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The 25-year-old woman, nearly 9 months pregnant and shot in the head, had no chance.But an ambulance crew rushed her lifeless body to the hospital Friday evening, hoping to save the unborn child.

Jackson County authorities Wednesday released photos taken during the search of a shed rented by Burrell Mohler, Jr.

A lot of people complain that news reports don't provide information on the racial background of suspects .

H1N1 flu vaccineH1N1 flu vaccinations continue in Independence.Independence health officials, working with private doctors, have dispensed 6,225 H1N1 vaccinations.We are getting the vaccine out as quickly as we possibly can, Larry Jones, Independence health director, told the Independence City Council Monday night.City officials received two ...

Don Reimal, incumbent Independence mayor, will run unopposed for re-election next April.That was clear by 5 p.m. Friday, when Reimal remained the only resident whod filed to run for the office.Im very relieved and happy about the outcome, Reimal said.Its gratifying that people trust in what we are doing and now will allow me to run unopposed.Reimal ...

Authorities in Jackson County searched a shed behind an Independence home on Tuesday as the ongoing Mohler child sex crime case expands into the metro area from Lafayette County.

Consider yourself lucky if you've been able to avoid the sick, sad tale of the family of incestuous hillbillies from Independence, Missouri.

An Independence woman is mourning the loss of her daughter and her unborn granddaughter, cruelly gunned down Friday evening.

Independence, Mo., police are investigating a two-vehicle accident that killed a 44-year-old Independence man.

Investigators have seized more computers and videotapes as they investigate claims from several family members who say they were sexually abused as children by adult relatives.

Two people were killed overnight in separate traffic crashes in Independence, and police say alcohol was probably a factor in both.Shortly before midnight a man riding a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle lost control and was thrown from his bike at Truman Road and Glenwood Avenue.

Along with the computer, guns and sex toys were cameras, video recording devices and blank tapes, according to the above document filed in Jackson County Court.

Photo: Burrel E. Mohler, Sr., in court Nov. 17, 2009 in Lexington, Mo. INDEPENDENCE, Mo.

Jared Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Authorities have seized several items, including pornography, computer equipment and weapons, from the home of one of six men charged in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri.

An upcoming exhibit will collect 66 years worth of photographs that have won journalism's highest honor.

Police arrest sixth member of family accused of child sex abuse >> Posted By Progressive 15 hours, 6 minutes ago in Family > Police arrested a sixth member of a Missouri family under investigation for allegations of child sexual abuse, police said.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' A man who police say tried to strike them with his car was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds Monday morning after leading officers on a chase through Kansas City.

A suspect in several recent armed business holdups was charged Thursday with attempting to rob an Independence bank.Kansas City police detectives who had been conducting surveillance on Ky Lamont Edwards as part of a robbery investigation recognized him from security photos released after Tuesdays attempted robbery of the U.S. Bank at 110 East U.S.

The case against a family accused of child sex abuse expanded with the arrest of a sixth relative - a 72-year-old Florida man who had called the accusations against his kin repulsive and appalling.