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The Independence City Council should consider asking voters for up to about $260 million worth of projects from police facilities to streets, a citizen committee recommends, though the precise amounts and whether to include a community center or recreation center in a bond issue will be up to the council. “We were not tasked or called to be the justice center review committee, or the rec center review committee,” committee chair Doug Cowan told the council Tuesday, as those are more “finite” decisions.

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).

The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects lodging establishments and sites where food is served outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Blue Springs include:

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Blue Springs police say the investigation of last week’s officer-involved shooting in Independence, which left a woman and near-3-month-old child dead, will go at least into next week.

Recorded Independence Board of Education meetings will be available on the City7 television channel, starting with Tuesday’s meeting this week, though the recordings will not be available on the school district’s website.

Independence police have been investigating a non-injury shooting last in week in which one or more people shot at and hit police vehicles.

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).