A police chase involving a stolen Kansas City patrol vehicle ended with a crash along busy Independence Avenue Tuesday.

The Independence Police Department's chase policy was the main topic Monday night at a city council study session. The discussion came after a police chase on New Year's Eve ended in a fatal wreck.

The Independence City Council said it's not voting on the issue as it does not set IPD policies but council members were able ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - The Independence Police Department logged 541 vehicle pursuits in 2025 — more than any comparable department in the region — according to a policy review presented to the ...

CLEVELAND — Next month in Columbus, 14 law enforcement agencies will be recognized for earning accreditation through the Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. Six of those agencies ...

On Wednesday, the group "Stop the AI Data Center in Independence" hosted a training for residents to learn how to get petition signups for a referendum that could be on the August ballot. The U.S.

Some say life is defined by the choices we make. For many of Missouri’s veterans — particularly those who served in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq — those choices carried extraordinary weight. In ...

One person is dead and two others are seriously injured following a crash Wednesday evening in Independence.

The Independence Police Department (IPD) and community members across Independence are mourning the loss of retired Officer Albert "Virgil" Rudd, known widely to the community as "Officer Friendly." ...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD) has selected RollKall to power its public safety staffing infrastructure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, implementing a ...

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) - The Independence Fire Department is now equipping its crews with bulletproof vests, a piece of gear more commonly associated with law enforcement. Fire Chief Blake Hayward ...

Schools such as Missouri State and the University of Missouri are some of 2,200 schools racing the clock to upload the data by the March 18 deadline. Dawn Medley is the new vice president for ...