GLADSTONE — Police and fire officials in Gladstone are investigating after a man was found dead during a fire Saturday, Nov. 27, in London Towers Apartments in Gladstone.
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ST. LOUIS — Championship caliber teams go through adversity. When your back is against the wall, is when you find the true character of a squad. In the Class 4 State Semifinal, the Smithville Warriors showed who they are, winning 40-36 over MICDS.
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Col. Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Drivers should remain alert to changes along their normal route. Regardless of traffic patterns, safety should remain a priori…
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The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. As we visit family and friends, the Missouri Department of Transportation recommends we buckle up everyone in a vehicle, put phones down while driving, do not speed or drive impaired, states a MoDOT press release.
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CLAY COUNTY — Law enforcement officials are urging residents to lock their vehicles and not keep valuables in them as sheriff’s office deputies investigate a rash of thefts from vehicles. This is the second wave of thefts from unlocked vehicles in less than three weeks.
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KEARNEY — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is thanking a watchful driver for alerting deputies to a dangerous roadside situation and want to remind travelers they will be looking for drunk drivers through the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Missouri Capitol Police report scammers are manipulating Caller ID so calls appear to be coming from Missouri Capitol Police.
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LIBERTY — The past is a good place to visit, but Rebuilding Together Kansas City Executive Director Clay McQuerry knows the present and the future need his nonprofit.
A Kansas City man who operates a nonprofit was indicted by a federal grand jury for falsely claiming to employ convicted felons who were on federal court supervised release, states a release from the Department of Justice.
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CLAY COUNTY — The Missouri Department of Transportation will make traffic changes as part of a project to replace the Northeast 53rd Terrace Bridge over Interstate 435 in Clay County.
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After a jury convicted her in September, Viola Bowman, was sentenced last week in Clay County Circuit Court to life in prison without parole and 10 years for armed criminal action in the 2012 killing of her husband, Albert “Rusty” Bowman. Viola was indicted by grand jury on the charges in 2015.
State is seeking a contractor to bring in up to 150 workers to respond to calls and emails from those seeking job assistance.
Every decade, Missourians attempt to draw new statewide legislative maps based on the latest census count. Like clockwork, this effort leads to accusations that one party or another is trying to gerrymander districts for political gain.
A jury has found Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. guilty of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020.
(The Center Square) – Federal grant records show the U.S. Department of Education has awarded millions of taxpayer dollars to fund critical race theory training for future educators at several colleges across the country.
People protest outside the offices of the New Mexico Public Education Department's office, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The education department proposed changes to the social studies curriculum that critics describe as a veiled attempt to teach critical race theory. Su…
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LIBERTY — The Liberty City Council unanimously approved development of a new 65,000-plus-square-foot micro-fulfillment center facility in the Liberty Commerce Center. The center is slated to open in fall 2022 and is expected to create about 200 jobs with more than $8 million in payroll.
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Clay and Platte County students gained insight into the explosion of high-paying, local jobs during the third 2021 Career Speaker Series Tuesday, Nov. 16.
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KEARNEY — A creative and shopping event to kick off the holiday season is being offered from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, by Bea’s Flowers & Gifts and Three Birdies Boutique in Kearney.
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LIBERTY — Liberty Hospital has received an “A” grade for its dedication to patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from preventable medical errors, injuries and infections, according to a release from the hospital. Liberty Hospital scored highe…
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CLAY COUNTY — The Economic Development Council is accepting nominations for the 2021 Keystone Recognition Awards.
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Those in power at the senior center have now decreed that we will have the annual Christmas dinner indoors instead of out in the parking lot. This flash of brilliance came after they received a number of responses that were more along the lines of “Are you crazy?” rather than the expected RSVPs.
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As the regular firearms deer season winds down, the Missouri Department of Conservation is offering a special virtual class for hunters with venison ready to cook. An online class is using curry and other ingredients to make a flavorful venison dish will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon on…
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As fall starts to transition to winter, some people begin feeding birds.
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