A Sedalia man faces three counts of possession of child pornography charges following an investigation by the Western Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Warrensburg Police Department. more

The Warrensburg Star-Journal has welcomed a new news reporter to its newsroom. more

The panel established by Gov. Mike Kehoe to write rules for how long people who break the law must stay in prison may be violating the law itself by meeting in secret. more

To have your event or meeting listed or changed, send details to news@warrensburgstarjournal.com or call 660-747-8123. more

WARRENSBURG — Community members joined Recovery Lighthouse for an International Overdose Awareness Day event on Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Johnson County Courthouse. more

Chitpasong “Chip” Lee, a recent University of Central Missouri (UCM) graduate, has been selected as a Fulbright Student for the 2024-25 academic year. Lee will participate in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program’s English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program in Laos, where she will spend 11 months assisting with English language instruction and engaging in cultural exchange. more

Woman hurt in collision  more

The City of Warrensburg’s 2025 Street Maintenance Resurfacing program is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept. 2, weather permitting. more

A new subsection of J-turn installation is set to begin in western Johnson County this week. more

Sarah A. Turberille, 26, was arrested for domestic assault Aug. 5, in the 300 block of West Gay Street, after officers responded to the location in reference to a domestic disturbance. Officers made contact with a known male and female who engaged in an altercation. The female was arrested and transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, where she was released with a signed city summons. more

A Leeton man has been sentenced to federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. more

WARRENSBURG — Family, friends and colleagues celebrated the retirement of longtime Johnson County Assessor Mark Reynolds during a reception on Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Johnson County Courthouse South Annex. more

Missouri lawmakers will return to the Capitol this week to gerrymander the state’s congressional map in the hopes of creating a new Republican seat. more

WARRENSBURG — Warrensburg Police Chief Andy Munsterman discussed the benefits of a proposed ticket-writing software during the Monday, Aug. 25, City Council meeting.  more

As another school year begins, 51 Blue Springs R-IV School District educators are returning with new knowledge and training – and a degree from the University of Central Missouri (UCM). more

This week's Backwards Glance highlights how feminine influence helped shape the nation's auto industry in the roaring '20s, discusses some work being done on the Reese school in Warrensburg back in the mid-1940’s, and shines a spotlight on some local Johnson County women putting up news-worthy golf numbers at a nearby club in the 1950s. more

Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing are reinforcing the installation’s digital defenses through two cyber initiatives: the Security, Hardening, Lifecycle and Defense program and the annual Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment. more

WARRENSBURG — A Downtown Warrensburg business’ facade received a facelift this summer. more

A Cole County judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether a proposed ban on abortion set to go to voters next year should be thrown out or revised over a provision targeting gender-affirming care for minors. more

A new Missouri income tax cut exempting profits from the sale of investments took  effect Thursday, along with smaller tax changes that will remove sales tax from diapers and feminine hygiene products. more