested citizens, anyone who wants to know more about their local government
are invited to a community forum Friday in St. Joseph.

The League of
Women Voters of Northwest Missouri will host the forum at the Upper Story Room
at the Rolling Hills Library on North Belt Highway, beginning at 5:30 Friday
evening.

Sharon Kosek with
the League says this is one in a planned series of community forums.

“Well, our hope as
the League of Women Voters group, is for more people to be informed within our
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, and surrounding area,” Kosek tells KFEQmmunity. “We
want folks to know what’s going on. If they have questions, to ask those
questions. We want people to be more in touch with their leaders.”

The forum Friday will
feature St. Joseph state Rep. Bill Falkner, Buchanan County Presiding
Commissioner Scott Nelson, and Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett.

Kosek says those
with the League of Women Voters hopes that such forums stir more interest among
citizens and motivate them to vote.

“And we certainly
would like to have that percentage increase,” Kosek says referring to the low
voter turnout percentages from recent elections. “And the more comfortable or
familiar people are with issues or what’s going on, we think they’re more
likely to vote and be inquisitive about what is happening.”

Kosek says
questions will be taken from the audience.

“As well as I
always bring a few questions of current events or things that are going on that
people are probably interested in in order to get people into that arena or
thinking, ‘Okay, I never thought about that. Maybe I should ask a question
about that.’”

Kosek says such
community forums can give citizens a better perspective on issues.

“You might hear a
snippet of this and a snippet of that, but you don’t have the whole story,”
Kosek says. “And it’s so important to listen to that entire story or more of
the story than what you just heard from maybe your next door neighbor or
somebody else that might be concerned or upset, because there’s always the
other side to the story. There’s never just not one.”

The community forum
will run from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. It will be held in the Upper Story Room of the
Rolling Hills Library on the North Belt Highway. The League also will be
registering people to vote.

You can follow Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

Community forum gives St. Joseph folks chance to ask questions of leaders

Heaton-Bowman-Smith
Chapel has opened a memorial room in its St. Joseph Chapel for those to visit
and reflect on the life and legacy of Pope Francis who died Monday.

The funeral home
will have a guest registry book for visitors to sign. There will also be prayer
cards on hand.

The room and
registry book will be available until the funeral service at the Vatican
Saturday.

Meierhoffer Funeral Home of St. Joseph is also offering
a register book to sign for people throughout the duration of the funeral
ceremonies for Pope Francis.

Heaton-Bowman-Smith Chapel opens room to remember Pope Francis

Nodaway County
Economic Development has announced Amazon will open a new, 11-Thousand, 800-square-foot
last-mile sorting and delivery facility in Maryville.

Both Nodaway
County Economic Development and the City of Maryville acknowledge early this
year a new facility was going up, but neither released details.

“The City of
Maryville is excited to welcome Amazon to our community,” Maryville Interim City
Manager, Ryan Heiland, said in a written statement released by the city. “This
investment brings not only new jobs but also strengthens our local
infrastructure and reinforces Maryville’s position as a growing hub for
business and innovation in northwest Missouri. We look forward to a long and
successful partnership.”

The new facility
will receive packages, load them onto vehicles, and then deliver them directly
to customers.

The Amazon
facility in Maryville is expected to employ 30 workers. It will be located at
site covering a little more than seven acres at 701 Wilson Industrial Road.

Amazon setting up shop in Maryville

For a third year, the St. Joseph Mustangs and United Way of Greater St. Joseph are partnering to honor some deserving area volunteers in local organizations.  

Nominations are open for the 2025 Team Player Award, where every Friday during the Mustangs season home games, one volunteer or group will be recognized out on the field.  

United Way President Kylee Strough says winners will be treated to a special night, starting with recognition on the pitcher’s mound of what the volunteer has done.  

"Then they get to throw out a first pitch, and most weeks what we see is the organization that nominated them is also showing up in force to celebrate them," Strough tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.  "They get to stick around and watch the game, so it's a little bit of a special night where they get treated to a little red carpet." 

Strough says the award is an opportunity to honor volunteers for their work in the community, but also a great way to promote volunteerism 

"Our hope with it is that we not only recognize the volunteers, but the people in the stands hear about an organization or a volunteer activity that they might not have even knew existed in our community," Strough explains.  "And they can contact United Way Volunteer Center to make that connection, so it lifts and elevates volunteering in general while recognizing some very special people." 

