INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Arrest • 2:16 a.m., 16800 block of E. Gudgell Road • 3:08 a.m., 1400 block of S.
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GRAIN VALLEY POLICE REPORTS
MARCH 15 Alarm Alarm • 1500 block of S.W. Eagles Pkwy Citizen contact • 700 block of N.
BLUE SPRINGS POLICE REPORTS
MONDAY, MARCH 7 Assault • 7:29 p.m., 2500 block of S.W. Morningside Dr.
Historic sites in Independence IN NEED OF REPAIRS
The Vaile Mansion, like a few other historic sites in northern Independence, will open for regular visitor tours starting April 1 – another sign of returning to some normalcy since the pandemic hit.
FIVE BIG QUESTIONS ahead of Sunday’s Oscars
NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy Awards have always loved a comeback story. This year, the Oscars are attempting to star in one, too.
Welcome news as COVID-19 numbers fall
Area residents finally got some welcome and long-desired news this week: The rate of community transmission of COVID-19 – in the red zone late last summer until a couple of weeks ago – has finally fallen to low in Jackson County, under CDC standards.
High-scoring Angeli sparking Mavericks
With an unusual quirk in the Kansas City Mavericks schedule, veteran forward Darik Angeli has gone from one of the premier scorers in the ECHL to a scoreboard watcher. The Mavericks, who do not play again until next Wednesday night at Allen, were given 10 days off so the rest of the teams in the Mountain Division could catch up with coach Tad O’Had’s team in the number of games played.
Hill arrives in Miami with high hopes for Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tyreek Hill is fast on the field, fast with his words and fast at making a first impression.
Tyreek Hill’s trade to the Miami Dolphins further enlivens AFC
SAN DIEGO — Well before the Kansas City Chiefs put a big smile on Chargers’ faces Wednesday by trading All-Pro receiver Tyreek Hill out of the division — where K.C. finished first in all six years with him — the NFL’s American Football Conference was spinning the sports world on its index finger.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s sports broadcast highlights SATURDAY’S TELEVISION • Golf: DP World Tour Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, 6 a.m., GOLF (Comcast 27) • Golf: PGA/WGC Dell Technologies Match Play, 9 a.m., GOLF (27) • Tennis: ATP/WTA Miami Open, 10 a.m., Tennis (277) • Women’s college basketball: NCAA: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State, 10:30 a.m., ESPN (13) • Women’s college lacrosse: Northwestern at Michigan, 11 a.m., BTN (255) • College lacrosse: Duke at Syracuse, 11 a.m., ESPNU (269) • Horse racing: Dubai World Cup, 11 a.m., FS2 (740) • NHL: New York Islanders at Boston, 11:30 a.m., NHLN (276) • Auto racing: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series XPEL 225, noon, FS1 (43) • Tennis: ATP/WTA Miami Open, noon, Bally Sports KC (48) • MLB spring training: Tampa Bay vs.