Actresses Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Catherine O’Hara and filmmakers Cord Jefferson, Boots Riley and RRR director SS Rajamouli are among the lucky few who have been invited to join the film academy. In total 487 artists, including actors, directors, costume designers, publicists and executives, received invitations this year, the Academy of Motion Picture […]
A man died after a Gladstone police officer and two Clay County sheriff’s deputies shot at him during a traffic stop Saturday. Gladstone police requested help from the sheriff’s office with a traffic stop around 10:20 p.m. in the area of North Garfield Avenue and Northeast Englewood Road, according to Sarah Boyd, a spokeswoman for […]
A Clay County judge sentenced a 45-year-old man to life in prison for a Northland shooting in 2020 that left the mother of the man’s newborn baby paralyzed, prosecutors said. In January, a jury found Lonnell James, of Kansas City, guilty of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and first-degree burglary charges in the shooting of […]
Stars including Carey Mulligan, Lily Gladstone and Jodie Foster descended on the Dolby Theatre Los Angeles for the 96th Academy Awards. The Oscars was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the fourth time, with Oppenheimer nominated for the most awards. The star-studded ceremony marks the final major event on the awards season calendar. Carey Mulligan (Jordan […]
An officer who left the Overland Park Police Department while under investigation and was hired by the Gladstone Police Department is no longer employed there. One week ago, the Gladstone Police Department posted a video showing a swearing in ceremony for Rachel Scattergood. Capt. Karl Burris, a spokesman for the department, said Thursday that she […]
ODESSA, Mo. — One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Lafayette County, Missouri. The crash was reported just after 4:30 a.m. on westbound I-70, just west of Odessa, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Driver fleeing police results in crash sending multiple to hospital MSHP said the crash happened […]
A judge on Friday sentenced a 48-year-old Gladstone man to life in prison without parole for the murder of a man and the serious injury of a woman in a hit-and-run crash that allegedly was motivated by a romantic rejection, according to the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office. A Clay County jury previously found Michael W. […]
Lily Gladstone made history at the 2024 Golden Globes ceremony when she became the first Indigenous person to win the award for best actress in a motion picture drama. The 37-year-old actor began her acceptance speech for her role as Mollie Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon” by speaking in Blackfeet language. Dr. Karla […]
Lily Gladstone made history at the 2024 Golden Globes ceremony when she became the first Indigenous person to win the award for best actress in a motion picture drama. The 37-year-old actor began her acceptance speech for her role as Mollie Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon” by speaking in Blackfeet language. Dr. Karla […]