Hospitals across Missouri are preparing for reduced revenue and increased costs under President Donald Trump’s new budget plan, which will slash more than $1 trillion from Medicaid spending over the next decade

By:&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/megcunningham/">Meg Cunningham</a>

Missouri’s 67 rural hospitals are pondering a dramatically different future under President Donald Trump’s new budget plan.

The recently approved budget bill will slash federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. By some estimates, it could lead to 8.6 million people nationwide losing health coverage.

Various estimates conclude that between 130,000 and 170,000 Missourians could lose coverage under the&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/07/11/medicaid-mo-healthnet-kancare-changes-2025/" target="_blank">state’s Medicaid program, known as MO HealthNet</a>, over the next decade.

And even if you have commercial insurance, the impact on hospital operations and finances could still affect your health care. As people delay treatment for their health conditions due to a lack of insurance, they’ll start relying more on the emergency room as their primary form of health care, experts say.

That will lead to more crowded emergency departments. Moreover, the burden to pay for uninsured patients will shift onto the hospitals that provide the care, and eventually back to patients.

With the budget plan in motion and spending cuts materializing, Missouri’s hospitals are now taking a look at their finances and preparing for an uptick in costs.

For rural Missourians, even those who aren’t on Medicaid, it means the types of health care available to them in the form of obstetric units, primary care providers or specialty providers could be changing.

Or their nearby hospital could be gone altogether.

“We are likely going to see rural hospital closures,” said Sheldon Weisgrau, the vice president of health policy at the Missouri Foundation for Health, in a press briefing.

“We have not had any rural hospitals close since we expanded the Medicaid program,” he said. “We are likely to see rural hospitals close because they operate on the financial edge.”

What do worsening hospital finances under Medicaid cuts mean for you?&nbsp;

Mercy, which is based in the St. Louis area, operates 112 hospitals and emergency rooms across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and has a large footprint in rural Missouri. Mercy estimates that the budget will lead to bigger revenue losses every year.

Five years from now, they estimate, they’ll lose $300 million in revenue annually.

“That’s going to mean we’re going to have to radically look at how we deliver care differently — that is still responsive to our communities,” said Cheryl Matejka, the executive vice president and chief financial officer at Mercy. “It’s going to be different for us to survive and thrive.”

Under the plan, Missouri stands to lose an estimated $23 billion in federal funding over the next decade, according to the Missouri Foundation for Health.* Much of Missouri’s federal money covers the cost of Medicaid for the Affordable Care Act expansion group, which voters approved coverage for with an amendment to the state constitution in 2020.

The new federal budget restricts how states and hospitals can pay for the services they provide by limiting the fees that states can collect from health care providers. It also puts limits on what states can pay hospitals to help them fill gaps in their finances for treating Medicaid patients.

Broken down by year, Missouri’s federal funding for Medicaid will drop about 20% annually as the plan moves forward, Weisgrau said.

“All of this is going to have a disproportionate impact in rural communities,” Weisgrau said.

The Missouri Foundation for Health analyzed the budget plan, he added, and found that rural health care providers could lose 21 cents of every dollar they currently get from Medicaid.

According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kff.org/key-facts-about-hospitals/?entry=rural-hospitals-rural-profit-margins" target="_blank">KFF</a>, hospitals overall had an operating margin of 5.2% in 2023. For rural hospitals, that margin was 3.1%.

The bulk of the concern stems from an expected rise in uncompensated care — hospitals treating patients even if they cannot pay.

“When folks lose their insurance coverage, it doesn’t mean they don’t continue to get sick,” Weisgrau said. “A lot of them stay out of the health care system because they know they can’t afford it.”

Once their health deteriorates to a certain point, they go to the emergency room, where they are required to be treated, even if they cannot pay for that care.

Mercy, for example, sets aside part of its budget to account for that cost.

“We give away about half a billion dollars of uncompensated or unreimbursed care,” said John Mohart, the executive vice president and chief operation officer for Mercy. “Some of that is for Medicaid patients already, because it doesn’t cover the costs that we have.”

But for smaller hospitals, the flexibility to provide that uncompensated care isn’t there. Fewer insured people will only increase costs.

“If you see an uninsured patient, then you probably have to assume that there is a pretty good chance you’re just going to have to eat those costs,” said Timothy McBride, a public health expert and economist at the Washington University School of Public Health.

As a result, even those covered by commercial insurance could see their premiums rise to help cover the care.

“These costs are passed on to the rest of us,” Weisgrau said. “We will see private insurance premiums going up. Even folks who have good coverage from their employers and think they might be immune from some of these Medicaid cuts&nbsp;&nbsp;will see impacts of this down the line.”

How far will the rural hospital fund go in saving at-risk hospitals?&nbsp;

To help offset some of the costs rural hospitals are taking on, senators in Washington lobbied for the inclusion of a rural hospital stabilization fund. The budget included $50 billion for rural hospitals over the next five years with the possibility of renewing the fund in the future.

Half of it will be distributed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, while the other half will flow to states to then send to hospitals.

But the fund won’t be enough to offset the losses rural hospitals are anticipating.

Medicaid spending in rural parts of the country is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/allocating-cbos-estimates-of-federal-medicaid-spending-reductions-across-the-states-enacted-reconciliation-package" target="_blank">expected to fall by $137 billion</a>&nbsp;over the next decade — $87 billion more than was allocated to the rural hospital fund, according to KFF.

And even those estimates, KFF said, are modest because they don’t account for how states may change the way they fund Medicaid.

During negotiations surrounding the budget bill, senators asked the University of North Carolina Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/sheps_response.pdf" target="_blank">analyze</a>&nbsp;how many rural hospitals may be at risk under the plan.

Their report found that nearly 340 rural hospitals were at risk nationwide, based on the rate of Medicaid patients they serve and their consecutive years of financial losses.

In Missouri, four hospitals were considered at-risk, while in Kansas, six hospitals were listed.

One of those hospitals is Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, the city’s largest employer with more than 1,000 employees.

In 2024, the hospital posted its first profit since 2018, Bothwell CEO Lori Wightman said in a press release in July. Notably, Medicare and Medicaid provided 78% of the payments for its patients.

“These programs pay well below the actual cost of providing care,” Wightman said in the release. “Commercial insurance alone cannot close the gap, and that is where subsidies available to rural hospitals are essential. Unfortunately, the cost of providing care, from personnel to technology, continues to rise making a difficult situation harder to stabilize.”

Other Missouri hospitals included on the list were Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Parkland Health Center in Bonne Terre and Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington — Sen. Josh Hawley’s hometown.

<a href="https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-%20brief/a-look-at-rural-hospital-closures-and-implications-for-access-to-care/" target="_blank">Studies</a>&nbsp;show that after a rural hospital closure, low-income and elderly patients were more likely to defer or skip their health care altogether because of transportation challenges.

Rural hospital closures also lead to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00916" target="_blank">loss of physicians</a>. One study found that the closure of a rural hospital led to an 8.3% drop in primary care physicians and a 4.8% drop in obstetricians and gynecologists.

“Health care providers are big employers,” Weisgrau said. “They are big users of local supplies and commodities. All of that will have to be reduced. People will lose jobs. Economies will decline as a result of these cuts.”

*Meg Cunningham’s coverage of rural health is funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health.&nbsp;

This&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/08/08/rural-hospitals-missouri-medicaid-cuts-at-risk-2025-closures/" target="_blank">article</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeaconnews.org/" target="_blank">Beacon: Missouri</a>&nbsp;and is republished here under a&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.

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 </figure><h2>Hospitals across Missouri are preparing for reduced revenue and increased costs under President Donald Trump’s new budget plan, which will slash more than $1 trillion from Medicaid spending over the next decade</h2>By:&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/megcunningham/">Meg Cunningham</a>Missouri’s 67 rural hospitals are pondering a dramatically different future under President Donald Trump’s new budget plan.The recently approved budget bill will slash federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. By some estimates, it could lead to 8.6 million people nationwide losing health coverage.Various estimates conclude that between 130,000 and 170,000 Missourians could lose coverage under the&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/07/11/medicaid-mo-healthnet-kancare-changes-2025/" target="_blank">state’s Medicaid program, known as MO HealthNet</a>, over the next decade.And even if you have commercial insurance, the impact on hospital operations and finances could still affect your health care. As people delay treatment for their health conditions due to a lack of insurance, they’ll start relying more on the emergency room as their primary form of health care, experts say.That will lead to more crowded emergency departments. Moreover, the burden to pay for uninsured patients will shift onto the hospitals that provide the care, and eventually back to patients.With the budget plan in motion and spending cuts materializing, Missouri’s hospitals are now taking a look at their finances and preparing for an uptick in costs.For rural Missourians, even those who aren’t on Medicaid, it means the types of health care available to them in the form of obstetric units, primary care providers or specialty providers could be changing.Or their nearby hospital could be gone altogether.“We are likely going to see rural hospital closures,” said Sheldon Weisgrau, the vice president of health policy at the Missouri Foundation for Health, in a press briefing.“We have not had any rural hospitals close since we expanded the Medicaid program,” he said. “We are likely to see rural hospitals close because they operate on the financial edge.”<h2>What do worsening hospital finances under Medicaid cuts mean for you?&nbsp;</h2>Mercy, which is based in the St. Louis area, operates 112 hospitals and emergency rooms across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and has a large footprint in rural Missouri. Mercy estimates that the budget will lead to bigger revenue losses every year.Five years from now, they estimate, they’ll lose $300 million in revenue annually.“That’s going to mean we’re going to have to radically look at how we deliver care differently — that is still responsive to our communities,” said Cheryl Matejka, the executive vice president and chief financial officer at Mercy. “It’s going to be different for us to survive and thrive.”Under the plan, Missouri stands to lose an estimated $23 billion in federal funding over the next decade, according to the Missouri Foundation for Health.* Much of Missouri’s federal money covers the cost of Medicaid for the Affordable Care Act expansion group, which voters approved coverage for with an amendment to the state constitution in 2020.The new federal budget restricts how states and hospitals can pay for the services they provide by limiting the fees that states can collect from health care providers. It also puts limits on what states can pay hospitals to help them fill gaps in their finances for treating Medicaid patients.Broken down by year, Missouri’s federal funding for Medicaid will drop about 20% annually as the plan moves forward, Weisgrau said.“All of this is going to have a disproportionate impact in rural communities,” Weisgrau said.The Missouri Foundation for Health analyzed the budget plan, he added, and found that rural health care providers could lose 21 cents of every dollar they currently get from Medicaid.According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kff.org/key-facts-about-hospitals/?entry=rural-hospitals-rural-profit-margins" target="_blank">KFF</a>, hospitals overall had an operating margin of 5.2% in 2023. For rural hospitals, that margin was 3.1%.The bulk of the concern stems from an expected rise in uncompensated care — hospitals treating patients even if they cannot pay.“When folks lose their insurance coverage, it doesn’t mean they don’t continue to get sick,” Weisgrau said. “A lot of them stay out of the health care system because they know they can’t afford it.”Once their health deteriorates to a certain point, they go to the emergency room, where they are required to be treated, even if they cannot pay for that care.Mercy, for example, sets aside part of its budget to account for that cost.“We give away about half a billion dollars of uncompensated or unreimbursed care,” said John Mohart, the executive vice president and chief operation officer for Mercy. “Some of that is for Medicaid patients already, because it doesn’t cover the costs that we have.”But for smaller hospitals, the flexibility to provide that uncompensated care isn’t there. Fewer insured people will only increase costs.“If you see an uninsured patient, then you probably have to assume that there is a pretty good chance you’re just going to have to eat those costs,” said Timothy McBride, a public health expert and economist at the Washington University School of Public Health.As a result, even those covered by commercial insurance could see their premiums rise to help cover the care.“These costs are passed on to the rest of us,” Weisgrau said. “We will see private insurance premiums going up. Even folks who have good coverage from their employers and think they might be immune from some of these Medicaid cuts&nbsp;&nbsp;will see impacts of this down the line.”<h2>How far will the rural hospital fund go in saving at-risk hospitals?&nbsp;</h2>To help offset some of the costs rural hospitals are taking on, senators in Washington lobbied for the inclusion of a rural hospital stabilization fund. The budget included $50 billion for rural hospitals over the next five years with the possibility of renewing the fund in the future.Half of it will be distributed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, while the other half will flow to states to then send to hospitals.But the fund won’t be enough to offset the losses rural hospitals are anticipating.Medicaid spending in rural parts of the country is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/allocating-cbos-estimates-of-federal-medicaid-spending-reductions-across-the-states-enacted-reconciliation-package" target="_blank">expected to fall by $137 billion</a>&nbsp;over the next decade — $87 billion more than was allocated to the rural hospital fund, according to KFF.And even those estimates, KFF said, are modest because they don’t account for how states may change the way they fund Medicaid.During negotiations surrounding the budget bill, senators asked the University of North Carolina Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/sheps_response.pdf" target="_blank">analyze</a>&nbsp;how many rural hospitals may be at risk under the plan.Their report found that nearly 340 rural hospitals were at risk nationwide, based on the rate of Medicaid patients they serve and their consecutive years of financial losses.In Missouri, four hospitals were considered at-risk, while in Kansas, six hospitals were listed.One of those hospitals is Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, the city’s largest employer with more than 1,000 employees.In 2024, the hospital posted its first profit since 2018, Bothwell CEO Lori Wightman said in a press release in July. Notably, Medicare and Medicaid provided 78% of the payments for its patients.“These programs pay well below the actual cost of providing care,” Wightman said in the release. “Commercial insurance alone cannot close the gap, and that is where subsidies available to rural hospitals are essential. Unfortunately, the cost of providing care, from personnel to technology, continues to rise making a difficult situation harder to stabilize.”Other Missouri hospitals included on the list were Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Parkland Health Center in Bonne Terre and Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington — Sen. Josh Hawley’s hometown.<a href="https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-%20brief/a-look-at-rural-hospital-closures-and-implications-for-access-to-care/" target="_blank">Studies</a>&nbsp;show that after a rural hospital closure, low-income and elderly patients were more likely to defer or skip their health care altogether because of transportation challenges.Rural hospital closures also lead to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00916" target="_blank">loss of physicians</a>. One study found that the closure of a rural hospital led to an 8.3% drop in primary care physicians and a 4.8% drop in obstetricians and gynecologists.“Health care providers are big employers,” Weisgrau said. “They are big users of local supplies and commodities. All of that will have to be reduced. People will lose jobs. Economies will decline as a result of these cuts.”*Meg Cunningham’s coverage of rural health is funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health.&nbsp;This&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/08/08/rural-hospitals-missouri-medicaid-cuts-at-risk-2025-closures/" target="_blank">article</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeaconnews.org/" target="_blank">Beacon: Missouri</a>&nbsp;and is republished here under a&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.

