The three Arkansans killed in Independence County during Friday night’s tornado outbreak have been identified by authorities ...

On a day when the National Weather Service detailed all the tornadoes that ripped across the state last week, the Independence County coroner on Monday identified the three victims who died as a ...

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson released a statement saying that under Missouri law, the officer who shot and killed ...

Witnesses said that they heard the suspect allegedly offer to pay another to kidnap his wife and murder someone else, court ...

The facts support that (the officer’s) actions were responsive and defensive in nature,” the Jackson County prosecutor said, ...

After being pulled from rezoning consideration, and with conservationists and area leaders speaking out for its preservation, ...

An Independence shooting that left one man in surgery has led to charges filed against another who called 911 for his own gunshot wound.

Independence took over operations at the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter in mid-July 2019, but the county still owns ...

An Independence, Missouri, police officer who shot and killed a mom and baby after the woman brandished a knife will not face charges, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Friday.