Kearney News

Nine people were injured Thursday afternoon in an eight-vehicle pileup on Interstate 35 in Clay County.

In 1869, they didn't have computer, or bloggers, or crime blogs. If they did, surely someone would have picked up on this one: an impressively unsuccessful bank heist, resulting in mistaken identity, very ...

Fridays from May 23 to Aug. 30 Music In The Park Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. at Howard Station Park and end at 10 p.m. The park is located in Downtown Lee's Summit at the corner of Third and S.E. Main Street.

The Springfield Police Department is investigating a noninjury accident on northbound U.S. 65, just south of Kearney.

" A former Clay County Sheriff's deputy was charged in federal court Tuesday with violating a defendant's civil rights by using unreasonable force during an arrest and with obstruction of justice.

A 60-year-old Cameron resident died in a one-car accident Saturday morning. John A. Rector was driving south on Interstate 35 when his 1997 Isuzu traveled off the left side of the roadway into the median, about ...

Homemade pyrotechnic powder caused the explosion and fire Monday in which Ronald Brett Anderson died, officials said Wednesday.Pyrotechnic powder is extremely powerful and sensitive, officials said. via Kansas City Star

Some interesting links I've found this week: * Ghostly Footsteps at the Jesse James Farm - The most famous outlaw in American history, Jesse James, was born on the farm northeast of Kearney, Mo. via About.com

On Saturday May 17, 2008 there is a new Irish Festival serving the Kansas City area. via Irish KC

“We offer a free curbside yard waste collection every two weeks, on the first and third full week of every month”

A Timberline Trading crew picked up tree limbs left from the ice storm Monday afternoon in the 400 block of Morgan Street in Jackson. via Southeast Missourian

Fire has destroyed two buildings in Excelsior Springs’ downtown business district.Firefighters were still at the scene of the blaze at East Broadway and Penn Street at 5 a.m. this morning. via KansasCity.com

“There's just an ominous feeling hanging over everyone”

Old-timers knew the place as Excelsior Bowl, a big-time hangout where teens tried their luck on the lanes after school. via KansasCity.com

“We're going to keep it current and up-to-date and then maintain it once we get it there”

The three incumbents and a challenger vying for three seats on the Kearney School Board all see a $12.2 million bond issue on Tuesday's ballot as essential to a district with a small commercial tax base.

Mark Spero, a youth sports coach with a daughter in the district, is challenging Brian Thomas, the incumbent board president, and two current board members, Mike Brinkley and Mike Miller.

Miller is seeking his third term on the board. Brinkley and Thomas have each served one term.

The candidates agree that modernizing the district's aging technology -- student computers are 12 years old on the average -- is an essential element of the bond. Read more

Police are seeking Randal Bogar, 52, of Kearney, who was reported missing by his wife after he failed to showed up for work.Bogar was last seen about 6 a.m. today when he left home for his job in Kansas City. via KansasCity.com

He has a son, Donnie Hitaffer, of La Monte; and a stepson, John Cartee, of Kearney. via Sedalia Democrat

“Oakbrook was purposefully designed to co-exist with the natural environment”

With both homebuilders and homebuyers talking more and more about green building these days, developer Brian Burton said the plan to construct a green home within Oakbrook seemed like a natural fit. via www.kansascity.com Real Estate

“We're hoping to install more cables north of the river in Clay County because our crossover rates are still occurring and we still have vehicles cross weekly”

One type of fatal car crash has virtually been eliminated on Missouri highways thanks to those steel cables drivers pass in the medians. via NBC Action News

“We've had a lot of snow removal, pothole patching -- public safety comes first”

Transportation officials are blaming bad weather for some dead animals dumped along the highway in Clay County. via TheKansasCityChannel.com

“That ability to create an idealized self, or a desired self, is very appealing.”

' Bryan Mnemonic can fly. His suit never wrinkles, and his chiseled body never bruises, not even if he crashes into trees. via Times Record News

A fire damaged an office building at a rural Clay County airport on Monday. The fire started at about 3:30 p.m. inside the building at the Roosterville Airport, between Kearney and Liberty, Mo., according to ... via KCTV Kansas City