The primary election for the next Mayor of St Joseph is on Feb. 3. There's an opportunity to meet the candidates on Jan. 28, when the city's Chamber of Commerce kicks off its 2026 Public Affairs Coffee series with a Mayoral Forum. The event takes place from 7:30 to 8:30 am at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center.

Nodaway County residents will soon see the impacts of a once-in-a-generation investment in energy infrastructure taking place in Missouri and across the United States.

A strong cold front is settling over the state, bringing dangerous wind chills and the potential for accumulating snow, according to the National Weather Service.

The Northwest road basketball game against Central Missouri will shift to Friday evening.

The Maryville Police Department swore in three new officers to its ranks Dec. 22. These three new officers are Isaiah Bruley, Ian Long and Jacob Ferris. Maryville Chief of Police Mike Stolte said the goal is to be fully staffed by the end of the year.

The annual Great Northwest Day at the Capitol is scheduled for Feb. 3–4 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City.

On Jan. 3, 2026, Wilmer Jimenez awoke to texts from his mother who was at home in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Jimenez, a Junior studying at Northwest Missouri State University, was in the United States preparing for the spring semester.

On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers put in place a measure to stop such detention centers from being approved.

Maximize Northwest Missouri, a Saint Joseph-based coalition, says its analysis of data and resident surveys shows shrinking populations and reduced social participation across parts of the region. The organization focuses on building collaborations and supporting programs aimed at helping communities thrive.

In an interview with St. Louis Public Radio, the GOP chief executive laid out why Missourians should erase the income tax even though critics contend it could wreck the budget and jack up sales taxes.