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Jackson County Public Health applauds cities for rental inspections, pushes more
With 29% of Eastern Jackson County being renters, the Public Health Department released a study highlighting the health effects of having a rental inspection program in place in cities.
Blue Springs fifth grader raises over $7,000 to pay off classmates' lunch debt
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A fifth-grade student from Blue Springs has exceeded his initial goal of raising a few hundred dollars to help pay off his classmates' lunch debt. On Monday, KMBC caught up with Daken Kramer, who has raised a total of $7,370 to completely clear any negative numbers off his fellow students' balances — and then some.
Camera-mounted StreetScan provides assessment of Grandview roads
GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - Grandview residents may have spotted a strange looking vehicle driving through town over the weekend. City officials say it was StreetScan collecting data on which roads need to be resurfaced. “We have been needing a pavement management system for our city,” said Doug Wesselschmidt, the Public...
'I screamed': Rodents are woman’s first houseguests in new Independence rental house
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A woman's rental house turned into a move-in nightmare recently. Keeley Gannaway is glad she's gone from a home on East 14th Street in Independence. She wants her money back and has two babies at home. Gannaway saw a rodent crawl into her daughter's crib last...
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