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Hy-Vee's annual Veterans Day breakfast provides a free meal for veterans and active-duty military personnel. The chain is also offering discounted groceries at 15% off.
Now that a redirected portion of Bly Road has been opened, residents want the Independence City Council to limit truck traffic related to the nearby Nebius hyperscale AI data factory.
It's always safe to double bag. Who knows what kind of trash can seep through just the one layer.
The United Way says 38 percent of Missouri families don't make enough to survive in the current economy with rising inflation.
Passionate opposition has killed a move to sell more than 100 acres of Jackson County’s most ecologically important land for development — though the county executive said Monday that selling Blue River Glades was never really a possibility. The county had put the land on a surplus list,...
CLAY COUNTY, MO — For the first time since nearly losing his life in a motorcycle wreck, Steven Matney, 43, of Independence will get to meet some of his rescuers tonight. At 6:30 p.m. in the New Mark Middle School auditorium the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is holding an award ceremony to honor the numerous employees and Good Samaritans that saved Matney’s life.
Democrats flipped at least 16 seats in the Missouri House and two key seats in the Senate, ending a 14-year Republican supermajority — though the GOP still holds the overall majority.
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV) - Veterans received free dental care at an Aspen Dental office in Lee’s Summit on Saturday as part of a nationwide Day of Service ahead of Veterans Day. The Lee’s Summit office was among participating locations offering care for urgent dental needs, including fillings,...
RAYTOWN, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged after a shooting in Raytown on Sunday. Marcus Cooper was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child in a court filing filed Monday in Jackson County. Cooper is accused...
Water bills are creeping up again in Excelsior Springs, where the city council approved a new rate increase that took effect this month, pushing the typical monthly bill above $168 — among the priciest in the Northland. For a household using about 5,000 gallons a month, the change works out to a couple more dollars on the bill, adding up to roughly $34 more over the course of a year.
Several new faces will be representing Jackson County next year. At Monday night’s South Kansas City Alliance, several introduced themselves to residents.
Last week’s annual meeting of the Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Commission included the adoption of the annual transportation needs list. Executive Director Christopher Hess says the list, compiled and scored by the commission’s transportation advisory committee, will
Lee’s Summit Water Utilities released results from the 2026 Customer Satisfaction Survey that show customer satisfaction ratings significantly higher than the U.S. and regional averages. The survey was administered by ETC Institute online and by phone to a sample of customers who have had contact with Lee's Summit Water Utilities. The purpose of the survey was to understand how Lee's Summit Water Utilities delivers services so they can better serve the needs of the community, improve communication, customer service and interactions with customers.
A woman with a Liberty, Missouri, address was served with a probation violation warrant on Nov. 9, 2026, nearly a year after pleading guilty to domestic assault and resisting arrest in Daviess County. Court records show Sara E. Ishmael was served the warrant by the Daviess County sheriff at 2:04...
