Jackson County prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against former local church pastor and school board president Bobby Hawk, who was accused last summer by several women of alleged grooming, inappropriate touching or harassment.
Independence police had one man in custody Monday as they investigated a double homicide Sunday afternoon at a west-side home.
One person was injured when a train passed through the scene of a three-car wreck Saturday afternoon on Missouri 7 near Bundschu Road in rural… Login to continue reading Login…
The citizens group Indy Energy will host a free forum at noon Thursday at the Independence Chamber of Commerce, 210 W. Truman Road, about the potential impact of data centers on electrical utilities.
From The Examiner during the week of Feb. 17-22, 1975:
This week’s spell of frigid weather forced area school districts to alter their calendars for the rest of the school year – and in some cases those alterations are still to be determined.
Growing up in Independence, Jeff Jewell said he remembers his father telling him one of two areas to avoid was Blue Summit, the unincorporated area about one square mile big between west Independence and Kansas City that has long had a reputation as a rough neighborhood. Jewell, the longtime fire chief and emergency manager of the Inter City Fire District that serves the area, wants to show some of the more endearing stories of the area often known to locals as “Dog Patch.” His idea: a large mural using a wall of the old, cinder-block portion of the fire station between Blue Ridge Boulevard and Stark Avenue.
The state of Blue Springs is strong, Mayor Chris Lievsay says, because of the people in it, positive developments and improvements planned in the next few years.
The Kansas City Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will have its Washington Birthday Celebration luncheon Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn in… Login to continue reading Login…
Blue Springs and Lee’s Summit police removed a hand grenade from a vehicle Thursday evening after a woman said she was bringing it to police to be disposed, causing police to close an area of downtown Blue Springs.