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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.
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Missouri police say officer shot person wielding knife
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.
Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease
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.
AREA COVID-19 VACCINATION SITES
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.
How can our city address the homeless population?
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.
INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
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MoDOT, legislators tussle in court over spending authority
State lawmakers have no authority over how the Missouri Department of Transportation spends the state road fund, as long as it is within constitutional limits, an attorney told Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker during a Thursday hearing.
Palin lawsuit vs. NY Times heads to jury
NEW YORK – A widely circulated 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linking former Alaska Gov. Sara Palin to a mass shooting was a libelous display of arrogance and unchecked power, Palin’s attorney said in closing arguments Friday at a defamation trial.
How many bars for Blue Springs?
From The Examiner during the week of Feb. 7-12, 1972: • “BILL TO LIMIT LICENSES FOR LIQUOR-BY-THE-DRINK" – Blue Springs – A maximum of two commercial bars would be granted liquor-by-the-drink licenses under an ordinance now being considered by the city council.
US-allied commander: IS threat is growing
HASSAKEH, Syria – The Islamic State group is a growing threat in northeastern Syria despite the killing of its leader in a U.S. commando operation last week, says the chief commander of the U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish-led force.