Claycomo News

Despite the struggling economy, there was still plenty to celebrate at the Liberty Partnership for Community Growth and Development's annual Breakfast for Champions at the Tuscan Ballroom.

In this Aug. 26. 2009 file photo, Chris Wasmer, of Kearney, Mo., works on an engine for a 2010 Ford Escape at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo.

Burglary suspects led police Saturday night on a chase through the Northland that ended when their vehicle crashed near Interstate 435 and Truman Road.

Clay County authorities have charged a man and woman with a burglary Saturday night that ended after a police chase through the Northland and a rollover crash.Christopher Clingenpeel and Karie Reynolds, both of Independence, were charged with first-degree burglary.

From Claycomo PD: The male and female suspecta s involved in a burglary, police chase, and crash on 11/21/09 in Claycomo were identified with charges filed through the Clay County Prosecutora s office.

A Claycomo police vehicle was chasing a vehicle along Interstate 435 when the suspect vehicle crashed, Kansas City officials said Saturday night.

Happened about 7:40 p.m. A woman called Claycomo's 911, saying someone was breaking into her home in the 200 block of Randolph Road.

Ford Motor Co. said union concerns over working conditions at its Kansas City assembly plant have been resolved.

Less than two weeks after UAW workers rejected modifications to a national labor contract with Ford Motor, workers in Claycomo, Mo., are voting to authorize a strike.

Workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo., are holding a strike authorization vote today after a disagreement over workloads, but no work stoppage is expected.

CLAYCOMO, Mo. a ' Workers at the Ford Claycomo plant are voting on a strike this morning The UAW Local 249 is asking members to vote in favor of a strike authorization.

For master's students and some doctoral students in Clemson University's automotive engineering program, the class project can get a little complicated.

The 2009 F150 pickup truck is displayed in front of the Kansas City Ford Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo.

Despite signs of a financial turnaround, all is not well in the house of Ford.Ford Motor Co.s factory workers firmly and angrily rejected a proposal from management and union leadership to accept more cuts in their national contract as voting wrapped up over the weekend.The United Auto Workers union said Monday that 70 percent of Fords production ...

Union workers at Ford assembly plant in Claycomo have taken a vote that could have national repercussions.

Union workers at Ford Motor Co. 's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo overwhelmingly shot down proposed contract changes on Sunday, with 92 percent of local members voting against the concessions.

In this Aug 26, 2009 file photo, new Escape SUVs roll off the line at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo.

Union workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Claycomo plant have overwhelmingly rejected another round of concessions the automaker said were needed to remain competitive.

Workers install components to the underside of a 2010 Ford Escape at the automaker's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo.

Last week, Ford Motor Co. went to a third shift at the Claycomo plant to crank out more of the strong-selling Ford Escape SUVs.