Business owners in Jackson County are rallying against significant tax assessment increases, gathering to learn strategies for appealing these hikes that could force them to close shop.

More than 100 people gathered outside the Butler County Jail Tuesday evening for a vigil expressing support for immigrants awaiting deportation there.

But Jackson County’s former assessor says comp sales are the third element commercial property owners should research before filing an appeal. “All of those things factor in,” Murphy said.

District 3 Commissioner Dana Barrett and District 5 Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. are challenging longtime Commission Chairman Robb Pitts.

An inmate on an ICE hold in Sebastian County jail has died.

A man being held for ICE in a Sebastian County Detention Center died last week, according to a news release sent by Capt. Philip Pevehouse with the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office.

The cancellation of services for Oklahoma County jail inmates by Turn Key Health seems to be playing a role in the jail's accounting issues.

A lawsuit has been filed against Jackson County for a gun ordinance that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey calls “unconstitutional.” Video above: Jackson County Legislature overrides ...

A cooling center in Independence is helping the homeless community stay safe during dangerous summer heat, having served 750 people since opening in February.

A detainee subjected to months of physical and sexual abuse inside the Douglas County jail became pregnant after she was repeatedly assaulted by a former jailer, she said in a lawsuit. The woman ...