One person is dead after experiencing a medical emergency and crashing into another vehicle Friday on Missouri Highway 291. Read More

Independence police believe speed was a contributing factor in a fatal motorcycle crash Wednesday. A male subject was pronounced dead following the crash. Read More

Northeast News A week-long search for the man suspected of carrying out a series of shootings along Interstate 70 and Interstate 670 came to an unexpected end Wednesday afternoon (June 24), when ... Read More

Check the evening news blast at a site police had previously searched . . . "Police believe they have located suspected highway shooter Oscar Sanchez-Munoz dead inside his Independence home, according ... Read More

A teenager was killed after he allegedly ran from police across several lanes of traffic before he was struck by a vehicle, the Independence Police Department said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol ... Read More

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - The driver who caused a crash in Independence on Halloween has passed away as a result of his injuries. The Independence, Missouri, Police Department announced on Monday, ... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One person has died following a crash Friday night in Independence, Missouri. The crash was reported around 5:20 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 40 Highway and Sterling Avenue. Read More

Two people are in critical condition after a three-car crash in Independence. Police were called to Highway 40 and Sterling Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Friday night for a serious injury crash. Read More

There were four people in the vehicles, three of whom were hospitalized. Of those injured, two did not appear to be wearing seatbelts, IPD said, and sustained life-threatening injuries. The ... Read More

Some area residents like the idea of fourth lanes on Interstate 70 in Independence, officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation say, but MoDOT still cannot promise such a project. Read More

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said a bicyclist was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash at Independence and Hardesty avenues Wednesday night. Read More

L EE'S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV) - An Independence woman has been accused of hijacking a vehicle before she traveled to a family member's home and allegedly threw bricks through their windows. Jackson County ... Read More

Several agencies launched an investigation Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a Quik Trip off U.S. 40 Highway and Sterling Avenue in Independence. Read More

CHARGERS TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS FROM KMBC NINE AND WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT. BREAKING NEWS OUT OF INDEPENDENCE. A MAN SHOT AT THE QUIKTRIP NEAR 40 HIGHWAY AND STERLING KMBC NINE. BRIAN ... Read More

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The Independence Planning Commission voted 5-1 on Tuesday to approve plans for a Wally's. The mega travel center would be located north of Interstate 70 and east of Noland Road at ... Read More

Police said the rider hit the concrete curb at the intersection. He lost control and was thrown from the bike. The driver suffered serious injuries in the crash. He died after he was transported to a ... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Independence Police Department is investigating a deadly crash near the intersection of Missouri 291 Highway and Gudgell Road in Independence. Read More

With Independence Day approaching, Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, is urging Missourians to prioritize safety during holiday celebrations. Whether ... Read More

Jonnie Rae Herbert, a popular paint party artist based in the Kansas City metro, remains in the hospital after a violent crash in Grandview Every year for the last 15 years, a local design remodeling ... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A 57-year-old Bates City, Missouri, man has died from injuries he sustained in a crash on Monday, June 2. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, around 3:30 p.m., the ... Read More

A motorcyclist died after a June 2 crash on U.S. 24 highway in Lafayette County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Read More

A woman died late Saturday night after she was hit by a car on a Missouri interstate. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the scene at 10:38 p.m. on May 31. Troopers learned a Kansas City, ... Read More

The Independence Police Department says all lanes of westbound U.S. 24 Highway have reopened after a crash closed them for several hours Sunday. Around 11:09 a.m. on March 25, officers were dispatched ... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two crashes snarled traffic Thursday morning on Interstate 70 at 40 Highway in Independence. No serious injuries were reported. The independence police department says shortly ... Read More

Abel II, 40, of Independence, faces multiple charges ... Abel remained inside as he broke out the front glass door. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Troopers responded to the scene with ... Read More

The Independence, Missouri, Police Department has released the identity of a motorcyclist killed in a crash early Sunday morning.Police said 48-year-old Jeremy Robinson of Oak Grove, Missouri, was ... Read More

St. Louis Police said Bryant left his ... He is believed to have gotten in his red 2018 Chevrolet Silverado with Missouri license plate 3ACY15 and headed west on Interstate 70 from Emma, Missouri. Read More