Strough says she's seen this as an effective tool for promoting volunteerism, saying even at games she gets stopped to be asked about volunteer opportunities 

"I've had some spectators stop me on my way out and say like hey I'd like to get connected or where can I find more information," Strough says.  "So, it does spur some action which is great." 

Winners will be recognized during Friday home games at Phil Welch Stadium.  The nomination window is open through May 6th.  

You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

St. Joseph United Way- Mustangs honoring volunteers this baseball season

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BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/cbates/">CLARA BATES</a> <a href="https://missouriindependent.com/2022/09/21/missouri-judge-once-again-delays-decision-on-closing-agape-boarding-school/">Missouri Independent</a>

The legislation is a response to laws passed by several Missouri cities protecting tenants from discrimination based on the source of their income

Local laws prohibiting landlords from discriminating against tenants who receive public assistance would be unenforceable under&nbsp;<a href="https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HB595&amp;year=2025&amp;code=R" target="_blank">legislation</a>&nbsp;approved by the Missouri Senate Tuesday night.

The bill takes aim at ordinances passed in several Missouri cities to protect tenants from discrimination based on the source of their income — especially tenants who use federal housing choice vouchers, known as Section 8 vouchers, to pay rent. It now returns to the House, which approved it earlier this year.&nbsp;

If the House approves of the changes made in the Senate, the bill would go to the governor.

The bill was co-sponsored by state Reps. Chris Brown, a Republican from Kansas City, and Ben Keathley, a Republican from Chesterfield. In the Senate, it was carried by state Sen. Nick Schroer, a Republican from Defiance.&nbsp;

Schroer on Tuesday called the bill “a common sense piece of legislation that prioritizes property rights over radical government overreach.”

Brown in a March Senate committee hearing called it a “property rights bill.”&nbsp;

“Basically what has happened is [cities] are forcing people to take Section 8 housing,” Brown said. “…I would submit this kind of amounts to an illegal appropriation of private property. But there’s a very practical reason why a landlord may not want to do Section 8 housing.”

Kansas City passed a source of income discrimination ban&nbsp;<a href="https://nlihc.org/resource/kansas-city-passes-source-income-discrimination-ordinance#:~:text=Lawmakers%20in%20Kansas%20City%2C%20Missouri,8%20Housing%20Choice%20Voucher%20program." target="_blank">last year</a>, though it was in large part&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article300295239.html" target="_blank">paused by the courts</a>&nbsp;in February.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.prrac.org/columbia-missouri-ordinance-amended-to-include-source-of-income-discrimination-language-march-2023/" target="_blank">Columbia</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/city-laws/ordinances/ordinance.cfm?ord=69953" target="_blank">St. Louis</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.timesnewspapers.com/webster-kirkwoodtimes/city-passes-changes-to-fair-housing-code/article_781c0820-f0e4-11e9-bfbd-cb1232da5b2f.html" target="_blank">Webster Groves</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://ecode360.com/27565605" target="_blank">Clayton</a>&nbsp;have similar protections on the books. The laws make it illegal for landlords to discriminate based solely on the fact of renters’ lawful sources of income, including Section 8, veterans’ benefits and Social Security.

State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, a Kansas City Democrat, said Tuesday that the legislation would not only undo those local ordinances but exacerbate homelessness.

&nbsp;“But really the fear for those who are the most vulnerable is that this would lead to further problems, expanding the homeless population,” she said

The bill to override these local policies passed the Senate after&nbsp;Democratic Sen. Patty Lewis of Kansas City successfully added an amendment to carve out the portions of Kansas City that are in Jackson and Clay counties. Democratic state Sen. Stephen Webber of Columbia also successfully added an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/Journals/RDay550422845-854.pdf" target="_blank">amendment</a>&nbsp;to allow those who receive veterans’ benefits to continue being protected from source-of-income based housing discrimination.

Proponents have characterized localities’ protections as overreach, forcing property owners’ hands. The bill has the&nbsp;<a href="https://instatrac-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/GovWatch/text/pdfs/23/-testimony/witnesses-hb595.pdf?c=34589" target="_blank">support</a>&nbsp;of landlords groups, apartment associations, the realtors’ association and the conservative think tank Show Me Institute.

During a hearing in January, Brown said proponents are “not unsympathetic to tenants that have some housing insecurities.

&nbsp;“It’s not about the Section 8 tenant,” he said, “it’s about the program that we do not want to be forced into.”&nbsp;

Not every property owner, he said, wants to undergo the bureaucratic hurdles to accept Section 8.

