Residents lined up this afternoon to receive face masks at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence. The masks were provided by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Jackson…

Press Release 7/27/2020 Dear Kansas City metropolitan community, The Health Officers and Health Directors of the Kansas City metropolitan Core 4 jurisdictions have been meeting…

An Independence man, 41, has been charged in the fatal shooting Sunday of his wife, Daina M. Smith, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced…

A 23-year-old Lee’s Summit man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Matthew Bland-Williams, 26, outside an Independence, MO, residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean…

A motorcyclist died as a result of a crash while fleeing from a traffic stop Friday night. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. near 24…

A Jackson County grand jury today indicted two Kansas City police officers for felony assault after they used excessive force in arresting a citizen on…

The Jackson County Health Department has identified five confirmed positive Covid-19 cases associated with a large gathering on July 10. The party took place in…

Independence police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 18800 block of E. Wigwam Place in northeast Independence at around 6:25 p.m. today (7/23/20)….

Independence Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 2200 block of S. Sterling Ave at around 8:40 P.M. this evening (7/20/20). An adult…

The bicyclist that was struck on Sunday, July 12th, at US 40 Highway and Crysler Avenue has been identified as Christopher B. Fitzgerald, a 50…