Rural hospitals in Missouri struggle to turn a profit. Medicaid cuts could force some to close

CLINTON COUNTY—A Missouri man died in an accident just after 3p.m. Saturday in Clinton County.

The Missouri State highway Patrol reported a 1997 Ford Ranger driven by a 27-year-old Breckenridge man was southbound on MO 33 nine miles north of Platttsburg. The pickup traveled off the west side of the road, returned to the road, traveled off the east side of the road, came back on the road and rolled onto its top

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Forensic Medical. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

CLINTON COUNTY—A Missouri man died in an accident just after 3p.m. Saturday in Clinton County.The Missouri State highway Patrol reported a 1997 Ford Ranger driven by a 27-year-old Breckenridge man was southbound on MO 33 nine miles north of Platttsburg. The pickup traveled off the west side of the road, returned to the road, traveled off the east side of the road, came back on the road and rolled onto its topThe driver was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Forensic Medical. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

Missouri man dies after pickup rollover accident

DAVIESS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 4p.m. Saturday in Daviess County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ram 2500 driven by a 63-year-old Jamesport man was eastbound on U.S. 69 in Winston.

The pickup rear-ended a 2014 Kia Forte driven by a 16-year-old Gillman City boy who had slowed to make a left turn and a 2021 Ford Bronco driven by a 51-year-old Trenton man.&nbsp;

A private vehicle transported the teen driver to Cameron Regional Medical Center.&nbsp; All three drivers were properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longe releases named of accident victims.

DAVIESS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 4p.m. Saturday in Daviess County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ram 2500 driven by a 63-year-old Jamesport man was eastbound on U.S. 69 in Winston.The pickup rear-ended a 2014 Kia Forte driven by a 16-year-old Gillman City boy who had slowed to make a left turn and a 2021 Ford Bronco driven by a 51-year-old Trenton man.&nbsp;A private vehicle transported the teen driver to Cameron Regional Medical Center.&nbsp; All three drivers were properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longe releases named of accident victims.

Missouri teen injured after 3-vehicle rear-end crash

HARRISON COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just befor 4p.m. Friday in Harrison County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Sea-Doo XP Limited driven by a 51-year-old Bethany man was on Harrison County Lake northeast of the old boat ramp.

The watercraft traveled into the path of a 1997 Sea-Doo XP driven by a 48-year-old Trenton man. The front of the 1997 watercraft struck the right side of the 1997 watercraft.

Harrison County EMS transported the 51-year-old to Liberty Hospital. There were not other injuries. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

HARRISON COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just befor 4p.m. Friday in Harrison County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Sea-Doo XP Limited driven by a 51-year-old Bethany man was on Harrison County Lake northeast of the old boat ramp.The watercraft traveled into the path of a 1997 Sea-Doo XP driven by a 48-year-old Trenton man. The front of the 1997 watercraft struck the right side of the 1997 watercraft.Harrison County EMS transported the 51-year-old to Liberty Hospital. There were not other injuries. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

Missouri man injured after jet skis collide

GRUNDY COUNTY—A Missouri man died in an accident just before midnight Friday in Grundy County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Ford F150 driven by an 82-year-old Trenton man was southbound on U.S. 65 two miles south of Spickard. The driver attempted to pass a 2003 Toyota Tundra driven by a 25-year-old Gallatin man as the vehicles approached the crest of a hill. The Ford struck a northbound 2021 Ford Expedition driven by a 21-year-old Spickard woman head-on.

After impact, the F150 skidded back into the southbound lanes and struck the Toyota. The impact pushed the Toyota into a utility pole and a fence. The F150 skidded off the west side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned.