David Stokes, director of municipal policy at the Show Me Institute, said source of income discrimination bans are simply a “violation of the property rights of landlords.”&nbsp;

Landlords, he said, shouldn’t be required to participate in a voluntary federal program.

“Just as the State of Missouri has long forbidden cities from imposing rent control,” he said, “this is just a very similar next step, and I think it will really benefit housing options and housing availability throughout Missouri.”&nbsp;

In January’s hearing, Kansas City Councilman&nbsp;Johnathan Duncan emphasized that landlords under the ordinance can still screen tenants and deny individuals based on other reasons, just not for the sole basis of the source of their income. He said landlords could still deny applicants with violent criminal histories or low credit scores for instance.&nbsp;

“I hope that representatives understand that we’re here to govern ourselves and definitely can pass our own laws,” Duncan said. “And I think it is an affront to the city of Kansas City and the other municipalities in the state of Missouri — that the state would know better than how we know and how to govern ourselves.”&nbsp;

Opponents also said the bill could hurt affordable housing availability. The city of Kansas City has been opposed along with the anti-poverty nonprofit Empower Missouri and an association of&nbsp;<a href="https://instatrac-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/GovWatch/text/pdfs/23/testimony/30ac2530ca5d2f6efc3863113c35adae.pdf?c=53409" target="_blank">public housing</a>&nbsp;authorities in Missouri.

Mallory Rusch, executive director of Empower, said in the January hearing that the discrimination bans help vulnerable Missourians secure housing.

“Discrimination bans like the one passed in Kansas City and other places in the state are really a key tool for local governments to prevent homelessness and ensure that those with the least among us can put a roof over their heads,” she said, “and we really believe that the state should not be preventing local governments from enacting these provisions when they know their communities best.”&nbsp;

Gavriel Schreiber, general counsel to Kansas City’s mayor, testified in March that the bill “targets some of our most respected citizens, veterans, seniors,” because those individuals who get most of their income from benefits often don’t have their benefits counted toward their rent-to-income ratio mandated by landlords.

“The ordinance says at its base that if you have a lawful source of income, a landlord cannot refuse to rent to you simply because they don’t like where you get your lawful money from,” Schreiber said.&nbsp;

Dozens of states and localities nationally have these protections, which cover around 60% of families with Section 8 vouchers,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prrac.org/letter-re-hud-guidance-on-soid-october-3-2023/" target="_blank">according to</a>&nbsp;the federal government.&nbsp;

Enforcement in states and cities where the protections have been passed&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/2023/07/21/some-states-protect-section-8-renters-but-enforcement-is-elusive/#:~:text=The%20onus%20to%20enforce%20source,years%20%E2%80%94%20for%20violating%20the%20law">has been somewhat mixed</a>, but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/cityscape/vol26num2/ch7.pdf" target="_blank">studies have found</a>&nbsp;that overall the protections modestly improve outcomes for voucher holders.

Bill overturning protections for Section 8 renters a step away from Missouri governor’s desk

DAVIESS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 2p.m. Wednesday in Daviess County.&nbsp;

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Kia Forte driven by Gallatin woman was eastbound on MO 6 at 252nd Street three miles east of Gallatin. The driver lost control of the car. The vehicle traveled off the north side of the road and struck a rock embankment.

Daviess County ambulanxe transported the driver to Mosaic Life Care. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

Mo. woman hospitalized after car strikes rock embankment

The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce wants people to come explore the parkway system this summer as Parties on the Parkway returns.  

Chamber spokesperson Kristi Bailey says Parties on the Parkway is a live concert series 

"That's open to the public, that gets people out along our 26-mile parkway system," Bailey tells KFEQ News.  "So, the first one is May 8th." 

Bailey says every year the chamber tries to change the lineup of music that performs at each concert 

"This year especially, because this year the St. Joseph Symphony is going to be one of the bands, and we've never done anything like that," Bailey explains.  "So that will be very interesting." 

Bailey says the feedback they get shows that people loving hearing a variety of types of music at each part of the parkway, starting with the south end 

"They seem to like country, so we always usually start with country down there by Benton High School," Bailey says.  "Then we move from the south end up through the parkway system and we end up north, so country and then June we're doing the Jason and Brandon duo and they're a pop variety." 

