Coming full circle: St. Joseph native returns home for one last flight with the Navy

News-Press NOW on November 15, 2025

Patrick Holleron

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A veteran Navy pilot touched down in St. Joseph to celebrate the end of a long career in the armed forces on Friday.

Lieutenant Commander Kory “CHOW” Hughs, a 41-year-old weapons system operator with the Navy, made a commemorative flight to Rosecrans Memorial Airport on Friday with his EA-18 Growler, a variation of the Hornet, to celebrate his years of service.

A large group of supporters and community members showed up to congratulate Hughs and take part in ground/cockpit tours at the airport on Friday.

“I went to college at Missouri Western. It’s great to bring it (full circle) back to my hometown,” Hughs said.

A group of residents and supporters congratulate Kory Hughs on his career during his return on Friday at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.

He still vividly remembers the spark that led him to join the armed forces: Watching Top Gun as a 5-year-old kid. Nationwide, the 1986 film sparked a significant increase in interest in naval aviation.

“I don’t think I ever stopped watching it. That’s where that itch you get when you’re a little kid comes from. You look up to the sky and you don’t ever stop,” Hughs said.

Hughs then explained that while finishing his career in the Navy is bittersweet, he is eager to spend more time with his family, which he called his number one priority.

“Being 41 years old and figuring out what I have to do now that I’m grow up is not a bad place to be in,” Hughs said. “I’m going to miss being able to just jump in a fighter jet, the dynamic maneuvering of flying an aircraft. But I am looking forward to retirement. Being able to finally not have to get stationed somewhere else.”

Residents will get the opportunity to take part in another wide-ranging aircraft event on Saturday with Hughs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.. The event includes aircraft viewing from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., flights over the community and Missouri Western, touch and go landings at 2 p.m. and ground tours at 2:30 p.m.

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Three local high school football teams advance to respective semifinal

KESQ on November 15, 2025

Jesus Reyes

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — We had five local high school football teams play in their respective quarterfinal on Friday night.

Of the five teams, three of them won, advancing to their respective semifinal.

CIF-SS Football Quarterfinals (2nd round)

D7: Hart 21 at Palm Springs 22

D8: Palm Desert 46 at Patriot (Jurupa Valley) 33

D11: Shadow Hills 10 at Baldwin Park 48

D12: Coachella Valley 49 at Perris 14

D12: Yucca Valley 28 at Grace (Simi Valley) 41

Three local teams advance to respective semifinal.

D7: Hart 21 at PS 22 ✅ @ Barstow in semisD8: PD 46 at Patriot 33 ✅ @ Beckman in semisD11: SH 10 at Baldwin Park 48 ❌D12: CV 49 at Perris 14 ✅ vs Grace in semisD12: YV 28 at Grace 41 ❌@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @CIFSS

— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) November 15, 2025

Palm Springs will be on the road against Barstow in the D7 Semifinal.

“We always got our dog fight, it’s Springs ball. It’s in us, it’s not on us, so we just keep going. We never stop.”

Quote of the season by Palm Springs QB Bishop Miller.

Here is the team following their thrilling 22-21 win over Hart High School in the quarterfinals.… pic.twitter.com/gJVEfZdaTl

— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) November 15, 2025

Palm Desert will be on the road against Beckman in the D8 Semifinal.

Palm Desert wins high scoring affair 46-33 on the road over Patriot to punch their ticket to the D8 semifinal. Aztecs will be on the road against Beckman in Irvine next week. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @CIFSS @SportswithPep @PdhsFootball @pdhsofficial pic.twitter.com/Sn8F95jfI4

— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) November 15, 2025

Coachella Valley will be home against Grace in the D12 Semifinal.

Coachella Valley cruised past Perris 49-14 to advance to the D-12 semifinal. Arabs will be home next week against Grace. @KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @SportswithPep @CIFSS @mightyarabs pic.twitter.com/SPq9hQbn4d

— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) November 15, 2025

All games are Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. unless changed.

Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for continuing coverage of local high school football.

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Community Conversations: Forecasting safety and fun with the Central Oregon Avalanche Center

KTVZ on November 15, 2025

Lynsey Harris

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Central Oregon Avalanche Center is gearing up for its 26th annual Powderhound Preview and Fundraiser, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.

