Missouri police released footage Wednesday of an officer-involved shooting that left a mother and her baby dead, The Kansas ...

INDEPENDENCE — Mildred Ernestine Cain, 96, of rural Independence, passed away at Labette Health on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. “Ernie” was born Nov. 20, 1928, the second of 10 children born to Charles E.

Q: I really liked your opinion from the publisher last month about the whole newspaper endorsement debate. I am glad we have an independent newspaper for Manhattan, Kansas and the ...

KC LEAP is a police accountability organization helping the family of an mother and infant killed in a police shooting in ...

Maria Pike, 34, was holding her baby when she picked up a kitchen-style knife and lunged at police after they were called to ...

The details of the shooting and the body’s discovery outlined in court documents match the details surrounding the ...

Though the video proves she had a knife, Maria Pike’s twin sister says it doesn’t explain the outcome. “He should have enough ...

An Independence man has been charged with murder in the death of a 19-year-old who was found in a car near I-435 on Sunday.

According to the Independence Police Department, at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 19-year-old Preston Bell was last seen being ...

Independence has not named the officer who fatally shot Maria Pike and her daughter Destinii Hope, after police responded to ...

An Independence officer fatally shot Maria Pike, 34, and her 2-month-old daughter, Destinii, on Nov. 7. Edited bodycam video ...

Steven B. Rock faces charges of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and ...