Bailey says people can be intimidated by the parkway system, and the concert series is designed to get people to come and enjoy it 

"A lot of people get in the habit of they go to work and they go home, or they go to the grocery store and they go home, but a lot of people don't really explore our city," Bailey says.  "So that's one of the good things about Parties on the Parkway, it gets people maybe someplace they've never been before." 

The first concert will be held at southwest parkway and King Hill Drive on May 8th, featuring country music from The Dirty Bourbon Band.&nbsp; A full schedule for Parties on the Parkway is below:&nbsp;

May 8: The Dirty Bourbon Band (Country) at SW Parkway &amp; King Hill Drive (Rain Date is May 15)

June 12: Jason &amp; Brandon Duo (Pop Variety) at SW Parkway &amp; 28th Street (Rain Date is June 19)

July 10: Fast Times (80s) at SW Noyes &amp; Messanie, Parkway A (Rain Date is July 17)

August 14: Saint Joseph Symphony (Jazz, Pops, &amp; Light Classical) at Corby Pond (Rain Date is August 21)

September 11: Soca Jukebox (Soul Calypso &amp; Reggae) at Remington Nature Center (Rain Date is September 18)

You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Explore the St. Joseph parkway system this summer as Parties on the Parkway returns

The Kansas City Chiefs traded pick 31 to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for pick 32, and chose Ohio State offensive lineman Josh Simmons as the final pick of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.&nbsp;

Simmons was projected as a potential top 10 pick coming into this year, before suffering a season ending injury against Oregon.&nbsp; Regardless of the injury, Simmons was one of the more popular mocked players to get drafted by the Chiefs to help solidify their offensive line.&nbsp;

Simmons spent the past two seasons as the Buckeyes’ starting left tackle after transferring from San Diego State, where he played on the opposite end of the line.&nbsp; He was limited to just six games during Ohio State’s national championship-winning season due to a knee injury suffered in his team’s 32-31 loss to Oregon in October.

Simmons, however, participated in the Buckeyes’ pro day and posted 33 reps on the bench press, which would’ve been tied for the most at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Head Coach Andy Reid says Simmons could have been a top five or ten pick had he been healthy.

"We felt was a phenomenal athlete...would have been a higher pick if he would not have been hurt," Reid says.

Reid also adds it's unknown if Simmons will participate in the rookie minicamp, but he should be available soon after.

"He will definitely be ready for training camp," Reid said. "He'll be able to do stuff before then."

Kansas City signed Jaylon Moore this offseason to help out at the left tackle position, so Simmons is most likely to compete with him if he is able to play this season after the knee injury.&nbsp;&nbsp;Moore was the backup to Trent Williams in San Francisco and looked solid in a handful of late-season starts for the 49ers. But the small sample size doesn't engender confidence for some fans, and it's hard to know the level of belief in Moore from the team's front office.

The Chiefs have seven additional picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, including three picks on Day 2 on Friday. In round two, Kansas City holds the 63rd overall pick, and in round three, the franchise holds both the 66th overall pick and the 95th overall pick.

Additionally, the Chiefs hold the 133rd overall pick in the fourth round, as well as the 164th pick from the Eagles. They also hold three picks in the seventh round of the draft. Kansas City holds the 226th overall pick, the 251st overall pick, and the 257th overall pick in the back half of the NFL Draft.

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Chiefs close out first round of NFL Draft by selecting Ohio State OL Josh Simmons

For the second time in as many years, the New York Jets used their first round pick to bolster their offensive line and looked to the University of Missouri to do it.&nbsp;

Mizzou offensive lineman Armand Membou was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday night by the Jets.&nbsp; Being picked seventh overall ties Membou for the second highest pick in the draft, tied with Aldon Smith who was drafted seventh overall by the San Fransisco 49ers in 2011.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Measuring in at a powerful albeit slightly undersized 6-foot-4 and 332 pounds with 33-and-a-half inch arms at the NFL Combine, Membou is an athletic freak, running a 4.91 40-yard dash with a 34-inch vertical. What he may lack in height, Membou makes up for with quickness, agility, and excellent hand usage.

While the Jets will likely say there is an open competition, it’s fair to assume that the team will want to plug Membou in at right tackle right away. With Tyron Smith retiring and Morgan Moses gone, it’s time for a youth movement at both tackle spots — and last year’s first-round pick Olu Fashanu on the left and Membou on the right could make up a very talented pair of bookend tackles for years to come in New York.

