An investigation has begun after an Independence police officer was involved in a fatal shooting Thursday night.

Andrew Bailey was questioned about his lawsuit against Starbucks that claims diversity hiring initiatives have caused higher ...

Eight arrests were made during an enforcement project in Independence over the weekend, including an individual wanted for a ...

An Independence police officer shot and killed a suspect after that suspect opened fire Thursday night. The Eastern Jackson County Police-Involved Incident Team says this encounter began at 9:45 p.m.

The plea deals follow a 2023 investigation by The Star that revealed a series of connections between a Jackson County town ...

Jacob Kindle Smith, 33, of Kansas City, Missouri, is charged with felony aggravated fleeing a stop, felony tampering with a motor vehicle and felony driving while intoxicated. The charges follow a Jan ...

The player said to Missouri Lottery that she thought she only won $5,000. But after a friend told her she had to keep scratching, she kept revealing more winning symbols. She ende ...

Two former River Bend board members pled guilty to an election offense Thursday and have entered into a diversion agreement ...

A GOP lawmaker upset with a Republican judge's rulings filed a bill trying to force him into a primary — or out of the ...

The Eastern Jackson County Police Involved Incident Team says the suspect in this case died. Investigators say four others were hurt in a crash involving the suspect.

Escolar contains high levels of an indigestible substance called wax esters, which can have a laxative and purgative effect ...

A Republican lawmaker is proposing to raise taxes on Missouri farmers who participate in wind or solar energy projects.