Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca has pleaded not guilty after being arrested on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Johnson County, Kansas – days after police in Shawnee, Kansas, filed a missing person report for Abarca and his 2-year-old son. Abarca, D-Kansas City, also faces a municipal charge in Jackson County for violating a protection order taken out by his wife.
From The Examiner during the week of June 2 to 7, 1975:
Driving home from work on the afternoon of May 2, David Laber happened to take a slightly different route to his home in Independence.
The nonprofit group that supports Independence’s National Frontier Trails Museum is rebranding, its leader says, to focus on preserving elements of the museum before it finds a permanent home.
What: City Theatre of Independence presents the Tony-winning musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” by Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin and Don McKellar (1998), directed by Audrey Phillips and Elizabeth Schoenborn and produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company. Where: Powerhouse Theare, 201 N.
U.S. Senate Republican Leader John Thune will spend a crucial next few weeks working behind the scenes with other top GOP senators to reshape the party’s “big beautiful bill."
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Local students named to dean’s list at Missouri State
To be nominated for a Blue Star Award after she played a dream role in her high school show, Supha Yates said, was thrilling enough.
Jackson County legislators appear set to approve the county’s 2025 budget, nearly halfway into the year.