Parson pay raise plan in limbo
Missouri state employees counting on seeing a big raise in their February paychecks may be disappointed, as lawmakers fiddle with a $5.4 billion spending bill pushed by Gov. Mike Parson.
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Mayoral candidates at forum Thursday evening
A public forum featuring the six mayoral candidates in Independence is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday at Walnut Gardens Community of Christ Church, 19201 East R.D. Mize Road, Independence.
5 takeaways from KU’s 2 OT win over Tech
LAWRENCE — As Ochai Agbaji reflected on Kansas men’s basketball’s double overtime win Monday against Texas Tech, he recalled a conversation he had with Christian Braun postgame in the locker room.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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COVID-19 protocols change with rise of omicron variant
Dear Doctors: When someone tests positive for COVID-19 now, what are they supposed to do? So much has changed since the pandemic started, what with the vaccines and the boosters and the different variants. Now they’re even changing how long you’re supposed to isolate. I’m confused.
BLUE SPRINGS POLICE REPORTS
Friday, Dec. 24 Animal bite • 10:42 a.m., 4300 block of N.W.
SAT exam going digital, cutting down test time
The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, administrators announced Tuesday, saying the shift will boost its relevancy as more colleges make standardized tests optional for admission.
INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
Monday, Dec. 27 Arrest • 2:05 a.m., 11100 block of E.
Receiving aid focus of Afghan meetings
OSLO, Norway – The difficulty of getting humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, where half the population needs it, topped the agenda Tuesday on the final day of talks in Norway involving Western diplomats, aid groups and the Taliban.
No charges in eviction deputy shooting case
County prosecutors will not file charges against Jackson County court deputies who shot and wounded a Blue Springs man last year after the man pointed an air rifle at the deputies. The deputies were delivering an eviction notice to a tenant, identified in a November letter from the prosecutor's office as Donald Smith, then 38, when Smith was shot Jan.