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When District Magistrate Judge Paul Wright Wednesday granted a last minute request by Jeffrey Heberts attorneys to shut the public out of his preliminary hearing on charges of killing Deputy

LIBERTY — Continuing a previous dust-up with residents over the section of a cemetery that contains a Confederate monument, Liberty Mayor Greg Canuteson again countered those attending a council meeting

Mayor Greg Canuteson, citizen Dwayne Holtzclaw exchanged heated words over future of lawsuit

The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial honors the lives of 761 Black individuals who have been confirmed to be interred, mostly in unmarked graves, in the formerly segregated sections of Fairview and New Hope cemeteries in Liberty, Missouri.

Clay County rescinds its state of emergency; pushes for residents to get vaccinated Officials say 33% of Clay Countians have been fully vaccinated Share Updated: 4:22 PM CDT May 27, 2021 Clay County rescinds its state of emergency; pushes for residents to get vaccinated Officials say 33% of Clay Countians have been fully vaccinated Share Updated: 4:22 PM CDT May 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ON FIRE. HERE’S A SNAPSHOT OF CORONAVIRUS IN OUR AREA. THE POS...

Liberty city officials start process to take control of cemetery land with Confederate monument City gives potential owners 30 days to prove ownership of block 174 in Fairview Cemetery Share Updated: 4:55 PM CDT May 4, 2021 City gives potential owners 30 days to prove ownership of block 174 in Fairview Cemetery Share Updated: 4:55 PM CDT May 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THIS MONUMENT HAS A LOOMED OVER THE LIBERTY COMMUNITY. FOR A LONG TIME FOR 116 YEARS A...

An abomination: Group offers $10,000 to remove Kansas City-area Confederate statue Eric Adler, The Kansas City Star © Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star/TNS Theresa Byrd of Liberty, 70, leads the group Clay Countians for Inclusion. The group is willing to pitch in $10,000 to help with costs to rid Fairview& New Hope cemeteries of a Confederate monument that has stood since 1904. Opponents argued that because the monument is not a grave marker with names, it can be removed. A...