Grandview News

A car headed the wrong way in lanes of U.S. 71 early this morning in Grandview crashed head-on into a semi-tractor trailer, fully engulfing the vehicles in fire.The crash occurred about 1:40 a.m. today at U.S. 71 and Harry Truman Drive, according to the Grandview Police Department.

Overturned semi-truck is blocking all lanes of south bound US 71 Hwy just south of Hwy 150 in Jackson County.

GRANDVIEW, Mo. a ' 71 Highway is shut down in both directions after an overnight accident.

GRANDVIEW, Mo. a ' A FedEx truck burst into flames after a head-on collision Thursday morning on US 71 Highway in Grandview.

KCK Police say two elderly people found dead in the 25-hundred block of Stewart this morning, could be victims of the heat.

The Kansas City metro area will be in a heat advisory for the next three days. KCTV5 meteorologist Devon Lucie said that while the actual temperatures will be in the 90s, the heat index in the metro area will be in the triple digits on Monday through Wednesday.

If you're a Harry Truman fan, you have until Aug. 2 to visit his home in Independence before it closes for renovations.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' A line of storms that produced a downpour across much of the Kansas City area has moved out, but another round of storms is in the mix.

The city of Grandview, Mo., launched a new Web site on Monday. Grandview.org provides information for residents and businesses and is hosted by the city of Grandview and the Chamber of Commerce.

The Raytown Board of Aldermen agreed to raise sanitary sewer rates by a dime. The city held a public hearing a couple weeks ago, and held another public hearing, and read the ordinance on second ready June 2. The proposal was to raise sanitary sewer rates from $4.87 per 1,000 gallons of water to $4.97 per 1,000 gallons of water.

Not-guilty plea in 1986 caseRonald D. Wrisinger, accused of killing his wife and daughter almost 23 years ago, pleaded not guilty Friday to two counts of first-degree murder.Wrisinger, 67, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Marble Falls, Ark., after being indicted in the deaths of Sherry K. Wrisinger, 40, and Johnna D. Wrisinger, 16.Wrisinger is ...

This week's column involves a shopping center in Lee's Summit that's getting taxpayer assistance.

This case got people talking about safety in Westport, especially at night. The victim, Devin Cassidy, was a talented young woman -- a microbiologist who could also play the violin.

Despite getting a "rejection" letter from Chrysler on Thursday, Weinberg Dodge General Manager Frank Clinton said they're not going anywhere.

Chrysler LLC wants to eliminate roughly a quarter of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships by early next month, saying in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that the network is antiquated and has too many stores competing with each other.

" The executive director for Foundation Workshop, Inc. , which employs 90 people with disabilities, said the economy is forcing them to consider significant cost cutting moves.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' Forty-two Chrysler dealerships will close in Kansas and Missouri as the company works to reduce competition amongst its own stores.

A suburban Kansas City man has been indicted for allegedly using a camcorder to illegally record a Batman movie at an area theater.

A suburban Kansas City high school student has broken a 25-year-old national record for the high jump by going 7 feet, 5 3/4 inches at the Winnetonka Invitational.

Police quickly arrested three burglary suspects this weekend after a resident saw his neighbor’s Brookside home being looted.The neighbor called police about 11 a.m. Friday, after he saw three men park by the house in the 1000 block of West 66th Terrace and go in.