Grundy County ambulance transported the F150 driver and a 72-year-old female passenger to Wright Memorial where the 82-year-old was pronounced deceased. The 72-year-old was later transferred to St. Lukes's on the Plaza. Mercer County EMS transported the 21-year-old SUV driver to Wright Memorial.&nbsp; There were no other injuries. The 82-year-old was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

GRUNDY COUNTY—A Missouri man died in an accident just before midnight Friday in Grundy County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Ford F150 driven by an 82-year-old Trenton man was southbound on U.S. 65 two miles south of Spickard. The driver attempted to pass a 2003 Toyota Tundra driven by a 25-year-old Gallatin man as the vehicles approached the crest of a hill. The Ford struck a northbound 2021 Ford Expedition driven by a 21-year-old Spickard woman head-on.After impact, the F150 skidded back into the southbound lanes and struck the Toyota. The impact pushed the Toyota into a utility pole and a fence. The F150 skidded off the west side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned.Grundy County ambulance transported the F150 driver and a 72-year-old female passenger to Wright Memorial where the 82-year-old was pronounced deceased. The 72-year-old was later transferred to St. Lukes's on the Plaza. Mercer County EMS transported the 21-year-old SUV driver to Wright Memorial.&nbsp; There were no other injuries. The 82-year-old was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

Missouri man dead after 3-vehicle head-on crash

DEKALB COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 10a.m. Saturday in DeKalb County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Harley Davidson Ultra driven by a North Judson, Indiana man was eastbound on U.S. 36 four miles west of Cameron.&nbsp; The driver attempted to change lanes, the vehicle hydroplaned.&nbsp; He lost control of the motorcycle and became separated from the vehicle.

Cameron EMS transported the driver to Mosaic Life Care. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

DEKALB COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 10a.m. Saturday in DeKalb County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Harley Davidson Ultra driven by a North Judson, Indiana man was eastbound on U.S. 36 four miles west of Cameron.&nbsp; The driver attempted to change lanes, the vehicle hydroplaned.&nbsp; He lost control of the motorcycle and became separated from the vehicle.Cameron EMS transported the driver to Mosaic Life Care. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

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CLINTON COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 5:30a.m. Saturday in Clinton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Jeep Liberty driven by a 41-year-old Cameron man was southbound on U.S. 169 three miles east of Lathrop. The Jeep crossed the center line, traveled off the left side of thr road and overturned.

Tri-county ambulance transported the driver to Liberty Hospital. He was properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases the names of accident victims.

CLINTON COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 5:30a.m. Saturday in Clinton County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Jeep Liberty driven by a 41-year-old Cameron man was southbound on U.S. 169 three miles east of Lathrop. The Jeep crossed the center line, traveled off the left side of thr road and overturned.Tri-county ambulance transported the driver to Liberty Hospital. He was properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases the names of accident victims.

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A truck driver
died after losing control of his rig exiting I-229 in downtown St. Joseph.

The truck went off
the I-229 ramp and plunged onto the railroad tracks near Main Street.

St.
Joseph police report the driver was traveling south on I-229 when he took the
Felix Street exit and lost control of the truck around six o’clock Thursday
evening. Emergency crews responded and rushed him to the hospital, but he died
of his injuries.

St. Joseph Police have identified the truck driver as 58 year old Kevin Miller, who was originally from Florida but resided in California.&nbsp; Police say Miller was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and sustained severe injuries.&nbsp; He was transported to Mosaic Life Care where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.&nbsp;

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By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostTHIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED FROM IT'S ORIGINAL POSTINGA truck driver
died after losing control of his rig exiting I-229 in downtown St. Joseph.The truck went off
the I-229 ramp and plunged onto the railroad tracks near Main Street.St.
Joseph police report the driver was traveling south on I-229 when he took the
Felix Street exit and lost control of the truck around six o’clock Thursday
evening. Emergency crews responded and rushed him to the hospital, but he died
of his injuries.St. Joseph Police have identified the truck driver as 58 year old Kevin Miller, who was originally from Florida but resided in California.&nbsp; Police say Miller was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and sustained severe injuries.&nbsp; He was transported to Mosaic Life Care where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.&nbsp;The crash remains under investigationYou can follow&nbsp;Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ

Truck driver dies in crash over I-229 exit in downtown St. Joseph

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A special evening
Tuesday will raise money for the Freudenthal Center and its fight against
Parkinson’s Disease.

Freudenthal Center
Executive Director, Stephanie Stewart, says the Unite &amp; Fight Gala at
Stoney Creek Inn is one of two big fundraisers for the center.

“The whole idea is
that we want to unite with these folks that have Parkinson’s and fight the
disease,” Stewart says during her visit to KFEQmmunity. “And that’s been our
goal since we started the program in December of 2018 was to help people with
Parkinson’s fight the disease through exercise and through getting together and
helping one another.”

Boxing has become
a favorite exercise as the Freudenthal Center in East Hills Mall. 

“Just something
about taking your aggression out on that big, black bag that really does get
people moving, absolutely. So, boxing is very, very popular,” Stewart says. “We
have another program called BAM which is Big Amplitude Movement. A lot of folks
with Parkinson’s, they’re movements get very small. And so, that class in
particular is about getting their movements bigger.”

Stewart says the
exercise isn’t as important as the attitude. She says Freudenthal works to give
participants exercises they will stick with, even those who haven’t made
exercise a part of their normal day-to-day life.

“So, if you’re
just starting out and you really kind of need to get into it and you haven’t
done a whole lot of exercise, you can kind of let up just a little bit and not
push it as hard,” Stewart says. “But once you get going and once you’ve been to
the classes for several months, we expect you to kind of push it and make it a
little harder on yourself and don’t take as many breaks as you maybe took when
you first started out, because that’s just going to make your life better.”

A fairly new
program will be featured at the gala. It is called the Loud Crowd, an effort to
fight a disturbing effect of Parkinson’s in which those fighting the disease
get increasingly quieter.

The Freudenthal
Center in the East Hills Mall provides its programs for free. To be able to
continue that practice, the center needs to raise money. The United &amp; Fight
Gala helps. Individual tickets sell for $50 a person. Several area businesses provide
sponsorships. Doors open at 5pm on Tuesday at Stoney Creek Inn with an Italian buffet
by Luna’s Catering served at 5:15pm. The program starts at 6pm.