On paper, a starting offensive line of Fashanu, John Simpson, Joe Tippmann, Alijah Vera-Tucker, and Membou, from left to right, would give the Jets a very talented, and relatively young, offensive line, which could be exactly what the doctor ordered for Justin Fields as he learns a new offense.

Mizzou OL Armand Membou selected 7th overall by New York Jets

The Kansas City Royals achieved their first series sweep of the season, beating the Colorado Rockies in both games of Thursday's doubleheader, winning game one 7-4 and game two 6-2.

In game one, after the Rockies took a quick 1-0 lead in the top half of the first, Hunter Goodman singling to score Brenton Doyle, the Royals snagged the lead back in the bottom half of the inning.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia doubled to open the inning and Bobby Witt Jr was hit by a pitch, before Salvador Perez drove both runners in with a double for the 2-1 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Colorado tied the game up in the second inning, a solo home run by Jordan Beck, before taking the lead once again in the third inning with another home run, this time a two run blast from Goodman.&nbsp; But the Royals tied up the game in the bottom of the third, Perez hitting his second double of the game then scoring on a single by Michael Massey.&nbsp; Massey came home on a single from Drew Waters.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Starting pitcher Cole Ragans exited the game to start the fourth inning, with what the Royals later reported was groin tightness, making way for Angel Zerpa on the mound.&nbsp; Zerpa gave up the final hit for the Rockies in the inning, and also walked one in the fifth which would be the final baserunners of the game.&nbsp;

The Royals took the lead back for good in the bottom of the fifth inning.&nbsp; Rockies starter&nbsp;Germán Márquez issued back to back walks to Perez and Cavan Biggio.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jake Bird came on in relief and retired Massey and Hunter Renfroe, but hit Waters with a pitch, before Kyle Isbel singled to drive in both Perez and Biggio.&nbsp; Isbel also drove in Tyler Tolbert in the seventh inning with a single for the final Kansas City run of the game.&nbsp;

Zerpa earned the win in game one, now 1-0 on the season, pitching two innings and giving up one hit and walking one, also striking out one.&nbsp; Carlos&nbsp;Estévez earned his sixth save.&nbsp; Garcia (2-5), Perez (2-4, 2 RBI's), Waters (2-3, 1 RBI), Isbel (2-4, 3 RBI's), and Renfroe (2-3) led the way hitting in the opener on the day.&nbsp; &nbsp;Bobby Witt Jr also had a hit, extending his hitting streak to 15 games.&nbsp;

In game two, the Royals jumped out to a larger lead, scoring five runs in the first five innings.&nbsp; Perez continued his hot day with a double in the second inning, then scored on a sacrifice fly by Massey.&nbsp; In the third inning, Freddy Fermin singled and Jonathan India walked, but India was thrown out at second base, on a groundout by Witt Jr.&nbsp; Fermin was picked off at third base, and Witt Jr stole second, then came home on a single from Vinne Pasquantino for the 2-0 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A three run fifth inning for the Royals started rough with a strikeout from Waters and a groundout by Fermin, but after India doubled, Witt Jr singled to move his hit streak to a career best 16 games, scoring India.&nbsp; Pasquantino walked, and a wild pitch moved both into scoring position, and both scored on Perez's fourth double of the day, building the lead to 5-0.&nbsp;

Colorado found their way onto the scoreboard in the sixth inning, Beck hitting his second home run of the series, and his second of the season.&nbsp; Beck homered again in the eighth inning, for the final run of the game for the Rockies.&nbsp; Kansas City extended their lead in the bottom of the eighth, after Massey singled and was pinch ran for by Tolbert, Tolbert stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error, before scoring on a groundout by Waters.&nbsp;

Michael Lorenzen got the win in the second game, going to 2-3 on the season, pitching six innings and giving up one run on five hits, walking four and striking out seven.&nbsp; Perez led the way hitting in game two, going 3-4 with two RBI's.&nbsp;

Kansas City stays home tomorrow, beginning a series with the Houston Astros.&nbsp; Seth Lugo will open the series for the Royals against&nbsp;Hayden Wesneski for the Astros.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage will start at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

Royals sweep doubleheader, series over Rockies

 After a two-hour-plus rain delay, Wednesday night’s game between the Rockies and Royals at Kauffman Stadium was postponed and will be played as the second game of a traditional doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 1:10 p.m.