The two men were traveling west on Interstate 70 when their car went off the side of the road, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Read More

An Independence man was killed in a fiery crash that occurred Sunday morning on I-70. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 67-year-old Independence man was westbound on I-70 at the ... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Lenexa man is charged with driving while intoxicated after a fatal wrong-way crash Tuesday in Independence. Javier Garcia-Arellano faces a class B felony: driving while ... Read More

The Independence Police Department is investigating after an officer's patrol car was hit during a routine accident investigation on Interstate 70 last weekend ... Read More

An Independence man was killed Sunday afternoon after being hit by a dump truck in Kansas City, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol ... Read More

Fatal Independence Crash Claims One Life, Injures Another on I-70 Independence, MO (January 4, 2025) On Thursday evening, 39-year-old Crystal ... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A 39-year-old woman died Thursday night when her car struck the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 in Independence. Police said the crash happened just after 8 p.m ... Read More

The Independence Police Department is investigating a crash that occurred on Dec. 20 around 1 a.m. and involved a motorcycle and sport utility vehicle. A 2007 Suzuki motorcycle was heading southbound ... Read More

A glance off 291 Highway in Independence reveals the giant arch and famous marquee of the Twin Drive-In Theatre. After nearly 60 years in operation, it will show its last double feature on Nov. 17. Read More

One person is dead and an Independence, Missouri, police officer was seriously injured in a wrong-way crash that started as a traffic stop early Friday. A spokesperson for the Independence Police ... Read More

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Independence, MO (September 30, 2024) - A tragic accident occurred on Salisbury Road east of MO-291 Highway late Sunday night ... Fatal Accidents in Missouri Traffic accidents resulting in fatalities ... Read More

A 51-year-old man suffered serious injuries on Saturday night after he was struck by a car. The Independence Police Department stated that officers responded to the area of U.S. Highway 40 and 36th ... Read More

Incident leads to crash on I-70 A vehicle speeding away from Independence police Wednesday night hit two other vehicles. According to police, the incident happened' ... Read More

Prigmore Ave. The shooting went unreported until Gilmore's body was discovered about 5:25 p.m. the same day in a ditch along Interstate 44 east of Joplin. He had been shot in the head. Jasper County ... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A driver is dead Tuesday morning after striking a utility pole during a pursuit that ended in Independence. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Andy Bell shared a state trooper ... Read More

By The Examiner staff An Oak Grove man died early Wednesday after his car crashed on Interstate 70 in Blue Springs. Timothy O'Brien, 57, died after the single-car crash that happened about 6:40 a.m., ... Read More

Independence police released photos of a car that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed 51-year-old Andy Clapp. Read More

Witnesses say a driver was speeding on Norfoot Road when the crash happened. That's when two of the witnesses stopped in to help. Read More

An Independence woman died after she was struck by a vehicle Saturday night on Interstate 70 near Adams Dairy Parkway in Blue Springs, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). Read More

One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-70 in Independence overnight. She has been identified as a KCMO resident ... Read More

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - A Blue Springs man is being remembered as a Good Samaritan by his family after he died helping passengers in a overturned SUV . It happened about 2 a.m. Monday when a Chevrolet ... Read More

One vehicle involved was reported stolen prior to the crashPublished |Updated Jenna SundelA motorist trying to assist after a crash was fatally hit by another car in Missouri on Monday, according to a ... Read More

Two people are dead after a crash involving two cars near eastbound Interstate 70 and Interstate 470 in Independence ... Read More

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Two people are dead after a crash involving two cars near eastbound Interstate 70 and Interstate 470. Around 2 a.m. Monday, a Chevrolet Equinox was traveling eastbound on I-70 and ... Read More

The Independence, Missouri Police Department is investigating two different fatal crashes along the same stretch of highway Wednesday. Police said officers were first called to U.S. 24 Highway and ... Read More

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Part of a busy bridge connecting eastern Jackson County to the Northland is now partially closed. A routine inspection uncovered serious safety concerns with the Highway 291 ... Read More

Memorial Services are scheduled for Saturday April 16, 2005 at the Speaks Funeral Home, Speaks Suburban Chapel 39th and 291 Highway, Independence, Missouri.In lieu of flowers Memorial ... Read More