Buckner News

If you happen to travel somewhere near the town of Buckner, Missouri, you might see a sign that advertises Six Mile Baptist Church.

Prosecutors accused two Kansas City brothers today of killing of a man at a Kansas City motel early Sunday.Jackson County prosecutors alleged that Damion M. Boswell, 31, shot Calvin Buckner during a robbery attempt inside a room at the A-1 Motel at 6101 E. 87th St.

Charges of misdemeanor domestic assault and anger over a conviction for theft of a 1930s telegraph machine have caused some residents in Buckner to call for longtime alderman Tim Runyon to withdraw his candidacy for mayor.Bobby Dean, a home remodeler in the area, said he and at least 20 other businesspeople want Runyon to withdraw in the April 3 ... (more)

BUCKNER, Mo. - Farm families across Missouri are coming together to fight new proposed changes to the child labor law that could limit how much their children can contribute to daily chores.