Dark clouds and storms were rolling in around the Kansas City area throughout Wednesday night. It started raining around 8:45 p.m., with the teams making the decision to play a doubleheader tomorrow shortly after.

The Royals will have lefty Cole Ragans start Game 1 tomorrow as originally scheduled for the series finale, and then right-hander Michael Lorenzen – who was supposed to start Wednesday night – is scheduled to start Game 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tomorrow will mark the Rockies’ second doubleheader in five days after they split with the Nationals on Sunday.

Traditional doubleheaders are played with a short break between games, and typically with single-game admission, but the Royals had not immediately released ticketing information after the postponement.

Royals, Rockies postponed; Doubleheader on Thursday

The St. Louis Cardinals were unable to capitalize on a quality start from Miles Mikolas, putting up just a lone run on way to a 4-1 series ending loss to the Atlanta Braves Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park.&nbsp;

The Cardinals took the lead in the game early.&nbsp; After Nolan Gorman walked with two outs, and advanced to second base on a wild pitch, Nolan Arenado drove Gorman in with a double into left field.&nbsp; Behind the strong pitching effort from Mikolas, St Louis held that lead until late as the bullpen collapsed.&nbsp;

Mikolas pitched six innings, striking out two and walking two while giving up six hits.&nbsp; It was the best start of the season for Mikolas, his first quality start and first giving up no runs lowering his season ERA to 5.70.&nbsp; He was left however, still searching for his first win of the season.&nbsp;

Atlanta tied the game up in the seventh inning off reliever John King.&nbsp; Nick Allen doubled and scored in the next at bat on a single from Michael Harris II.&nbsp; Kyle Leahy replaced King and ended the inning with a strikeout and a pop out, before he was replaced by JoJo Romero in the eighth and Romero went on to give up three runs.&nbsp;

Back to back singles by Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies opened the inning, then Sean Murphy pinch hitting for Drake Baldwin grounded out advancing both into scoring position.&nbsp; Manager Oliver Marmol went to the bullpen again, replacing Romero with Ryan Fernandez and Fernandez on a 1-1 count gave up a three run blast to Eli White.&nbsp; Back to back strkeouts ended the inning, but it was to little, to late.&nbsp;

Daysbel Hernández, who finished out the eighth inning for Atlanta, remained on the mound, and forced Yohel Pozo to pop out and struck out Victor Scott II.&nbsp; Masyn Winn did single, and moved to second on runners indifference, but was stranded there as Lars Nootbaar grounded out to end the game.&nbsp;

Romero took the loss, falling to 1-3, pitching 0.1 innings and giving up two runs on two hits.&nbsp; Alec Burleson led the way hitting going 3-4 at the plate.&nbsp;

St. Louis is off tomorrow before returning to Busch Stadium on Friday.&nbsp; The Cardinals open a three game series against the Milwaukee Brewers,&nbsp;Matthew Liberatore set to open the series.&nbsp; First pitch is set for 1:15pm on Friday, pregame coverage starting at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

Despite Mikolas' quality start, Cardinals fall 4-1 to Braves in series finale

Kansas City Royals closer Carlos&nbsp;Estévez blew a 2-0 lead in the top of the ninth, but the Royals tied the game up to force extra innings and secured a walk off 4-3 win in 11 innings in the series opener against the Colorado Rockies at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;

Kris Bubic was stellar for the Royals in the start, but so was Rockies starter&nbsp;Ryan Feltner as both teams were scoreless through the first six innings.&nbsp; The scoreless tie was broken when Drew Waters, who had singled in the third inning, hit his first home run of the season at the major league level to right center field.&nbsp;

Kansas City extended their lead in the eighth inning after Waters tripled, and was later driven in by Kyle Isbel with a single.&nbsp; Waters finished the game a double shy of the cycle.&nbsp; Waters most notably hit a cycle earlier this season at Triple A Omaha.&nbsp; The Royals though ran into some trouble in the ninth inning, as&nbsp;Estévez came on for the save.&nbsp;

The inning started off fine for&nbsp;Estévez as he quickly retired&nbsp;Sean Bouchard and&nbsp;Kyle Farmer.&nbsp; But then,&nbsp;Estévez issued back-to-back-to-back walks to&nbsp;Ryan McMahon,&nbsp;Hunter Goodman, and&nbsp;Michael Toglia who all came around to score when Jacob Stallings hit a bases clearing double, pushing Colorado ahead 3-2.&nbsp;&nbsp;

