Veteran salute – Maj. Richard E. Lively

The northbound Missouri 291 bridge over the Missouri River in Sugar Creek closed Tuesday afternoon, and northbound travelers can expect to be rerouted until at least next Tuesday.

Although the Independence School District reports early feedback is strong for an up to $85 million bond issue on the Nov. 3 ballot, supporters are split on how those funds should be used.

Could the hip-hop night club Dallas be making a comeback?

A multimillion dollar environmental cleanup project in eastern Independence that’s been decades in the making was met with no public comments Tuesday night.

The question is (or maybe not so) simple: “shall the city of Independence impose a sales tax of three-eighths (3/8) of one percent, to be effective January 1, 2010, for the purpose of police services?”

The fraud attempts continue in Blue Springs and around the Kansas City area.

Smoke drifting from a house fire on 22nd Street in Blue Springs led some to believe that a church was on fire.

An inspection revealed a rust problem that Missouri highway officials said needs to be repaired immediately. Northbound traffic will be rerouted until a crossover can be built to carry all traffic over the southbound bridge. The northbound bridge will be cloesd for up to several months.