An Independence man has been charged with murder in an incident last month in southeast Independence that prosecutors call a case of road rage. Jackson County prosecutors Friday night announced charges against Joshua A.
Evelyn Neal already had planned to draw a handful of portraits for Black History Month, something that’s become an annual part of her artistry hobby. She drew from images including Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd – people whose deaths have become synonymous with recent movements for social justice.
TORONTO – Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and said he will urgently press for new legislation cracking down on those who interfere with the free flow of goods and people.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the leader of Burkina Faso’s junta, was declared president this week, the West African country’s Constitutional Council said in a statement.
California high court won’t hear Manson follower parole case SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov.
BUFFALO – Police in the southwestern Missouri town of Buffalo report that one of its officers shot and injured a knife-wielding person during a confrontation on a city street. The shooting happened Thursday evening when police were called to a business for reports of a person who had entered a business brandishing a knife and making threats, the Buffalo Police Department said on its Facebook page.
Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn’t take hold. Then Hansen got a reprieve – scarce doses of the first drug that promises six months of protection for people with no other way to fend off the virus.
All Missourians ages 5 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines without charge. If you are seeking a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna, you should first talk with your health-care provider.
During candidate forums that preceded Independence’s primary elections earlier this week, the city’s homeless population became a recurring subject in responses. Beyond a question of how much the city could or should help them, some candidates included homelessness along with trash and blight as evidence that the city needs some leadership change to clean up its image.
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