This week's accident reports Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 11:00 AM |Full Story

A contract to reconstruct the interchange at Route 71 and 163rd Street (Route Y) in Belton has been awarded to Ideker Inc. of St. Joseph for $13.5 million. Work on the new interchange is expected to begin by early September. Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 10:57 AM |Full Story

MoDOT will begin reconstruction of Route D between M-150 and M-58 on Monday. Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 10:55 AM |Full Story

The Raymore City Council on June 23 voted against the proposed purchase of parkland on North Johnston Parkway by the slimmest of margins. Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 10:53 AM |Full Story

Motorists on Route D Highway north of M-58 Highway might have been concerned the afternoon of June 25 at the above scene, as the Belton Police Department and the Cass County Sheriff's Office raided a residence in the area. Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 10:49 AM |Full Story

Tom and Sheila Byrne had their day in court last week, but it didn’t turn out as they had hoped. Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 10:43 AM |Full Story

Belton's Charter Commission on Monday put the finishing touches on its proposed city constitution and agreed to place it on the upcoming November ballot. Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 10:40 AM |Full Story

A Cass County Circuit Court jury took just more than one hour last Thursday to convict 27-year-old Joseph Thornburg of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault in connection with a June 2007 crash near Sherwood High School that killed Ruth L. Eads, 19, of Garden City. Updated: Jul. 3, 2008 10:36 AM |Full Story

Work is under way on the first phase of a $2.9 million upgrade of Lucy Webb Road approved by voters in April 2007. Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 11:56 AM |Full Story

Aquila will conduct six separate community informational meetings to talk about its application for a special use permit for its South Harper peaking facility in Peculiar. Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 11:55 AM |Full Story