Riverside News

Riverside Police and Fire will be part of the annual National Night Out from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug.

Riverside Police and Fire will be part of the annual National Night Out from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug.

RIVERSIDE, Mo. Higher prices and a sluggish economy are not stopping consumers stocking-up on fireworks for their Fourth of July celebrations.

Hickman had three players chosen to the all-state baseball team released today by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.

The Missouri River crested at 29.02 feet in Riverside at 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

High water was reported in several parts of the Kansas City metropolitan area Friday after a night of severe thunderstorms that brought heavy rain to the region.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is watching the Missouri River closely for signs of dangerous high water.

A scoop for all you Katy Trail fans out there!If things work out, Missouri’s cross-state hiking-biking path will reach the Kansas City area three years from now, according to the state Department of ...

Missouri 9 to be narrowedBeginning Wednesday, northbound Missouri 9 will be reduced to one lane for shoulder improvements and widening.

Award-winning Nashville gospel recording artist and radio and television personality Dale Johnston will be in concert at 6 p.m. May 25 at Carnegie Baptist Church, 6520 Carnegie St.

Northwood Road between Northwest 52nd Street and the Park Hill South High School entrance has been closed to accommodate the extensive hauling of construction material for a nearby road project.Trucks are ...

On Friday, United Auto Workers Local 31 entered the 12th day of its strike against General Motor Corp., starting talks at 8:30 a.m. about the possibility of resuming work at the Fairfax Assembly Plant. via Kansas City Business Journal

A man who burglarized five Platte County homes, one while the owner was at a funeral for his wife, has been convicted after his trial. via NBC Action News

“The threat of severe weather extends from the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast area. The greatest threat area will be in the Mid-Mississippi Valley from extreme northern Louisiana to central Illinois.”

At least three people have been killed and property across several states has been damaged as a system of severe storms rolled through the Midwestern United States Friday. via KXLY

Kansas City - Hurricane-force winds, hail and heavy rain moving through Missouri left hundreds of Kansas City-area homes and businesses damaged, and some destroyed. via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News

“Methamphetamine production and trafficking is deadly and dangerous, not just for those directly involved, but for the whole community”

Federal prosecutors spotlighted the dangerous nature of the methamphetamine business Thursday by releasing two unrelated indictments involving crimes that were in turn tragic and violent.One indictment alleged ... via Kansas City Star

“This is another example of the excellent working relationship between our offices, and of the benefits of local and federal law enforcement partnerships.”

John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that 11 defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury today in two separate and unrelated cases that involve the ... via Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms ...

“Charlie was a good family man and a good friend”

Authorities announced today a $5,500 increase in the reward for information leading to the arrest of suspects in connection to the shooting death of Charles V. Cammisano.

The total is now $6,500.

Cammisano, 52, was found shot to death Sept. 1 in the 4800 block of Northwest High Drive. A 17-member metro squad investigated almost 100 leads but disbanded without criminal charges being filed.

An investigation by Riverside police is continuing.

Friends and family of the victim added $5,500 to the reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Read more

“Then she said she was a pagan and it was a religious festival, and they said OK, because they give other children time off for religious holidays.”

Title: CHILD LET OFF SCHOOL FOR PAGAN FESTIVAL A primary school allowed a mother to take her child out of lessons to attend a summer festival because the family say they are pagans. via Wren's Nest

Illinois casinos' losses were Missouri casinos' gains in January.

A statewide smoking ban in Illinois that took effect Jan. 1 pushed puffers out the door and, for many, to casinos in neighboring states.

'If anybody thinks casinos are fibbing when they talk about the damage to business from smoking bans, all they have to do is look at Illinois,' said Frank Fantini in his daily online Fantini's Gaming Report. 'Gaming revenues plunged 17.4 percent in January under the state's new smoking ban.' Read more