A lawyer representing the family of Maria Pike and her infant Destinii Hope filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court.

The deadly police shooting on Nov. 7, 2024, at an Independence apartment complex immediately changed the lives of families, ...

According to court documents filed by the Oak Grove Police Department, Elijah Gibson, 24, was arrested on July 12, 2025. Earlier that day, a young girl’s mother called Independence police to report ...

Police arrest Independence man in ... A Jackson County Prosecutor has charged Randall Wheeldon, 58, of Independence, MO with ... The DDCC encourages individuals to report to local law ...

Investigators said they learned the driver of a pickup ran over the victim in the parking lot. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where, as of Wednesday evening, they remain in critical ...

A 30-year-plus veteran of the Independence Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he and other qualified officers were unfairly bypassed for promotions. ... INDEPENDENCE, Mo. ...

The Independence Police Department is searching for a vehicle involved in an aggravated assault at a bar in Independence.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - An Independence man was charged in Jackson County with a child sex crime following an investigation by the Independence Police Department. Court documents filed Tuesday ...

In late May, just one day before Independence police Chief Adam Dustman went on leave, he sent a note to members of the Independence Police Department“I have decided to take some time off to ...