Good morning, Saint Joseph.

St. Joseph Museums will host its annual free Santa at the Mansion event at Wyeth Tootle Mansion on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Visitors can join a new Mystery at the Mansion scavenger hunt & snap a photo with Santa, with pets welcome.

MSHSAA state volleyball and football championships brought over $12 million in economic impact as November and early December events drew 8,418 and 19,500 fans to Civic Arena and local sites; the city will host volleyball championships in 2026 and 2027 and football championships from 2026 to 2028.

The United Way’s Success By 6 hosts a training titled 'Seeing Strength, Shaping Supports: Autism-Informed Teaching for Every Learner' on Saturday, Jan.

24 at Wyatt Park Christian Church Fellowship Hall from 8 to 11 a.m. (registration is $15) and offers light refreshments (open to all community members).

On Tuesday, over 3,000 students from 20 local schools visited the MWSU Fieldhouse for Education Day at MoWest where they cheered on the Griffons men's basketball team, which won by a final score of 98 to 81 over Avila University.

MoDOT will close the north interchange between I-29 and 229 north of Saint Joseph from 8 a.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday, Dec.

19 (for concrete replacement), affecting the northbound lanes of 229, Hwy 71, and Hwy 59 and the ramp from southbound I-29 to northbound 71.

Wellness expert Kristen Peltz from Northwest Missouri State University offers Saint Joseph residents practical tips to cope with holiday stress today.

She advises fighting isolation by volunteering and setting self-care boundaries + accepting that imperfection is part of the season.

The Benton boys basketball team, ranked second in Class 4 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, will host Olathe North tonight in a doubleheader at Springer Gymnasium — the team comes off a second-place finish last season.

Local high school boys basketball teams are ranked in the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 polls released Monday; Benton (Class 4) is No. 2, Mid-Buchanan (Class 3) is No. 3, and Gallatin (Class 2) and Princeton (Class 1) also rank.

2025 Holiday Tutu Trot

4:30-5:55 p.m. — Krug Park — Free entry — Have fun walking or running under beautiful holiday lights in a festive atmosphere.