The Latest Breaking News from Clay County

Kentucky State Police, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other agencies are investigating a fire that destroyed a Clay County church.

State regulators face a critical decision this week on whether to approve a permit for a new reservoir that the city of Wichita Falls says is vital for ensuring enough water for the region. But some locals are fighting the project.

A little after noon in downtown Manchester, traffic is light in the Clay County seat. Clay County High School seniors enrolled in a dual credit program are in a place you might not expect any 17-year-olds to be: the public library. They know the nation’s drug czar is in town.…

As the extremist group Moms for Liberty flourishes in Clay county, a campaign of outrage has books disappearing from school shelves

Zachariah Peterson has been charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are aiming to announce their proposed location for a potential new stadium by the end of the summer, team chairman and CEO John Sherman said during a midseason news conference on Thursday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The defense attorney representing Andrew Lester, the Kansas City resident charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl on his doorstep in April, asked a Clay County judge to grant a protective order Monday as the 84-year-old continues to face harassment and fears for his well-being.

Realtives said Ryan Everson couldn’t afford the $50 child support instalments that a judge had ordered him to pay.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In explaining his decision not to file a hate crime charge against the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson said Monday he did not want to risk double jeopardy.