Stolen vehicle suspect flees Independence police, kills motorcyclist and passenger in crash

Heavy downpours are creating road hazards this morning such as ponding and minor flooding within low-lying areas.

After almost 70 years of being preserved, a military uniform was found on the side of a rural road in Kansas City, Kansas.

Last year, police responded to 1,707 calls for service at Hawthorne Place. That includes five shootings, 26 assaults and 12 sex offenses.

A new rule that puts tighter restrictions on children’s access to certain books in Missouri libraries went into effect today.

A local animal shelter is experiencing such an influx at their facility that they’ve had to consider euthanasia.

It’s not easy being different as a teen. That’s why a customer at an Independence Pizza Ranch felt compelled to hand $2,500 to a cashier after seeing how the 16-year-old carried himself.