Buckner News

All that separates a local football team from a national championship title is a team from Florida and a few thousand dollars.

A 43-year-old Jackson County man was shot and killed Monday at his home east of Lake Lotawana and north of Lone Jack.Jerry Thompson died Monday morning at his residence in the 33900 block of Colbern Road, east ...

The DIFP reports that the following general agents paid voluntary forfeitures of $300 each to the Missouri School Fund to settle disciplinary issues brought by the department.

I'll have to give City-Bluz an honorable mention here. He took a look at this week's "Where Is It?" photo and guessed that it was the two-year-old Hawg Shed Bar-B-Que in Buckner, Missouri.

L.H. Bluford library is at its busiest after school.Youths — the library’s most numerous clientele — pour in on foot and from buses.

An Independence man is facing numerous felony charges for allegedly leading police on a wild chase following a home burglary.Kevin M. Finley, 29, was charged Monday with two counts of burglary, resisting ...

" A burglary suspect let Jackson County Sheriff's Deputies, Independence Police, and Buckner Police in a seven minute car chase Sunday afternoon.

A woman’s body with obvious signs of trauma was found at a residence in an unincorporated area of eastern Jackson County Sunday morning.Deputies were called to the scene southeast of Buckner about 6:45 ...

The young mother found shot and killed over the weekend in Buckner has been identified.

The Jackson County Sheriff is investigating a possible murder in an unincorporated portion of Jackson County this weekend.

Park playground vandalizedThe city’s Parks and Recreation Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the vandals who torched $30,000 worth of play equipment at South Lea Park.The park is ...

Two people died and a third was seriously injured in a wreck early Wednesday morning in Independence.

The story of Maurice Mitchell’s senior season as The Star’s All-Metro boys athlete of the year should be well-circulated by now.

Embarq has requested "competitive classification" status from the state. If the classification is granted it could result in rate increases for both residential and business customers.

Embarq Missouri Inc. is seeking permission to set its own telephone rates for certain Missouri cities.

' Mayor Mark Funkhouser says a new survey shows support for a regional transit like the plan he unveiled Tuesday.

Central Motor Speedway drew 81 race cars in four divisions Saturday night. In the modified division, Aaron Marrant of Orrick won his first feature race this season.

“After Jasmine threw a 42, I said 'OK, I got to do this,'”

Lutheran senior Aaron Viets once wondered if he’d ever break his year-old personal record in the 3,200-meter run.Viets set the mark his junior year during a regular season meet at Belton and with the ... via Kansas City Star

“We're not treating it as fully ours”

The Kansas City Public Library has reclaimed cash that was withheld because of the ongoing tax protest in Jackson County, but officials say they will continue spending with caution.The library received $711,000 ... via Kansas City Star

A man was critically hurt Tuesday when the motorcycle he was riding hit a pickup at Buckner-Tarsey Road and Nelson Drive in Jackson County.The accident occurred about 5 p.m. near the Grain Valley city limits, ... via Kansas City Star