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 </figure>By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA special evening
Tuesday will raise money for the Freudenthal Center and its fight against
Parkinson’s Disease.Freudenthal Center
Executive Director, Stephanie Stewart, says the Unite &amp; Fight Gala at
Stoney Creek Inn is one of two big fundraisers for the center.“The whole idea is
that we want to unite with these folks that have Parkinson’s and fight the
disease,” Stewart says during her visit to KFEQmmunity. “And that’s been our
goal since we started the program in December of 2018 was to help people with
Parkinson’s fight the disease through exercise and through getting together and
helping one another.”Boxing has become
a favorite exercise as the Freudenthal Center in East Hills Mall. “Just something
about taking your aggression out on that big, black bag that really does get
people moving, absolutely. So, boxing is very, very popular,” Stewart says. “We
have another program called BAM which is Big Amplitude Movement. A lot of folks
with Parkinson’s, they’re movements get very small. And so, that class in
particular is about getting their movements bigger.”Stewart says the
exercise isn’t as important as the attitude. She says Freudenthal works to give
participants exercises they will stick with, even those who haven’t made
exercise a part of their normal day-to-day life.“So, if you’re
just starting out and you really kind of need to get into it and you haven’t
done a whole lot of exercise, you can kind of let up just a little bit and not
push it as hard,” Stewart says. “But once you get going and once you’ve been to
the classes for several months, we expect you to kind of push it and make it a
little harder on yourself and don’t take as many breaks as you maybe took when
you first started out, because that’s just going to make your life better.”A fairly new
program will be featured at the gala. It is called the Loud Crowd, an effort to
fight a disturbing effect of Parkinson’s in which those fighting the disease
get increasingly quieter.The Freudenthal
Center in the East Hills Mall provides its programs for free. To be able to
continue that practice, the center needs to raise money. The United &amp; Fight
Gala helps. Individual tickets sell for $50 a person. Several area businesses provide
sponsorships. Doors open at 5pm on Tuesday at Stoney Creek Inn with an Italian buffet
by Luna’s Catering served at 5:15pm. The program starts at 6pm.You can follow&nbsp;Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ

Freudenthal Center holds gala in its fight against Parkinson's Disease

He has been broadcasting about the
outdoors for more than 40 years. He has served as a hunting and fishing guide
longer than that.

Very soon, Fred Ramsay of St. Joseph will
be inducted into the Outdoor Hall of Fame. He calls it a tremendous honor.

“You look at who’s there. It’s Harold Ensley,
Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston, Bill Jordan. I mean, in my world, it’s
the outdoor who’s who,” Ramsay tells KFEQmmunity. “They must be at the bottom
of the barrel to get me that’s the only thing I can tell you.”

Ramsay will be inducted during a ceremony
at the John A. and Genny Morris Conservation Center in Springfield next
Saturday, August 16th.

Ramsay has just recently been honored by
the Waterfowler Hall of Fame in Mound City.

Ramsay, who grew up in Oregon, Missouri,
says he has had a great time the past 40-plus years broadcasting about the
outdoors and taking various people on hunting and fishing trips, many athletes
and celebrities.

“It’s not the outdoor world. It’s the
people that I have met and been around all these years. I’ve never sought out
any of these people,” Ramsay says. “They somehow fell into my life, which is
great.”

Ramsay began his broadcasting career on
KFEQ. He broadcast a syndicated TV show for years. Ramsay now has an outdoor
show on WHB in Kansas City.

Ramsay remains in love with the outdoors
and describes his perfect day.

“Clear blue sky. Thirty degree high. Wind
in the north, in my duck blind with the heater on,” Ramsay says with a laugh. “That’s
the perfect day. It’s an amazing, amazing sport.”

Ramsay says he couldn’t believe it when
the founder of the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, Garry Mason, gave him
a call to break the news to him.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754592472543.jpeg" alt="Fred Ramsay/Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Fred Ramsay/Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostHe has been broadcasting about the
outdoors for more than 40 years. He has served as a hunting and fishing guide
longer than that.Very soon, Fred Ramsay of St. Joseph will
be inducted into the Outdoor Hall of Fame. He calls it a tremendous honor.“You look at who’s there. It’s Harold Ensley,
Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston, Bill Jordan. I mean, in my world, it’s
the outdoor who’s who,” Ramsay tells KFEQmmunity. “They must be at the bottom
of the barrel to get me that’s the only thing I can tell you.”Ramsay will be inducted during a ceremony
at the John A. and Genny Morris Conservation Center in Springfield next
Saturday, August 16th.Ramsay has just recently been honored by
the Waterfowler Hall of Fame in Mound City.Ramsay, who grew up in Oregon, Missouri,
says he has had a great time the past 40-plus years broadcasting about the
outdoors and taking various people on hunting and fishing trips, many athletes
and celebrities.Yet.“It’s not the outdoor world. It’s the
people that I have met and been around all these years. I’ve never sought out
any of these people,” Ramsay says. “They somehow fell into my life, which is
great.”Ramsay began his broadcasting career on
KFEQ. He broadcast a syndicated TV show for years. Ramsay now has an outdoor
show on WHB in Kansas City.Ramsay remains in love with the outdoors
and describes his perfect day.“Clear blue sky. Thirty degree high. Wind
in the north, in my duck blind with the heater on,” Ramsay says with a laugh. “That’s
the perfect day. It’s an amazing, amazing sport.”Ramsay says he couldn’t believe it when
the founder of the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, Garry Mason, gave him
a call to break the news to him.You can follow&nbsp;Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ

Fred Ramsay gets the call: he's heading to the Outdoor Hall of Fame

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KFEQ Morning News

CLINTON COUNTY —Four people were injured in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Thursday in Clinton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 28-year-old St. Joseph man was northbound on County Road 145 at MO 116 six miles west of Plattsburg.

The driver failed to stop at the stop sign. A westbound 2021 Chevy Silverado driven by a 42-year-old Platt City man struck the passenger side of the Jeep.

Tri-County ambulance transported both drivers, a 42-year-old man and a 1-year-old girl, both passenger in the pickup, to Mosaic Life Care.&nbsp; The MSHP had incomplete seat belt usage information. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

CLINTON COUNTY —Four people were injured in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Thursday in Clinton County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 28-year-old St. Joseph man was northbound on County Road 145 at MO 116 six miles west of Plattsburg.The driver failed to stop at the stop sign. A westbound 2021 Chevy Silverado driven by a 42-year-old Platt City man struck the passenger side of the Jeep.Tri-County ambulance transported both drivers, a 42-year-old man and a 1-year-old girl, both passenger in the pickup, to Mosaic Life Care.&nbsp; The MSHP had incomplete seat belt usage information. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

3 adults, 1-year-old hospitalized after pickup, Jeep crash

HOLT COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 6p.m. Thursday in Holt County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2024 Ford F350 driven by a 37-year-old Macon, Georgia, man was northbound on U.S. 59 at 3rd Street in Craig. The Ford struck an eastbound 2015 Chevy 2500 driven by a 24-year-old Oregon, Missoui man, who had just turned north onto U.S. 59.

