Effort to vote takes determination a and a judgea s order

Kansas City Star - Fri Nov 06

Stephen Wilson started voting a dozen years ago, when he was 18.Last November, while in National Guard training at Fort Benning, Ga., he made sure to send in an absentee ballot.Yet Tuesday, when he arrived at his Independence polling site on his way to work, poll workers told him his name did not appear on the rolls.

Murder Charges Filed In Carol Thomas Case

KCTV5 - Fri Nov 06

Murder charges were just been filed against three people in the death of Carol Thomas.

Three charged with kidnapping woman from Excelsior Springs

KansasCity.com - Fri Nov 06

Clay County officials today charged three persons with the kidnapping of Carol A. Thomas, whose body was found Thursday in a wooded field.The suspects charged today are James P. Reardon, 23, address unknown; Jennifer L. Saling, 21, of Holt, Mo., and Erik R. Zimmerman, 29, of Excelsior Springs.The three were arrested Thursday.

Police find body of woman; three people in custody

KansasCity.com - Thu Nov 05

Authorities this afternoon found the body of a woman in a remote area of Ray County.Police are working to identify the body, but they think it is that of Carol A. Thomas, 23, who was kidnapped Wednesday night from Excelsior Springs, said Excelsior Springs police Lt.

Stolen items inquiry swirls around big cache in Missouri City

Kansas City Star - Wed Nov 04

A man insisted Wednesday that a cache of items found at a Missouri City residence was not stolen, but he still had a lot of explaining to do to Clay County authorities.The man, whose name was not released, spent about two hours at the residence in the 200 block of Broadway, walking and pointing to items and telling authorities where and how he got ...

Stolen cars among property examined by authorities at Missouri City home

KansasCity.com - Wed Nov 04

Clay County authorities concluded a second day of searching and cataloging hundreds of what are believed to be stolen items found on two acres at a Missouri City residence.Sheriff Bob Boydston on had called the scene, 'the Home Depot of stolen property.'On Wednesday evening, authorities charged Jayne C. Kasten, who lived at the residence with a man ...

Man Shoots Attacking Dog, Witness Says

KCTV Kansas City - Wed Nov 04

Clay County officials are investigating the fatal shooting of a dog Wednesday. Witnesses said a man was walking with his dog to the post office on Wednesday morning when a Rottweiler attacked them.

Charge Filed In Stolen Property Case 12min

The Kansas City Channel - Wed Nov 04

Clay County investigators spent Wednesday going through Tuesday's major discovery of two acres of possible stolen property in Missouri City.

COMBAT Tax Key Issue In Jackson Co. Election

KCTV Kansas City - Tue Nov 03

A question on renewing a tax that goes to an anti-drug program is one of the key issues in Jackson County, Mo., one of several metro counties and cities with elections Tuesday.

Nov. 3 election information in KC area

KansasCity.com - Tue Nov 03

Its election day in several parts of the Kansas City area.In Missouri, voters will consider:Renewing Jackson Countys quarter-cent sales tax for the COMBAT anti-drug program.An $85 million bond issue for construction and renovation in the Independence School District.Extending Clay Countys law enforcement sales tax.Other Missouri elections include ...