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Endangered SILVER Advisory: KCPD needs help locating missing adult

Written on March 17, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Endangered SILVER Advisory: KCPD needs help locating missing adult

KCPD needs help locating missing adult By Raymore Journal staff UPDATE: Ms. McAlaster has been located safe and reunited with her family. The Kansas City Police Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for an adult who has been missing since March 14. The KCPD is asking for the public’s assistance in finding Mary McAlaster. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol news release, McAlaster is a 76-year-old black female, 5’2”, 100 pounds, gray hair, and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray hat, brown jacket, blue jeans and orange, white and gray shoes. McAlaster left her...

Crash in Cass County claims one life, another seriously injured

Written on March 17, 2022. Posted in Local News. No Comments on Crash in Cass County claims one life, another seriously injured

Crash in Cass County claims one life, another seriously injured By Raymore Journal staff CLEVELAND, Mo. – A Kansas City woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Cass County on Tuesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Michelle Borst, 40, of Kansas City, Mo., died after the vehicle she was driving veered off the right side of the road. The vehicle struck a bridge before going airborne, overturning and coming to a rest on its top in a creek. The crash occurred at around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at Prospect Avenue north of E. 241st St. in Cleveland. Borst was taken...

Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed

Written on March 16, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed

Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Labrador retrievers are still tugging hardest on U.S. dog lovers’ heartstrings, but poodles just strutted back into the American Kennel Club’s top five most popular dog breeds for the first time in nearly a quarter-century. The club’s annual popularity rankings came out Tuesday, drawn from more than 800,000 purebred puppies and older pooches that joined the nation’s oldest canine registry last year. With 197 recognized breeds, the list ranges from such familiar...

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Written on March 16, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Ukrainian firefighters work in an apartment building after bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict Associated Press Russian forces are pounding Ukrainian cities and edging closer to the capital, Kyiv, in a relentless bombardment that keeps deepening the humanitarian crisis in this war, now in its third week. Still, a narrow diplomatic channel remains open, with a Ukrainian official saying Tuesday’s talks with the Russians were difficult, but that there was room for compromise. Ukrainian President...

Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

Written on March 16, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States next year. The bipartisan bill, named the Sunshine Protection Act, would ensure Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year. But the bill still needs approval from the House, and the signature of President Joe Biden, to become law. “No more switching clocks, more daylight hours to spend outside after school and after work, and more...

Judicial panel unveils tentative new map for Missouri Senate

Written on March 16, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on Judicial panel unveils tentative new map for Missouri Senate

Judicial panel unveils tentative new map for Missouri Senate By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judicial panel in charge of redrawing Missouri’s Senate districts released a tentative plan Monday, giving candidates and voters a look at new boundaries that could be used beginning later this year. The proposed map comes after more than 30 candidates already have filed to run for Senate seat s in the August primary under district lines that have been in place for the past decade. The new map is based on population changes noted in the 2020 census and would be...

Democratic-backed suit challenges lack of Missouri House map

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Democratic-backed suit challenges lack of Missouri House map By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of Missouri voters by Democratic attorneys is asking a court to intervene in the state’s stalled redistricting process and draw new U.S. House maps that can be used in this year’s elections. As of Monday, Missouri was one of only a few states that had yet to enact new congressional districts following the 2020 census. The lawsuit contends it’s unconstitutional to use the maps enacted a decade ago, because some districts now have...

State fire marshal: Daylight saving time means it is time to change smoke alarm batteries

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State fire marshal: Daylight saving time means it is time to change smoke alarm batteries By Raymore Journal staff State Fire Marshal Tim Bean recommends Missourians use the return of daylight saving time change the batteries and test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Bean also urges families to practice their fire escape plans. Safety experts recommend families practice their home escape plans at least twice each year. “The vast majority of residential fire deaths occur in homes that do not have smoke alarms or where the alarms were not functional, usually because of dead batteries,”...

OPINION: United in Missouri for Ukraine

Written on March 16, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized. No Comments on OPINION: United in Missouri for Ukraine

Rep. Mike Haffner (R-Pleasant Hill) is a retired combat veteran having served in the United States Navy as the Commanding Officer of an F/A-18 Hornet Squadron. Rep Haffner represents Cass County in the Missouri House of Representatives. OPINION: United in Missouri for Ukraine By Raymore Journal staff There’s little consensus among elected officials in our current political environment where divisive rhetoric and grandstanding is often the norm. Last week in the Missouri House of Representatives, I was proud to sponsor House Resolution 3658 and stand with my colleagues for Ukraine. United,...