After impact the Chevy traveled off the road and struck a telephone pole.

Atchison-Holt ambulance transported the Ford driver to Mosaic Life Care. The Chevy driver was not wearing a seat belt and not transported for treatment, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

HOLT COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 6p.m. Thursday in Holt County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2024 Ford F350 driven by a 37-year-old Macon, Georgia, man was northbound on U.S. 59 at 3rd Street in Craig. The Ford struck an eastbound 2015 Chevy 2500 driven by a 24-year-old Oregon, Missoui man, who had just turned north onto U.S. 59.After impact the Chevy traveled off the road and struck a telephone pole.Atchison-Holt ambulance transported the Ford driver to Mosaic Life Care. The Chevy driver was not wearing a seat belt and not transported for treatment, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

Driver hospitalized in St. Joe after trucks collide 

BUCHANAN COUNTY — A St. Joseph man died in an accident just before 9:30a.m. Thursday in Buchanan County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Colorado driven by an 83-year-old St. Joseph man was attempting to merge onto northbound Interstate 29 from southbound U.S. 71 seven miles north of St. Joseph. Upon entering Interstate 29, the pickup made an abrupt left turn into the path of a 2024 Cadillac driven by a 64-year-old Merriam, Kansas woman.&nbsp; The Cadillac struck the drivers side of the Chevy. After impact the Chevy overturned.

Andrew County EMS transported both drivers to Mosaic Life Care where the St. Joseph man was pronounced deceased.&nbsp; Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

BUCHANAN COUNTY — A St. Joseph man died in an accident just before 9:30a.m. Thursday in Buchanan County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Colorado driven by an 83-year-old St. Joseph man was attempting to merge onto northbound Interstate 29 from southbound U.S. 71 seven miles north of St. Joseph. Upon entering Interstate 29, the pickup made an abrupt left turn into the path of a 2024 Cadillac driven by a 64-year-old Merriam, Kansas woman.&nbsp; The Cadillac struck the drivers side of the Chevy. After impact the Chevy overturned.Andrew County EMS transported both drivers to Mosaic Life Care where the St. Joseph man was pronounced deceased.&nbsp; Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

St. Joseph man dies in 2-vehicle I-29 crash

Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University has shown fans a number of explosive downfield plays from the Kansas City Chiefs offense 

Patrick Mahomes says it's not just because it's training camp you're seeing those types of plays either 

"We've got the guys that can make the contested catches, I think y'all have seen that out here, and we've told them we're going to give them a chance and they've got to prove to us that they can make those plays and they're proving that," Mahomes tells reporters after practice.  "Coach Reid has been adamant about pushing the ball, trying to make plays happen, and we’ve been having success with it and the goal is to keep that going throughout the regular season." 

Saturday will mark the first NFL action for several rookies and first year players on this squad 

Mahomes, who was once in those shoes, says they just need to go out there and do what they've done all training camp 

"Obviously it's going to be a bigger stage, you're going up against another team, but I think Coach Reid prepares us better than anybody else in the league to go out there and play your best football and that's because we practice hard, we practice fast, so when you get to the game it's not that huge step up, it's a step up for sure, but it's not that huge step up," Mahomes explains.  "So go out there like you practice, have the right mindset, and just play fast and let the rest handle itself." 

Head Coach Andy Reid says for the first game, the rotation will be typical, with Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter, Gardner Minshew in the second, and so on.  

Working with nearly an entirely new offensive line, Reid is prepared to play his number one unit for more drives than usual, but says 

We’ll see how it goes. I’ll play that by ear, but you know probably not more than a quarter," Reid says 

The Chiefs and Cardinals kickoff on Saturday at 7pm, pregame will air at 6 on Q Country 92.7 

Kansas City has just three more practices in St. Joseph remaining, returning to MoWest on Monday with practice at 10:15. 

You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754597064618.jpeg" alt="Patrick Mahomes warms up as Matt Nagy watches on/ Photo by Justin Peacock" />
 <figcaption>Patrick Mahomes warms up as Matt Nagy watches on/ Photo by Justin Peacock</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKE Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University has shown fans a number of explosive downfield plays from the Kansas City Chiefs offense Patrick Mahomes says it's not just because it's training camp you're seeing those types of plays either "We've got the guys that can make the contested catches, I think y'all have seen that out here, and we've told them we're going to give them a chance and they've got to prove to us that they can make those plays and they're proving that," Mahomes tells reporters after practice. "Coach Reid has been adamant about pushing the ball, trying to make plays happen, and we’ve been having success with it and the goal is to keep that going throughout the regular season." Saturday will mark the first NFL action for several rookies and first year players on this squad Mahomes, who was once in those shoes, says they just need to go out there and do what they've done all training camp "Obviously it's going to be a bigger stage, you're going up against another team, but I think Coach Reid prepares us better than anybody else in the league to go out there and play your best football and that's because we practice hard, we practice fast, so when you get to the game it's not that huge step up, it's a step up for sure, but it's not that huge step up," Mahomes explains. "So go out there like you practice, have the right mindset, and just play fast and let the rest handle itself." Head Coach Andy Reid says for the first game, the rotation will be typical, with Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter, Gardner Minshew in the second, and so on. Working with nearly an entirely new offensive line, Reid is prepared to play his number one unit for more drives than usual, but says We’ll see how it goes. I’ll play that by ear, but you know probably not more than a quarter," Reid says The Chiefs and Cardinals kickoff on Saturday at 7pm, pregame will air at 6 on Q Country 92.7 Kansas City has just three more practices in St. Joseph remaining, returning to MoWest on Monday with practice at 10:15. You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nearing end of time in St. Joseph, Chiefs ready for first preseason game Saturday

A school bond issue approved by Buchanan County R-IV voters in April has been approved again, this time with even more support.  

The bond issue originally passed in April had to return to the ballot in August, due to a filing error by the Buchanan County Clerk's office. It passed Tuesday with 92% support.  