With their backs against the wall in the bottom of the ninth, Salvador Perez singled to open the inning for Kansas City, and was replaced by Freddy Fermin as a pinch runner.&nbsp; A double from Maikel Garcia moved Fermin to third base, and with two in scoring position&nbsp;Michael Massey hit a sacrifice fly to left field scoring Fermin, leaving Garcia at second base.&nbsp; Garcia wound up being picked off attempting to steal third base, and Cavan Biggio flew out to force the game into extra innings.&nbsp;&nbsp;

After neither team scored in the 10th inning, and the Rockies left&nbsp;Zac Veen stranded at second base, the Royals came to bat in the 11th, Mark Canha opening up the inning at second base.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr was intentionally walked, and then after Tyler Kinley Jr.'s wild pitch moved Canha to third and Witt Jr to second, Vinnie Pasquantino was intentionally walked to load the bases, bringing up Fermin for his first at bat.&nbsp; Fermin cashed in with a single, scoring Canha for the walk off win.&nbsp;

Daniel Lynch IV earned the win in relief, moving to 3-0 on the season, pitching one inning, striking out one and walking one.&nbsp; Bubic in his stellar start pitched seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out six.&nbsp; Waters led the way hitting going 3-4 with a home run, triple, single and one RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas City and Colorado go again tomorrow, continuing the homestand for the Royals.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen gets the start for Kansas City taking on&nbsp;Germán Márquez for the Rockies.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

Royals pen blows lead in ninth, but Kansas City walks off in 11th 4-3

The St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five game losing skid in explosive fashion, coming from behind to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 on Tuesday night at Truist Park.&nbsp;

St. Louis didn't have to come from behind at first, taking the lead in the game first in the third inning, thanks to Lars Nootbaar.&nbsp; Victor Scott II opened the inning with a single, and after Masyn Winn in his return to the lineup from a stint on the injured list lined out to third base, Nootbaar blasted a home run to right field to give the Redbirds a 2-0 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Atlanta added all four of their runs though over the next two innings to snatch the lead back.&nbsp; A Sean Murphy home run started the scoring in the fourth inning before Jared Kelenic doubled and was later driven in on a double by Alex Verdugo.&nbsp; Verdugo advanced to third on a wild pitch by Cardinals starter Andre Pallante and scored on a single by Austin Riley to cap the three run inning.&nbsp; A home run from Matt Olson was the lone run, and final run of the game for the Braves, in the fifth inning.

In the sixth inning, St. Louis stormed back to tie the game up after Rafael Montero loaded the bases.&nbsp; Alec Burleson led the inning off with a single, and Jordan Walker and Scott II walked, before Winn singled to bring home Burleson.&nbsp; Dylan Lee replaced Montero and struck out Nootbaar, but a wild pitch allowed Walker to score.&nbsp; Lee intentionally walked Wilson Contreras to load the bases, then getting Nolan Gorman to fly out to center ending the inning.&nbsp;

It was Gorman however, that gave the Cardinals the lead back for good in the eighth inning.&nbsp; Scott II doubled, and then moved to third base thanks to a wild pitch from&nbsp;Enyel De Los Santos.&nbsp; De Los Santos intentionally walked Nootbaar, who stole second base, and then walked Contreras before Gorman hit a bases clearing double to right field, giving St. Louis a 7-4 lead and moving to third on the throw in.&nbsp; A Nolan Arenado ground out to third base put an end to the inning with Gorman stranded at third.

The Cardinals added the final three runs of insurance in the ninth.&nbsp; Burleson and&nbsp;Pedro Pagés singled before Scott II drove in Burleson with a double,&nbsp;Pagés though was forced to hold up at third base.&nbsp; With two runners in scoring position, Winn hit a sacrifice fly to score&nbsp;Pagés and advance Scott II to third.&nbsp; Nootbaar drove in his third run of the game with a single to bring home Scott II for the final score.&nbsp;

Steven Matz earned the win in relief, moving to 2-2 on the season, pitching 2.2 innings and giving up one hit, striking out two and walking one.&nbsp; In a no decision, Pallante pitched 4.1 innings, giving up all four runs on seven hits while striking out one and walking three.&nbsp; Scott II led the way hitting going 3-4 with two RBI's.&nbsp;

Nootbaar (2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI), Contreras (2-4, 1 run) and Burleson (2-5, 2 runs) also helped pace the Redbirds hitting in the win.&nbsp;

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