As demand for COVID-19 vaccines collapses in many areas of the U.S., states are scrambling to use stockpiles of doses before they expire and have to be added to the millions that have already gone to waste.
William “Bill” Wilson, 92, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Oak Grove Nursing & Rehab. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 6th at Grace United Methodist Church, Oak Grove Campus; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Contributions may be made to the church or to Boy Scout Troop 266. Bill was born on February 2, 1930, in Edna,
The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to cover coronavirus pandemic-related expenses, two major additions to budget talks already underway.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis that includes virtually all U.S. states and thousands of local governments, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of New Orleans without power for days.
Independence police have identified the victim of a Feb. 20 crash on Interstate 70 as Bryan Figueroa Marquez, 26, of Independence.
With warm temperatures, dry surface conditions and wind gusts over the next couple days, the Independence Fire Department has issued a burn ban until 8 a.m. Sunday.
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Investigators found pipe bombs and a GPS tracking device in a car outside a Lenexa home where police say a gunman killed his ex-girlfriend and a man she was dating before then killing himself.
BLUE SPRINGS POLICE REPORTS Tuesday, Feb. 8 Arrest 8:10 p.m., 19300 block of E.
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