School Superintendent, Travis Dittemore, says the district is thrilled with the results, especially since the district has never dealt with an August election. 

"You know we're not in school that time of year, not quite yet, and people are busy with their summers and their vacations, so we didn't really know what to expect," Dittemore tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.  "But we were very impressed with the turnout and even thrilled to see even better support for the proposition this time than we had last time."   

Dittemore says the community has always been supportive of school issues, but largest percentages in the past have been between 70% and 80%. In April, the issue passed with an 80% yes vote. 

The $2 million bonds issue will finance renovations at the high school in Dekalb and elementary school in Rushville.  

Dittemore says having to re-run the issue did cause some setbacks. The district wanted to start projects this summer 

"I don't want to say that it put us a full year behind, but for a lot of the pieces and parts to make them work together it pretty much set us back a minimum of six months," Dittemore explains.  "And for a lot of the things it will set us back a full year." 

Dittemore points out the biggest delay comes with the track, with that project now not being able to get underway until after football season.  He also adds delays come in some renovation projects because they have to happen when students and staff are not in the school buildings. 

Dittemore says now that the issue has once again passed, the district can pick up where it left off in spring, after it originally passed in April 

"We actually have a proposal in place that we can move forward with the track, the track is actually new, it will be a new track," Dittemore says.  "The major thing here at the junior high and high school is new sports lighting for the baseball field." 

Dittemore says the district built the baseball field around five years ago but didn't have the funds to finish the lighting. The bonds will also help to replace lights around the football field and subsequently, the new track.

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

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A school bond issue approved by Buchanan County R-IV voters in April has been approved again, this time with even more support. The bond issue originally passed in April had to return to the ballot in August, due to a filing error by the Buchanan County Clerk's office. It passed Tuesday with 92% support. School Superintendent, Travis Dittemore, says the district is thrilled with the results, especially since the district has never dealt with an August election. "You know we're not in school that time of year, not quite yet, and people are busy with their summers and their vacations, so we didn't really know what to expect," Dittemore tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "But we were very impressed with the turnout and even thrilled to see even better support for the proposition this time than we had last time." Dittemore says the community has always been supportive of school issues, but largest percentages in the past have been between 70% and 80%. In April, the issue passed with an 80% yes vote. The $2 million bonds issue will finance renovations at the high school in Dekalb and elementary school in Rushville. Dittemore says having to re-run the issue did cause some setbacks. The district wanted to start projects this summer "I don't want to say that it put us a full year behind, but for a lot of the pieces and parts to make them work together it pretty much set us back a minimum of six months," Dittemore explains. "And for a lot of the things it will set us back a full year." Dittemore points out the biggest delay comes with the track, with that project now not being able to get underway until after football season. He also adds delays come in some renovation projects because they have to happen when students and staff are not in the school buildings. Dittemore says now that the issue has once again passed, the district can pick up where it left off in spring, after it originally passed in April "We actually have a proposal in place that we can move forward with the track, the track is actually new, it will be a new track," Dittemore says. "The major thing here at the junior high and high school is new sports lighting for the baseball field." Dittemore says the district built the baseball field around five years ago but didn't have the funds to finish the lighting. The bonds will also help to replace lights around the football field and subsequently, the new track.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

A do over for Buchanan County R-IV does even better

The Kansas City
Chiefs play pretty good football.

But the NFL
franchise wants to branch out to tell pretty good stories.

Chiefs President,
Mark Donovan, says a new venture – Foolish Club Studios – grew out of a request
the team got from a production company to track its 2024 season. Donovan says
the team had a counter proposal in mind.

“We went back to
the folks who did Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ and said, what if we did it
with two parallel paths?”&nbsp; Donovan tells
reporters during Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph. “One being tracking the
season with access we’ve never given before. And then a parallel path of
charting the history of the Kansas City Chiefs and Lamar’s (Hunt) impact on
sports.”

Donovan
acknowledges he wishes the ending of last season would have been different.

“We had to make a
decision going into this process that we were going to tell a story. And we
were going to hopefully accomplish history, which we did by being the first
team ever to be in three straight (Super Bowls) with a chance to win the third
in a row. But also tell the story of this franchise,” Donovan says.&nbsp; “I think the way they combined the two is going
to be really, really interesting for our avid fans as well as our worldwide
fans.”

“The Kingdom,” the
official title for the upcoming ESPN Original Series on the Kansas City Chiefs,
from ESPN, Disney+, and Skydance Sports set to premiere later this year. 

The Chiefs state
Foolish Club Studios will create scripted and unscripted programs that extend
beyond the football field. It builds on the success last year of the Hallmark
Channel production Holiday Touchdown:&nbsp; A
Chiefs Love Story.

Foolish Club
Studios will operate alongside the club's existing 65 Toss Power Trap (65TPT)
Production group, the in-house production arm of the team.

Donovan says the
NFL club simply is taking advantage of opportunities.

“Think about what
the NFL has done with the Chiefs and how they’ve increased and gone global.
When you look at the first ever worldwide streamed game, it’s Kansas City
Chiefs. When you look at this year’s game in São Paulo; the fact that it will be on You Tube worldwide
for free,” Donovan says. “It’s an amazing opportunity for the NFL and we’re
right in the middle of it. There are a lot of reasons we’re in the middle of it,
but, for us, it’s a great opportunity.”



The name Foolish
Club Studios is a nod to the Foolish Club, the name the original AFL owners,
which included the Chiefs Lamar Hunt, gave themselves when they formed the
league in competition with the entrenched NFL.

