INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
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Biden aims at causes of inflation
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation – just not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces. His belief is that a cluster of companies control too many industries, which reduces competition for both customers and workers.
Flight diverted to Kansas City due to unruly passenger
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A plane flying from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., was diverted to Kansas City after an unruly passenger reportedly tried to open a door on the aircraft.
Report to detail climate change’s effect on lives
BERLIN – Scientists and governments met Monday to finalize a major U.N. report on how global warming disrupts people’s lives, their natural environment and the Earth itself. Don’t expect a flowery valentine to the planet. Instead, an activist group predicted “a nightmare painted in the dry language of science.”
Local schools drop mask requirement
As COVID-19 cases have dropped over the past few weeks, the Independence School District has made masks optional for students and staff starting this week. The district’s dashboard Friday morning showed cases among 0.45 percent of the district’s population of more than 16,000 – 73 people, with no distinction made between staff and students, and no more than eight cases in a single building.
Trudeau makes move to end protests
OTTAWA, Ontario – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their livelihoods.
Trump speaks to SKorea forum
SEOUL, South Korea – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the Biden administration over its handling of North Korea, at an event in South Korea that included as a guest speaker former Vice President Mike Pence.
Independence offers incentives to keep teachers
The Independence School District is giving teachers an incentive to sign their next-year contracts by mid-March. The Board of Education has approved a $1,000 incentive for teachers who commit to return for the 2022-23 school year and sign their contracts by March 16.
Inquiry opens for Britain’s postal scandal
LONDON – A public inquiry opened in London on Monday to examine the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system.
Senate hopefuls make their cases for party support
ST. CHARLES – The annual Lincoln Days gathering, held here over the weekend to celebrate the Republican Party, had a much different feel than when U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R- Mo., started making a statewide name for himself.