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Blue Springs police announced the arrest of Samantha J. Thrasher who is accused of shooting a man and a child at a hotel on May 20.

Christopher Lockett of Blue Springs is now facing charges in a deadly shooting near the Paseo Fast Stop gas station in Kansas City.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Following a community petition drive- the pit bull ban in Independence is being repealed. The Independence City Council voted Monday night to lift the ban. The change will definitely make a difference at no-kill shelters near Independence. With Kansas City shelters struggling with summer animal capacity,...

Bears are normally seen in Missouri south of I-44. This new sighting is an exception. A confirmed black bear report has now been shared from Pleasant Hill, Missouri, but we're told that he probably won't hurt you. Maybe. Let me be clear. Bears CAN hurt you, but they really aren't...

CLAY COUNTY — A man in one vehicle and a teen in another were seriously injured Monday, June 5, in a three-vehicle accident on Missouri Highway 210. According to a highway patrol crash report, the wreck occurred around 5:30 a.m. east of Missouri Highway EE on Highway 210 when an eastbound 2015 Chevy Impala driven by Michael W. Fischer, 48, of Independence, crossed the center line and struck a westbound 2000 Ford F-250 truck driven by Travis R. Anderson, 26, of Henrietta. The Impala then struck a 2021 Dodge Ram 2500 truck driven westbound by Jesse W. Rice, 46, of Richmond. The impact, according to the highway patrol, then caused the Ram to rollover.

A Bates City woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident in Johnson County on Monday, June 5, 2023. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the accident occurred when a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Samantha Anderson crossed the center line of the roadway and swerved back into the lane of traffic. A vehicle driven by Jose Hernandez-Garcia of Kansas City, Kansas struck Anderson’s vehicle on the drivers side.

A church secretary at the Gathering Baptist Church in Independence is honored by FOX4 Pay It Forward after working at the church for free.

A burning vehicle sent thick smoke into the sky above Interstate 70 in Independence Monday afternoon.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — When Joe Eldred was a child, he was sexually abused by three Catholic priests while attending Nativity of Mary Catholic Church and the accompanying elementary school in Independence, Missouri. Eldred told his story in “Procession,” a documentary directed by Robert Greene that tells the story of six men who were abused […] The post ‘That’s when he raped me’: Survivors of clergy abuse in Missouri screen documentary appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Law enforcement officers seized 82 firearms, including machine guns, during the arrest of three Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area men charged with participating in a conspiracy to traffic firearms, including machine guns, and with drug trafficking. Alejandro Zavala, 23, and Cody Bonhomme, 30, both of Kansas City, Mo. and Kaleb...

Neighbors are speaking out ahead of a Board of Aldermen meeting in Raytown, Missouri Tuesday night, saying that they're against a rezoning proposal near Blue Ridge Boulevard and Woodson Road.

LIBERTY — Clay County Public Health Center will host its monthly free mobile food pantry from 3 to 4 p.m. or until supplies run out Wednesday, June 7, at the health center, 800 Haines Drive, Liberty. The pantry is offered the first Wednesday of the month. “The mobile food...

KANSAS CITY —A Kansas woman has been charged with multiple felony counts in connection with a recent shooting at a hotel in Blue Springs, Missouri, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Samantha J. Thrasher, 24, faces two counts of Assault 1st Degree and two counts of Armed...

A three-vehicle crash on Route 210 in Clay County early this (Monday) morning has left two people with serious injuries. Troop A of the Highway Patrol says 2015 Chevy Impala being driven by 48-year-old Independence, Missouri resident Michael W. Fisher crossed the center line of the highway and struck a 2000 Ford F250 before striking a 2021 Ram 2500, causing that truck to roll over.

HOYT, Kan. — Martyne Christopher Elmer from Topeka, Kansas, has been charged with burglary, theft and criminal damage, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse. Elmer is suspected of committing multiple burglaries and thefts at a property on 110th Road in Southern Jackson County. Elmer was taken into custody...

JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two people were arrested Friday during a traffic stop in Blue Summit after a large amount of stolen copper was found in the vehicle. Sheriff Darryl Forte said copper theft has been a “serious problem,” in Jackson County. The growing amount of copper...

Saint Luke's East in Lee's Summit celebrates 16 of its nurses who were all pregnant at the same time and had babies in the last year.

A group of Missouri school districts is asking for an exemption from the state’s standardized testing and accountability system. At Tuesday’s state board of education meeting, 20 school districts asked to use a new Missouri law for the first time to get out of the state’s accountability system and instead use a different set of tests and success measures.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence, Mo., city council on Monday night voted to repeal the city’s ban on pit bulls. The vote came after months of pressure from animal advocates. Thousands of people signed a petition to repeal the decades-old ban. The ban will officially be lifted on...

A Liberty man was arrested on multiple charges, including five outstanding warrants, Monday morning in Daviess County. According to the arrest report from Troop H of Highway Patrol 44-year-old Liberty resident Daniel A. Stanford was arrested at 6:36 A.M. for a pair of Moniteau County misdemeanor warrants for failing to appear on traffic charges, two Clay County warrants for failing to appear on traffic charges, and a Lathrop Police warrant for failing to appear for traffic violations.