You can follow&nbsp;Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754588855303.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Chiefs President, Mark Donovan/file photo" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs President, Mark Donovan/file photo</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostThe Kansas City
Chiefs play pretty good football.But the NFL
franchise wants to branch out to tell pretty good stories.Chiefs President,
Mark Donovan, says a new venture – Foolish Club Studios – grew out of a request
the team got from a production company to track its 2024 season. Donovan says
the team had a counter proposal in mind.“We went back to
the folks who did Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ and said, what if we did it
with two parallel paths?”&nbsp; Donovan tells
reporters during Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph. “One being tracking the
season with access we’ve never given before. And then a parallel path of
charting the history of the Kansas City Chiefs and Lamar’s (Hunt) impact on
sports.”Donovan
acknowledges he wishes the ending of last season would have been different.“We had to make a
decision going into this process that we were going to tell a story. And we
were going to hopefully accomplish history, which we did by being the first
team ever to be in three straight (Super Bowls) with a chance to win the third
in a row. But also tell the story of this franchise,” Donovan says.&nbsp; “I think the way they combined the two is going
to be really, really interesting for our avid fans as well as our worldwide
fans.”“The Kingdom,” the
official title for the upcoming ESPN Original Series on the Kansas City Chiefs,
from ESPN, Disney+, and Skydance Sports set to premiere later this year. The Chiefs state
Foolish Club Studios will create scripted and unscripted programs that extend
beyond the football field. It builds on the success last year of the Hallmark
Channel production Holiday Touchdown:&nbsp; A
Chiefs Love Story.Foolish Club
Studios will operate alongside the club's existing 65 Toss Power Trap (65TPT)
Production group, the in-house production arm of the team.Donovan says the
NFL club simply is taking advantage of opportunities.“Think about what
the NFL has done with the Chiefs and how they’ve increased and gone global.
When you look at the first ever worldwide streamed game, it’s Kansas City
Chiefs. When you look at this year’s game in São Paulo; the fact that it will be on You Tube worldwide
for free,” Donovan says. “It’s an amazing opportunity for the NFL and we’re
right in the middle of it. There are a lot of reasons we’re in the middle of it,
but, for us, it’s a great opportunity.”

The name Foolish
Club Studios is a nod to the Foolish Club, the name the original AFL owners,
which included the Chiefs Lamar Hunt, gave themselves when they formed the
league in competition with the entrenched NFL.You can follow&nbsp;Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ

Kansas City Chiefs branching out to form Foolish Club Studios

HARRISON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 8p.m. Wednesday in Harrison County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Chevy Impala driven by a 16-year-old Eagleville boy was southbound on East 220th Avenue one mile southeast of Bethany. All the occupants were sitting or hanging out the windows of the car unsecured.

The car met a northbound vehicle and one of the occupants of the Chevy identified as a 16-year-old Ridgeway girl lost her balance and fell out the rear window of the car.&nbsp;

A private vehicle transported the girl to Harrison County Community Hospital. There were no other injuries. The MSHP no longer releases names of accident victims.

HARRISON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 8p.m. Wednesday in Harrison County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Chevy Impala driven by a 16-year-old Eagleville boy was southbound on East 220th Avenue one mile southeast of Bethany. All the occupants were sitting or hanging out the windows of the car unsecured.The car met a northbound vehicle and one of the occupants of the Chevy identified as a 16-year-old Ridgeway girl lost her balance and fell out the rear window of the car.&nbsp;A private vehicle transported the girl to Harrison County Community Hospital. There were no other injuries. The MSHP no longer releases names of accident victims.

16-year-old Mo. girl  injured after fall from window of car

BROWN COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Wednesday in Brown County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Polaris Ranger driven by Jace&nbsp;Twombly, 13, Hiawatha, was northbound on Mulberry Road and a 1978 Ford pickup driven by Luke A.&nbsp;Kessler, 25, Hiawatha,&nbsp;was eastbound on 230th Street. The vehicles collided in the intersection.

 EMS transported the boy to Amberwell Hospital. Kessler was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP.

BROWN COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Wednesday in Brown County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Polaris Ranger driven by Jace&nbsp;Twombly, 13, Hiawatha, was northbound on Mulberry Road and a 1978 Ford pickup driven by Luke A.&nbsp;Kessler, 25, Hiawatha,&nbsp;was eastbound on 230th Street. The vehicles collided in the intersection. EMS transported the boy to Amberwell Hospital. Kessler was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP.

13-year-old UTV rider injured in crash with pickup

CALDWELL COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after noon Wednesday in Caldwell County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Chrysler 200 driven by a 45-year-old Breckenridge man was southbound on Highway A at Applewood Drive four miles south of Breckenridge. The Chrysler crossed the center of the road and struck the towed unit of a northbound 2024 Ford F250 driven by a 59-year-old Linneus man. After impact the Chrysler left the road and rolled onto its top.

Caldwell County EMS transported the Chrysler driver to Hedrick Medical Center. The other driver was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

CALDWELL COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after noon Wednesday in Caldwell County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Chrysler 200 driven by a 45-year-old Breckenridge man was southbound on Highway A at Applewood Drive four miles south of Breckenridge. The Chrysler crossed the center of the road and struck the towed unit of a northbound 2024 Ford F250 driven by a 59-year-old Linneus man. After impact the Chrysler left the road and rolled onto its top.Caldwell County EMS transported the Chrysler driver to Hedrick Medical Center. The other driver was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.

Missouri man injured after 2-vehicle crash

By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph Post

He might not have
a say in the matter, by Kansas U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a self-proclaimed
livelong Chiefs fan, would welcome the NFL club to Kansas.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1754508064130.jpeg" alt="Sen. Roger Marshall shields his eyes while watching Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph/Photo by Brent Martin" />
 <figcaption>Sen. Roger Marshall shields his eyes while watching Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph/Photo by Brent Martin</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph PostHe might not have
a say in the matter, by Kansas U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a self-proclaimed
livelong Chiefs fan, would welcome the NFL club to Kansas.Marshall, during a
visit to Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph, backs the effort by Kansas to lure
the Chiefs across the state line.“Well, of course,
we would welcome the Chiefs to Kansas. Again, a life-long Chiefs fan would love
to see them over there,” Marshall tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. “There are many
reasons that we would like them, but I think mostly importantly going forward
is to give the Chiefs a more secure facility.”Marshall says
Arrowhead, located in the Truman Sports Complex, isn’t secure enough for Chiefs
players.“Think about all
the things going on in Chiefs Kingdom that these players are coming and going
at 8-9pm at night. And would be able to have more events there throughout the
year as well,” according to Marshall. “They would certainly be welcome. I think
about a complex in Olathe for the management-type people and a training complex,
how important that could be for the local community as well.”Marshall would
welcome the Chiefs to cross the state line and relocate in Kansas.“Look, I love
Arrowhead Stadium,” Marshall says. “I’ve had many, many memories there, going
back to just decades. But I think it’d be better for the Chiefs to come over to
a new location with a more secure facility.”Kansas rolled out
an incentive package for the Chiefs to move into a new stadium across the state
line. Missouri countered with its own incentives to renovate Arrowhead.You can follow&nbsp;Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ

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