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An Excelsior Springs man was charged after an alleged multi-county vehicle pursuit on September 27. Online court records indicate that 42-year-old Ronald Crumley was charged in Clay County with felony resisting arrest by fleeing. His bond was set at $50,000. Crumley entered a not-guilty plea in court on September 28. A bond hearing is set for October 3.

Clay County residents may have to vote on a Royals stadium twice if the team selects the North Kansas City site to build its new ballpark.

In a very rare decision, the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee has denied a request to build a standalone three-bed emergency care hospital just west of the Twin Creeks area. The location is in Clay County, just west of Hwy. 169 along Hwy. 152. The Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Jim Whitaker, 58, is wanted on a Clay County, Missouri Warrant for a Sex Offender Registration Violation. According to KC Crime Stoppers, Whitaker’s last known address was near Northwest Harlem Road and Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri, but his current whereabouts are unknown. He is currently considered a non-compliant registered sex offender in Clay County, Missouri.

(Missourinet) – Finding access to childcare is a struggle in Missouri and the military is no different. To improve the lives of soldiers and the nation’s military readiness, the U.S. Army Reserve is testing out a program to help soldiers in the Kansas City area get access to childcare during drill weekends and annual training.

CLAY COUNTY — Dylan Holland of the Town & Country 4-H Club, Kansas City-North, gave a demonstration on “Know Your Knives” in the 4-H Building at the Missouri State Fair. Missouri 4-H members compete at county events in order to qualify for the state demonstrations. According to the University of Missouri Extension, these demonstrations share what the youth have “learned in 4-H projects focused on STEM and agriculture, healthy living and civic engagement.”

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected among the whitetail deer populations in 31 Missouri counties, including Clay and Ray. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) urges hunters and other area residents to look for diseased animals and advises hunters to be aware of regulations that…

KANSAS CITY —What started as a car stop in ended with a home invasion suspect in custody in a home near Kansas City. Just after 1a.m. Sept. 24, Sheriff Deputies tried to stop a vehicle with no license plates in Randolph, thirteen miles northeast of Kansas City, according to the Clay County Sheriff's office.

A Winston woman suffered injuries in a Clay County crash Monday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 5:28 Monday evening on I-35, on the ramp to Highway 152, as 53-year-old Tracy L. Eiken stopped at a red light heading northbound. Troopers say a northbound Ford...

Clay County prosecutors have charged a man in connection to the killing of a 29-year-old woman last week in the Northland.

CLAY COUNTY — A Kansas City man who is also a Smithville teacher faces a list of felony charges including first-degree murder in Clay County after a family dispute turned deadly this weekend. Kansas City police were dispatched to a report of shots fired at a residence on Northeast...

The 6th District congressman should grow a backbone and work across the aisle for the people of Clay County. From our readers:

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - A car stop turned home invasion led to a suspect in custody in Clay County early Sunday morning. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said deputies tried to stop a vehicle driven by 37-year-old Lewis Long in Randolph that had no license plates at around 1 a.m. The driver fled from there, driving north on I-435 to I-35 and then north to 69 Highway.

CLAY COUNTY — The Clay County Administration Building will be closed for maintenance Monday, Sept. 25. The services provided by the Assessor, Collector and Recorder of Deeds are available at the Westside Annex, 1901 NE 48th St.

“Are we truly treating them like human beings if we keep them locked up and they can’t have their day in court because they’re not getting treated?” said Clay County Sheriff Will Akin.

Patricia Tatum said she thinks about her son from the time she wakes up to the time she goes to sleep. "There's nothing I can do," she said. "I have no information." Her son, 47-year-old Derrick Williams, sits in the Clay County Detention Center in Missouri—hundreds of miles away from her home in Alabama. He's been there since January 2022 on charges of robbery and armed criminal action after allegedly stealing a belt from a Walmart in Clay County. A judge last year ruled that Williams, who has schizophrenia according to his attorney, was not competent enough to stand trial "as a result of mental disease or defect" and should receive treatment at a mental health facility.