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An Independence man is to spend at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to three bank robberies over the course of a month in 2019. Hubert J.

Sunday, Dec. 5 Arrest • 12:53 p.m., 21200 E.

Wednesday, Nov. 17 • 800 block of Kar-Sar – alarm • 200 block of Northeast McQuerry Road – motor vehicle accident • 200 block of Walnut – citizen contact • 300 block of Walnut – citizen contact • 1000 block of Burr Oak – parking complaint • 1400 block of Hilltop – parking complaint • 1100 block of R.D.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The commissions in charge of redrawing Missouri’s state House and Senate districts based on new census data are pushing up against a constitutional deadline to agree on tentative maps for next year’s elections.

Friday, Dec. 3 Arrest • 9 a.m., 600 block of W.

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). All non-critical violations must be corrected by the next regular inspection (or as otherwise stated on the report).

A bicyclist died after he was hit by a pickup truck Friday morning on U.S. 40 in western Independence.

Independence Mayor Eileen Weir says a series of claims in an opponent’s campaign mailer distributed this month are all untrue. The mailer came from Holmes Osborne, who made claims that Weir is negotiating for high-density housing on the former Rockwood Golf Club property, wants to remove a city ordi nance against soliciting at intersections, and wants a city-funded homeless camp.

Software maker Oracle is buying electronic medical records company Cerner in an all-cash deal valued at about $28.3 billion. Oracle will pay $95 per Cerner share and the deal is expected to close next year.