We sat down with a COAC forecaster to talk about what the event is, why it matters, and how locals can get involved.

Powderhound is not just a fundraiser—it’s a way to bring the community together around snow safety, avalanche awareness, and fun winter activities.

The event includes educational sessions, local guest speakers, and opportunities to support avalanche research and safety programs in Central Oregon. Whether you’re a seasoned backcountry adventurer or just curious about snow safety, Powderhound offers something for everyone.

Tickets and more information are available on the COAC website. Don’t miss your chance to learn, connect, and support avalanche safety in our community.

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21-year-old man sentenced for role as accessory in 2022 Indio murder case

KESQ on November 15, 2025

Jesus Reyes

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 21-year-old man was convicted and immediately sentenced for his role as an accessory in an Indio murder back in 2022.

Isaac Anthony Martinez was found guilty Friday of accessory aids principal in felony to escape arrest/trial. He was sentenced to one year and four months in prison.

Martinez was arrested on Sept. 5. The alleged killer, Efren David Bracamonte, 21, was arrested days later. The pair were charged in connection with a deadly shooting in December 2022.

Bracamonte was charged with murder. He is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 10.

The shooting happened early in the morning on Dec. 23, 2022 on Grace Street, near Jackson Street and Highway 111. Police said Steven Matthew Sanchez, 44, died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

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ABC-7 at 4: TxDot Closures I-10 Widening West Project update, Thorn Bridge to open

KVIA on November 15, 2025

Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV- New lanes and new ramps opened last weekend on the westside, all signs of progress on the TX Dot I-10 Widening Project. More work still needs to be done including the opening of the Thorn bridge. Lauren Macias-Cervantes joins us for TxDot Talk.

I-10 Widening West

Monday, November 17 through Saturday, November 22

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

I-10 east- and westbound between Los Mochis and Artcraft left lane closed

Crews will be power washing and painting median barrier on I-10.

I-10 Widening West 2

Monday, November 17 through Saturday, November 22

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

I-10 east- and westbound between Anthony and Nashua alternate lane closures

North and South Desert between Anthony and Nashua alternate lane closures

Crews will be placing concrete and haul trucks delivering material.

Monday, November 17 through Saturday, November 22

9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Nightly)

I-10 east- and westbound between Anthony and Nashua left lane closed

Crews will be conducting concrete placement for new pavement surface.

Artcraft

Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 21

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (as needed)

SH-178 (Artcraft) east- and westbound between New Mexico State Line and Doniphan alternate lane closures

Crews will be working on illumination and wall installations.

South Desert between Clarkston and Blue Sky alternate lane closures

North Desert between Helen of Troy and Northern Pass alternate lane closures

Crews will be loading and unloading material and equipment.

Monday, November 17

9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Night)

Upper Valley Rd between Artcraft and Wind River closed

Crews will be working on 1-lane configuration striping and concrete barrier installation.

Borderland Expressway Phase 2

Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 21

7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

US-54 east- and westbound between Mesquite Hills and McCombs left lane closed

Mesquite Hills reduced to one lane between US-54 and Red Man. Flaggers will be on-site directing traffic as needed for haul trucks crossing Mesquite Hills.

Crews will be transporting earth embankment into the project.

Mesa Safety Lighting

Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 22

7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mesa eastbound between Belvidere and Resler left lane closed

Mesa eastbound between Remcon and Champions left lane closed

Mesa eastbound between Mesa and Resler left lane closed

Crews will be working on lighting improvements.

Guardrail Repair

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday, November 17

Loop 375 eastbound between Midway and Yarbrough right lane closed

Tuesday, November 18

Loop 375 westbound between Main Gap and Tom Mays Park left lane closed

Wednesday, November 19

South Desert between Anthony and Valley Chili right lane closed

Thursday, November 20

US-54 northbound between Pershing and Fred Wilson left lane closed

Friday, November 21

I-10 westbound between Resler and Mesa left lane closed

Miscellaneous Concrete

Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 21

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

I-10 eastbound between Executive and Schuster right lane closed

Crews will be repairing concrete.

Spall Repair

Tuesday, November 18 through Thursday, November 20

9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Nightly)

I-10 westbound between Hawkins and Geronimo alternate lane closures

Crews will be repairing spall.

