By Jeff Fox and Mike Genet jeff.fox@examiner.net mike.genet@examiner.net It looks as if Independence did have a tornado during Tuesday afternoon’s severe thunderstorm that also dumped… Login to continue reading Login…
With funds from marijuana sales tax revenues, the city of Independence wants to boost code enforcement and dangerous building demolition efforts. During City Council meetings last week to discuss the 2025-26 fiscal year budget, Community Development Director Tom Scannell said his department plans to use $400,000 from marijuana tax revenues toward building demolition, which would be a notable increase from about $68,000 total spent the past two years.
The annual Strawberry Festival at the Vaile Mansion, the largest fundraiser for the non-profit group that cares for the Victorian-era home in northern Independence, is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects lodging establishments and sites where food is served generally outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Blue Springs include:
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).
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net The man charged with shooting and injuring a Lee’s Summit police officer late Sunday was arrested Tuesday morning in a western… Login to continue reading Login…
Police continued to search Monday for a man suspected of shooting a Lee’s Summit officer Sunday night during a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex.
Independence police continue to investigate a late Saturday crash that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. The crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. on Sterling Avenue… Login to continue reading Login…
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent The opening of the legislative special session Monday put partisan and intraparty fights in the Missouri Senate on display as Democrats called… Login to continue reading Login…
If one attended an evening fundraiser event in Eastern Jackson County in recent years, Stephanie Smith says, it was not difficult to find Jodi Krantz. Just look for some sort of blinking garb.