Mark Adams ascends to role of director at Truman Library after 28 years there
The new director of the Truman Presidential Library in Independence is a familiar face at the facility.
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Three file to challenge incumbents for Blue Springs City Council seats; Ericson to run unopposed
One member of Blue Springs City Council will return to the council unopposed, while two other incumbents face challengers in the April 8 elections.
Federal prison pending after drugs-and-guns conviction
A Kansas City man who fled Independence police in a stolen car and crashed after driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 nearly three years ago faces at least 10 years in federal prison.
Business backs GOP tax plan, but it could prove costly for state
Missouri residents would be able to deduct capital gains income from their state taxes as part of a Republican-led bid to help businesses and create jobs.
ACLU sues to stop Trump's fast-track deportation policy
A day after the Trump administration moved to vastly expand its powers to carry out fast-track deportations as part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the American Civil Liberties Union has sued to try to stop it.
House panel debates plan to strip Missouri cities of housing protections
Cities in Missouri would be barred from requiring landlords to accept federal housing vouchers under Republican-led proposals moving in the Legislature.
Republicans roll out House bill to restrict birthright citizenship
Falling in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, House Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would amend federal immigration law to narrow the scope of citizenship, although the right is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
Independence upgrades rental inspections
It’s not all perfect, one Independence City Council member says, but the Rental Ready changes approved Monday make the city’s rental unit inspection program better.
Students and schools in the news
Several students from Eastern Jackson County have earned their degrees following the fall semester at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. They include: