Liberty News

The Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers announced today that the reward has increased for information leading to an arrest of those responsible for vandalizing a Liberty graveyard.A vandal or vandals toppled and broke 176 headstones at the Fairview Cemetery sometime between June 18 and June 20 at the Fairview Cemetery, at Shrader Street and Terrace ...

With little fanfare, the City Council unanimously approved a $345,499 settlement stemming from a lawsuit filed by a motorist against the Liberty Police Department.

LIBERTY, Mo. - Mercedes Coe has been working to get back on her feet, but it was the generosity of strangers that put her in the fast lane on the road to recovery.

A motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon in a collision with a car on a rural Clay County highway.

Kyle Myers, 18, of Liberty, was killed about 5 p.m. Saturday when his motorcycle was struck by a car at an intersection near Kearney in Clay County.The Missouri Highway Patrol said Myers was eastbound on N.E. 164 Street when his motorcycle struck a westbound car making a left turn onto Ray Lee Drive.

A Kansas City man has survived two medical emergencies and been saved both times while riding a bus.

Here are some of the scheduled Independence Day celebrations in the Ozarks. If you know of others, please post the information in the comment section below the story.

State Treasurer Clint Zweifel's economic development legislation, INVEST IN MISSOURI, was signed by Governor Jay Nixon today at stops in St.

Jackie Poynter, left, listened to Richard Eaton, an NRA-certified instructor demonstrate what a gun's recoil will feel like during a carry concealed weapons instruction class at Great Guns in Liberty, Mo.

Haworth was the featured speaker for the spring 2009 graduation of the Doniphan Leadership Institute.

Therea ll be books, knick-knacks, clothes and baked goods to be had at the Liberty Silver Centera s first rummage and bake sales from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26.

In the next few weeks if as anticipated Liberty is successful in getting a $1.5 million grant for sewer improvements as part of a federal stimulus package, the City Council is going to have some serious decisions to make, like where to come up with a $1.5 million match.

Liberty senior citizens, 60 years of age or older, may receive relief from the summer heat at the Liberty Silver Center, 1600 S. Withers Road.

Liberty residents are cleaning up debris this morning after an unexpected severe thunderstorm caused sporadic damage throughout the city.It did appear out of nowhere, said Deputy Chief Mike Snider with the Liberty Fire Department.

Headstones dating as far back as the 1800s were toppled and broken in vandalism that damaged 176 markers in a Liberty cemetery.Liberty Police Chief Craig Knouse estimated it would cost between $100,000 and $500,000 to repair the damage.Ive been a cop for a really long time and I dont think I can remember seeing a cemetery vandalized this badly, ...

Mother Nature struck twice in Liberty Tuesday night. First, the heat knocked out power, and then the storms struck a blow.

A damaging wind storm rolled through Liberty, Mo., late Tuesday afternoon. Residents report there has been damage in the areas of Missouri Routes 291 and 152, plus Glendale Road and Brentwood Drive.

By Bob Allen LIBERTY, MO -- Southern Baptist ministers facing molestation charges in three states had recent days in court.

An area cemetery has received extensive damage and Liberty, Mo., police said they will not stop investigating until they have solved the crime.

Calvin and Lillie Rogers of LaPorte will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 25, 2009, with a celebration dinner.