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Large crowd sparks Chrisman past Van Horn

Jake Kates has never seen better support at a game he has coached at William Chrisman. His Bears were inspired by a large and enthusiastic crown and it translated to the basketball court as they held off crosstown rival Van Horn for a 70-53 victory Friday night.

Independence man charged in fatal shooting

An Independence man has been charged in theshooting death of a Lee's Summit teen in Independence. Jackson County prosecutors charged Elijah Soliz, 19, with first-degree manslaughter and armed criminal action in the shooting death of the teen, identified by family as 16-year-old Avonte George, a high school junior who had been visiting the home.

Consecutive life sentences in fatal stabbing

A Jackson County judge has sentenced a Pleasant Hill man to consecutive life sentences for a May 2018 fatal stabbing alongside a Lee’s Summit highway. In August, a jury found Nicholas Webb, 61, guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action for stabbing 23-year-old Cody Harter of St.

LOCAL COVID-19 VACCINATION SITES

All Missourians ages 12 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines without charge. If you are seeking a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna, you should first talk with your health-care provider.

Relationship flounders amid teen’s belligerent protests

Dear Abby: I have been dating “Mark” for 18 months. Four months ago, his 17-year-old daughter, “Hayley,” started disliking me – my dog, my kids, anything having to do with me. She forbids me from going to Mark’s house when she’s there and has an emotional meltdown every time we see each other. She has major episodes whenever my name is mentioned and has become violent with her sister, “Lily,” Mark and me.