Maintenance

Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 21

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

US-85 (Paisano) southbound at Executive intersection right lane closed

Crews will be working on the drain.

Gateway West between Westmorland and Airway right lane closed

Gateway West between Steven’s St and Copia left lane closed

Crews will be cleaning.

Sunday, November 23

4 a.m. to 4 p.m.

US-54 North- and South Exit 21A closed

Gateway East at Copia entrance closed

Uva Pl, Mart St, and Radford St at Gateway East closed

Ramp N to I-10 East closed

Gateway North to I-10 East closed

Raynolds exit at I-10 East closed

Crews will be working on bridge joints.

Loop 375 Widening Project

Monday, November 17 to Thursday, November 20

Nightly, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Loop 375 main lanes southbound between North Loop Drive and Zaragoza Road (Port of Entry)

Crews will be working on joint repair.

Monday, November 17 to Friday, November 21

Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Americas Avenue (frontage road) alternating lane closures at south/northbound UPRR turnaround at North Americas Avenue and North Loop Drive

Loop 375 southbound left lane closure between North Loop Drive and Zaragoza Entrance Ramp

Crews will be working on installing median concrete riprap, high mast aprons, and a flume extension.

Montana Widening Project

Monday, November 17 to Friday, November 21

Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Montana Avenue eastbound frontage road right shoulder closure between Yarbrough Drive and Lee Boulevard

Crews will be working on landscape.

Monday, November 17 to Friday, November 21

Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saul Kleinfield Drive north-and southbound left lane closures before Montana Avenue eastbound frontage road

Crews will be doing landscape work on median.

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetic Project

Monday, November 17 to Friday, November 21

Daily, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Gateway West Boulevard at Zaragoza Road left turnaround lane closure

Gateway East Boulevard at Zaragoza Road left turnaround lane closure

I-10 eastbound right lane and shoulder closure at Lee Trevino Drive

I-10 westbound right lane closure between Lee Trevino Exit Ramp and Lee Trevino Drive

Crews will be landscaping and placing perforated steel covers for steel boxes.

Closure Links:

West Area Project Closures

I-10 Widening West Closures

East Area Project Closures 

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Bend chimney cleaning company warns homeowners after improper heating sparks fires

KTVZ on November 15, 2025

Jillian Fortner

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As we move into the colder months, fire officials are warning about an uptick in home heating dangers.

Last week, Bend Fire & Rescue rushed to put out two house fires reported just 90 minutes apart, both tied to improper use of heating systems.

Master’s Touch, a Bend chimney cleaning company, says fires like these aren’t uncommon.

About 110,000 homes make up Central Oregon and 30% of them rely on fireplaces or wood stoves as a primary heat source. Master’s Touch says half of those chimneys aren’t being cleaned regularly.

“That’s why we have about between between 30 to and 40 fires every single year in central Oregon. From chimney fires,” said Don Braem from Master’s Touch. “People are not cleaning them and they’re not aware that they they need to be cleaned.”

He added that creosote buildup is one of the biggest dangers.

“Creosote wood really burns, dirty. A lot of tar. It leaves in the residue and that builds up,” Braem said.

Master’s Touch recommends chimneys be cleaned every two years, and says appointments are filling up fast as winter approaches.

“We’re swamped right now. Everybody waits until it’s too late,” Braem said.

Simple maintenance and proper use of your heating system can be the difference between a warm home and a dangerous, costly emergency.

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Chronic Wasting Disease testing to occur this weekend throughout state

KMIZ on November 15, 2025

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri Department of Conservation is holding a mandatory sampling this weekend for Chronic Wasting Disease as the November firearms portion of deer season opens.

The department will use the findings from this weekend during the annual targeted deer removal between January and mid-March. The procedure has the MDC working with local hunters and landowners to hunt deer in CWD-heavy areas.

“Surveillance is a really important part of our overall approach because it tells us where the disease is,” MDC Cervid Program Supervisor Jason Isabelle said. “It tells us the location of the disease and it also tells us what the distribution of the disease is, it also helps us to understand where the disease is spreading.”

At the sampling station for no cost, hunters will be asked to show their permit or Telecheck ID with their deer. The deer will be sampled for their lymph nodes, which are taken and sent to the University of Missouri for testing. The MDC will give hunters a tracking card for each sample, which will be updated later with the results of the test. The department will also ask hunters to point out on a map where the deer was found.

