Jackson County News

Vidal J. Martin, 35, was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri after Blue Springs authorities refiled their case against him.

A Jackson County circuit judge has granted the Independence School District unlimited access to seven school buildings at the center of a property dispute with the Kansas City School District.Judge Jack ...

A debate over seven school buildings could land the Independence and Kansas City school districts in court on Monday.

An unidentified man died early this morning after being shot in the head in the parking lot of a convenience store in Kansas City’s West Bottoms.Kansas City police responded to a 3:15 a.m. call at a ...

Holton Police say at around 4:00 a.m. Kurtis Ramage, 18 years of age, of rural Holton allegedly shot Jessie Hayes, 18 of Holton and a 17 year old female also of Holton.

A Jackson County Grand Jury today indicted an Independence man — already accused of molesting two young girls — on new sex crime charges involving more victims.The charges announced today against ...

A budget cut by Missouri Governor Matt Blunt put the brakes on a big metro project.

Jackson County prosecutors this week accused a man of being drunk and causing a November wreck that killed his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.Inita Rouser was sitting on her mother’s lap when her ...

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama defended his interpretation of patriotism on Monday, impressing many northwestern Missouri supporters who say they never doubted his dedication to America.

Independence teachers and staff members will be able to get ready for the next school year after all.

A Kansas City man charged with beating an acquaintance to death outside a South Avenue apartment Monday night was released from a state prison less than two months ago and had recently absconded from probation.

For a guy who claims to have little use for symbolic gestures, Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser isn’t beyond hammering home the symbolism when it suits him.“Can you remember another mayor who had ...

Jackson County Sheriff Tom Phillips won’t skip a beat when he leaves office at the end of the year.His office announced today that, effective Jan.

The suburban Kansas City police officer whose wife declined medical attention before she died is out of a job.

A Grandview man whose first-degree murder conviction in the death of his girlfriend was thrown out by the Missouri Supreme Court has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 140 years, for second-degree murder.

A Jackson County judge is lifting his temporary restraining order on Kansas City's smoking ban.

A supporter of Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Steelman has sued to halt a TV ad that criticizes Steelman while praising her rival, Kenny Hulshof.

The Missouri Gaming Commission on Monday all but killed the chances for a group of Cape Girardeau investors to apply for a casino license before November.

Kansas City police arrested a partially naked man covered in baby oil Monday after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman outside a daycare center.

A Jackson County judge has denied a request by Richard Davis — accused along with his girlfriend in the killings of two Independence area women in 2006 — to toss out nearly all evidence against ...