Raymore News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City women who have created a Kansas City tradition are gearing up for the 14th Annual Scramble for the Future Golf Tournament to benefit local literacy programs.

Those that remember the summer of 1980 are becoming increasingly edgy as one oppressive afternoon melts into another.There's no George Brett around to assault the .400 batting average mark as there was that year.

Brett and Stacey Barbarick, of Peculiar, MO, are pleased to announce the birth of their first son, Brock Steven Barbarick.

A student was injured when a school bus collided with another vehicle on Thursday afternoon.

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.

Three more defendants have pleaded guilty to their roles in a $12.6 million mortgage fraud conspiracy that involved 25 upscale residential properties in Lee's Summit and Raymore, according to Matt J. Whitworth, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

A Kansas City-area man has been sentenced to 34 years in prison in a meth conspiracy that led to the killing of an Independence man.

Three more people have pleaded guilty in a $12.6 million mortgage scam in the Kansas City-area. Acting U.S. Attorney Matt J. Whitworth announced Wednesday that 35-year-old Steven M. Salas, 40-year-old James F. Simpson and 39-year-old Willie Charles Cadenhead entered the pleas this month.

Two road construction projects have cracked the Missouri Department of Transportation's top 10 work zones that are most likely to cause delays this summer.

One of the fastest growing new-home communities in the Kansas City area is Creekmoor, the resort-style community developed by Cooper Land in Raymore, the sales team said.Sales have been at a record pace because of a variety of great deals offered homebuyers, coupled with community features that include the 108-acre private lake, 6,000-square-foot ...

Bad news for south Kansas City commuters.Plans to open 163rd Street to through traffic under U.S. 71 will be delayed a month because of construction issues.

If you frequently travel to or from Raymore or Belton, this news will not make you happy.

Bass Cat Boats Ron and Jan Pierce presents a fully rigged new Bass Cat Pantera II to the winning team of James and David Schnable of St.

Three Evangel University students were nominated for national and regional Alpha Chi scholarships based on their presentations at the Alpha Chi Missouri Rho Student Research Forum.

A 31-year-old bicyclist suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning in a collision with a Raymore police car on M-58 Highway near Skyline Drive.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Larry D. Vaughn of Warsaw was riding a bicycle westbound in the eastbound lane of the highway just before 9 a.m.The police car, being driven by Sgt.

A home builder pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a $12.6 million mortgage fraud conspiracy involving dozens of upscale homes in Raymore and Lee’s Summit.Jerry R. Emerick, 39, of Raymore, admitted that he and a real estate agent agreed that new homes he built could be sold at inflated prices in order to obtain loan money ...

Police sergeant resigns in DUI caseA police sergeant charged with drunken driving has resigned.Scott Lininger, 42, was arrested shortly before midnight March 13 after a Raymore officer saw him driving erratically, including steering his vehicle over a curb.

A veteran Raymore police officer in his 15th year on the force resigned last week after being cited March 13 for driving while intoxicated after being stopped by a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper on Kentucky Road just north of M-58 Highway.Sgt. Scott Lininger, 32, who was off-duty and driving a private vehicle at the time, was stopped by Cpl.

Jerry Emerick pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to his role in a $12.6 million mortgage fraud scheme in Lee's Summit and Raymore.

A Kansas City-area homebuilder has pleaded guilty in a $12.6 million mortgage fraud conspiracy.