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Missouri Tigers’ highest NFL draft picks since 1970

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Missouri Tigers’ highest NFL draft picks since 1970 By Stacker While most colleges and universities field a football team as part of its general athletics program, there are some for which football is more than merely a sport—it’s akin almost to a religion. Devotion to the team and its colors is as important to that school’s culture as a religious icon is to a believer. These programs actively scout and recruit notable high school players, and are in turn rigorously applied to by matriculating seniors eager to make a name for themselves at the collegiate level. Among the most notable...

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Handgun in Church

Missouri House OKs guns on buses and in churches

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Missouri House OKs guns on buses, in churches By Raymore Journal staff Missouri’s GOP-led House on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow guns in churches and on public transportation. The House voted 101-40 in favor of the measure, which now goes before the Republican-led Senate for approval.Currently, people need permission from religious leaders to bring firearms into churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of religious worship in Missouri. The pending bill would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring guns into worship sites without permission. The measure also...

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Abortion Rights

Planned Parenthood sues Missouri for defunding

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Planned Parenthood sues Missouri for defunding By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Planned Parenthood on Thursday sued Missouri over an attempt to block it from receiving any public funding. At issue is a bill passed by the Republican-led Legislature and signed by GOP Gov. Mike Parson last month to stop reimbursing Planned Parenthood for health care for low-income Medicaid patients, including clinics that do not provide abortions. The provision was included in a stopgap budget that covers state expenses for the next few months. Missouri-area Planned Parenthood organizations in the lawsuit...

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Russia Ukraine Invasion

Russians keep pressure on Mariupol; massive convoy breaks up

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A woman holds a dog while crossing the Irpin River on an improvised path under a bridge as people flee the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Russians keep pressure on Mariupol; massive convoy breaks up By EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the port city of Mariupol on Thursday, while satellite photos appeared to show that a massive convoy that had been mired outside the Ukrainian capital split up and fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv, with artillery pieces moved into firing positions. International...

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Homeless

In an about-face liberal US cities target homeless camps

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In an about-face, liberal US cities target homeless camps By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America Makeshift shelters abut busy roadways, tent cities line sidewalks, tarps cover broken-down cars, and sleeping bags are tucked in storefront doorways. The reality of the homelessness crisis in Oregon’s largest city can’t be denied. “I would be an idiot to sit here and tell you that things are better today than they were five years ago with regard to homelessness,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said recently. “People in this city aren’t stupid. They can...

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Isabella-Kenslow

UPDATE: Police need help locating missing Belton teen

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Isabella V. Kenslow, 15, of Belton has been missing since March 2. UPDATE: Police need help locating missing Belton teen By Raymore Journal staff UPDATE: The Belton Police Department is still searching for 15-year-old Isabella V. Kenslow as of press time. Belton police have included a more candid photo since their last public outreach in the hopes that it will aid in someone recognizing Isabella. Isabella has medical issues which are going untreated while she is missing, according to the Belton Police Department. Police have recently discovered that Isabella took an Adidas backpack, Nike...

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Vicky Hartzler

Hartzler faces former Gov Greitens and AG Schmitt in Senate race

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U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, is currently polling third in the Republican primary Senate race, just behind former Gov. Eric Greitens and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (Courtesy Photo) Hartzler faces former Gov. Greitens and AG Schmitt in Senate race By Tyson Fisher U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, is officially campaigning for the U.S. Senate seat from which Sen. Roy Blunt is walking away, but she faces some fierce competition. On Feb. 22, the official opening day to file for candidacy, Hartzler was in Jefferson City ready to file. However, she is not the...

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Cass County man arrested for drug overdose death

Cass County man arrested for drug overdose death

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Kyle P. Calhoun, 33, of Garden City was arrested for involuntary manslaughter related to the death of Harrisonville women who died after a drug overdose. (Courtesy Photo) Cass County man arrested for drug overdose death By Raymore Journal staff Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Garden City man for involuntary manslaughter, assault and distribution of a controlled substance related to the death of a Harrisonville woman that took place on March 19, 2021, in Garden City, Mo. On March 19, 2021, deputies were called to a residence in the 100 block of Main St. in Garden City for an unresponsive...

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Fatal shooting in Peculiar under investigation

Fatal shooting in Peculiar under investigation

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Several questions remain unanswered regarding a fatal shooting that occurred on this quiet road in rural Peculiar. (Tyson Fisher / Raymore Journal) Fatal shooting in Peculiar under investigation By Tyson Fisher Local law enforcement is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Peculiar on Saturday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired at about 1:54 a.m. on Feb. 19. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred in the 23600 block of Hanging Tree Lane in rural Peculiar. Upon arrival, deputies found Brandon D. Jones, 33, of Peculiar with gunshot...

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