Hunters with a CWD-positive sample will be notified. While there have been no cases of a human contracting CWD, the CDC and the department do not advise people to eat deer meat that is positive with CWD.

Samples can also be taken from deer with its cape removed or just the head and neck of the animal. Hunters looking to mount their deer can still stop at a station for a tracking card to give to their taxidermist for later sampling.

Isabelle adds that the number of positive CWD cases in Missouri has been on the rise, but has stayed relatively low. He reports that around 1% of samples last year tested positive for CWD; however, states with a 5% positive test rate tend to be at risk for outbreaks.

“If we were to hit about 5% of the herd having the disease, that’s really that tipping point or inflection point, where once you hit 5%, it’s just a matter of a few years where you’re at 10%, 15%, 20%,” Isabelle said.

Sampling and testing will occur in select counties on Saturday and Sunday, including:

Audrain County – Mexico High School and Van-Far High School

Boone County – Ashland Optimist Club, MDC Central Regional Office

and Conservation Research Center and Hallsville Primary School

Callaway County – North Callaway High School, Mokane Lions Club Park and Whetstone Creek Conservation Area

Chariton County — Bossville Wholesalers, Keytesville MODOT Facility and Gabbi Jo’s Stop and Go

Cole County — Cole County Public Works Shop in Brazito and Conservation Commission Headquarters

Howard County – Fayette High School

Maries County — Vichy Community Park

Miler County – Eldon, Iberia and Osage high schools

Moniteau County — Moniteau County Fairgrounds and Co-Mo Connect Electric Co-op

Morgan County – Stover High School and Ozark Christian School

Osage County — Chamois Access, MDC Rich Fountain Shop, Linn Fairgrounds and Park

Randolph County – Rothwell Park

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The MDC also has voluntary CWD testing throughout deer season, which Isabelle recommends for any hunters living in CWD-positive areas.

Hunters in CWD-heavy areas are also recommended to follow proper CWD management rules from the MDC. This includes not using feed or salt to lure deer to a location and properly disposing of the deer either in a landfill or where the deer was found. Hunters are also encouraged to harvest an additional deer when in CWD-heavy areas.

“white tails are an extremely important resource ecologically in our state, but also to the citizens of the state,” Isabelle said. “We have almost half a million people that deer hunt, deer hunting generates over a billion and a half a year into our economy and supports over 13,000 jobs based on the latest figures, so it’s a really cherished resource.”

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Onvida Health unveils Yuma’s first ever augmented reality mural

KYMA on November 15, 2025

Joaquin Hight

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The mural, located along the canal path between 16th and 24th Street, is a mural you can interact with directly from your phone.

Scan the code, point your phone towards the mural, and see screens and demos as if they were right in front of you.

This is only Phase 2 of Onvida Health’s East Main Canal Beautification Project, which began with planting about 100 trees along that same canal path.

The project is in collaboration with Onvida Health, the City of Yuma, the Clean and Beautiful Commission, and NextGen.

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High school football highlights and scores: Week 12

KMIZ on November 15, 2025

ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Week 12 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight.

Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.

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Ski season still on track despite lower elevation snow concerns

KIFI on November 15, 2025

Ariel Jensen

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — While the appearance of white caps on the mountains this time of year is usually a familiar sight, many Idaho ski junkies are still waiting for the first significant snowfall of the season. The crucial question for winter enthusiasts remains: What do the current weather conditions mean for the approaching ski season?

Local News 8 reached out to Pomerelle Mountain Resort to get an update, and the news is good: Although Idahoans aren’t seeing snow in lower elevations, the ski season is still right on track. According to spokesperson Gretchen Anderson, there is no delay whatsoever.

“We’re ready. We have our crews hired, and the mountain is looking good. We’re making snow up on the mountain. And, you know, it’s just a matter of Mother Nature and a little bit of snowmaking. We should be able to open Pomerelle.”

Pomerelle is officially targeting a Thanksgiving Week opening. Despite the lack of widespread snowfall, the resort is moving ahead with preparations, including currently hosting ski clinics.

For information on Pomerelle Mountain Resort, visit HERE.

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