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Jaguars rally past Bears to snap long losing streak

Blue Springs South boys basketball coach Josh Smith and his players had been waiting for this feeling for more than a year. The Jaguars, after suffering through an 0-24 season a year ago, rallied in the fourth quarter to edge host William Chrisman for a 4740 victory in Friday night’s season opener that snapped a 28-game losing streak.

Mavericks silence Thunder in overtime

Calvas scores game-winner after McKenna’s tying goal with 10 seconds left in regulation WICHITA, Kan. – As Kansas City Mavericks coach Tad O’Had talked about his team’s dramatic 5-4 overtime win Sunday at Wichita, assistant coach Riley Weselowski stopped by his office and quipped, “Is this the ending of a good week or the beginning of a good week?” O’Had didn’t skip a beat before coming up with an answer.

Shots fired at state trooper on I-70

A person fired shots at a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and hit the trooper’s car Saturday evening in Grain Valley, though the trooper was not injured. Troopers later located the suspect vehicle from what started as a traffic stop, but as of Monday they were still looking for what were believed to be three suspects, a Highway Patrol spokesperson said .

Charges filed in Independence homicide

A Kansas City man faces murder and other charges after he allegedly shot into an Independence apartment unit last Wednesday evening, killing a young woman who had been staying at the apartment with her husband.

INDEPENDENCE RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS

Critical violations involve factors that can directly lead to foodborne illness and must be corrected within 72 hours or as otherwise stated. All critical violations must be corrected within 72 hours (or as otherwise stated on the report). All non-critical violations must be corrected by the next regular inspection (or as otherwise stated on the report).

Keep pressing ahead with library plans

We view with concern the decision by Mid-Continent Public Library trustees to push back, at least for a few weeks, plans to proceed with the new East Independence branch. This new branch was among the facility upgrades and replacements that voters embraced six years ago.

Broncos make title game this time

Lee’s Summit North gets chance to avenge last year’s semifinal loss to CBC in Show-Me Bowl Quincey Baker is not 5 feet, 7 inches tall. He’s 5 feet, 7 and a half inches tall.