Storms knock out power for some
Overnight storms into Wednesday led to outages affecting as many as 1,700 Independence Power & Light homes and businesses, the city reported Wednesday morning. Falling trees and branches caused some of the outages.
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Mother accused in killing found unfit for trial
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City woman accused of decapitating her 6-year-old son has been found mentally unfit to stand trial.
Jury sides with Depp on suit, Heard on counterclaim
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp before and during their brief marriage.
Self-centered brother has siblings at their wits’ end
DEAR ABBY: I come from a nice family. My siblings are thoughtful and kind, but one of my brothers is a conversational narcissist. He drones on for hours (if we let him) without asking a single question to engage another person.
Expert alert: Getting back into the swing of golf
ROCHESTER, Minn. — This time of year, Sanjeev Kakar, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, starts seeing many injuries among people inspired by watching golf and other stick-handling sports.
No charges in shooting by Wisconsin officer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two court-appointed prosecutors declined Wednesday to charge a Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy in the 2016 fatal shooting of a man sleeping in a park, saying they didn’t believe they could defeat a self-defense argument.
INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
SATURDAY, MAY 14 Stealing firearms/explosives • 12:30 p.m., 11500 block of E. 14th St.
Will Missouri ever stand up to puppy mill abuses?
Once again, Missouri is the worst for puppy mills. Leaders can change that.
One good turn deserves another
It’s such a challenge to use your powers for good. Everyone’s mom said – or is said to have said – that if you can’t say anything nice about a person, then just shut up.
Vera “Marie” Dibben
Vera “Marie” Dibben, 83, of Independence, Mo., passed away on May 29, 2022 at Centerpoint Hospital. Visitation will be held at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home, 1823 North Blue Mills Road, Independence, Missouri 64058 on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 11 a.m. with funeral services immediately following at 1 p.m.; burial at New Salem Cemetery, adjacent to the funeral home.