Independence News

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. a ' An Independence firefighter fell down a flight of stairs while fighting a house fire early Tuesday morning, authorities say.

February 7, 2010 - Jessica A Kruger, 21, of Independence Missouri died in the early morning at 3:50 am in Platte County Missouri.

Independence officials have agreed to begin cleaning house.The clutter in question: 982 cubic feet of city records, much of it generated not long ago.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' A 21-year-old woman was killed in an early morning crash along a metro roadway.

For many, remembering their days of service in the Korean War brings back mixed emotions of sadness and questioning.

A man has surrendered after police were involved in a barricade situation near Nowlin Middle School in Independence on Wednesday afternoon.

Traveling to Kansas City and the surrounding area means coming to grips with the fact that the city is all abuzz with activities.

Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 09:37 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Feb 04, Colombo: Marking the 62nd Independence Day Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party today honored D. S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of independent Sri Lanka and a main activist of the independence movement to gain freedom from the British colonial ...

A police standoff forced Korte Middle School and Nowlin Middle School in Independence, Mo., to go under lockdown as a precaution on Feb.

Independence Police are investigating a two vehicle crash that occurred this morning at about 7:50 a.m. on MO78 Hwy at Overton.

Police have asked for help locating a 20-year-old Independence man who might be involved in at least three burglaries of Kmart stores.Police said they are looking for Zachary A. Irwin, who they are calling a person of interest in connection with burglaries of stores in Independence and Kansas City, North.Police said Irwin is known to frequent the ...

An Independence man threatening suicide has barricaded himself in a house near Nowlin Middle School, police said.Police have surrounded the residence near 27th Street and South Hardy Avenue.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' Police say a man and woman were taken into custody Monday morning following a police chase from Independence into Kansas City.

" A brazen burglar is sending fear through an Independence neighborhood. According to police, the burglar or burglars are breaking into homes through a window.

From Meredith: Police are trying to catch whoever is responsible for six home burglaries in northwest Independence during the last five weeks.

A St. Robert man has been charged with seven counts of child pornography offenses, a news release from Pulaski County Sheriff J.B. King said.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. a ' Two men are now charged in a home invasion which ended Tuesday in Oak Grove, Mo.

First-degree involuntary manslaughter charges were filed Wednesday against Luke Malcolm.

Kathy Smith, a professor of political science at Wake Forest University, said she sees a lot of similarities between Obama and Bush.

Members of the Second Baptist Church in Independence dedicated the new entranceway to the sanctuary Sunday, Jan.