Jake Reynolds spent Thursday night calling people, leaving messages and telling them to be at the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence.

No serious injuries in either

Keara Bono, 21, Independence, was one of at least 31 wounded in a shooting on the Fort Hood Army base in central Texas.

Having an awareness of crime trends gives the general public an opportunity to preclude becoming a victim to thieves by taking some very simple precautions.

I'm not a gun guy, but my son sure is

Alan Fenwick was hired by the Blue Springs Police Department in August 2007 as a detention service officer. Prior to coming to work for the city, he owned his own business for 20 years. After selling his business in 2006, Alan decided to use his training in law enforcement from the University of Central Missouri and was hired by the Police Department.

A teenager who police initially believed had abducted a Grain Valley teenager last week will not be charged, according to Independence police.

Jackson County voters easily renewed the quarter-cent COMBAT sales tax  Tuesday.

Now that the Blue Springs Police Department has more high-powered rifles for its police officers, Council Member Sissy Reed thinks the focus should move to other department needs – such as computers for the patrol vehicles.

Jackson County prosecutors allege a 19-year-old Blue Springs man was drunk when he caused a traffic crash that killed Laura Reynolds on Saturday night.