Statement on Gov. Parson’s commutation of Britt Reid’s prison sentence

Statement on Gov. Parson’s commutation of Britt Reid’s prison sentence

admin March 2, 2024

March 2, 2024 Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued the following statement today: I believed that the court’s sentence of 3 years imprisonment for Britt Reid was a just sentence. Leaving the courtroom, I believed that the interests of justice were…

Donations For The families Of Police Officer And Civil Process Server Accepted At Price Chopper

admin March 2, 2024

March 2, 2024 — Price Chopper area stores will collect donations to help support the families of Independence Police Officer Cody Allen and Jackson County Civil Process Server Drexel Mack, both of whom were killed this week while serving an eviction notice.…

Willard Vernon Lewis

admin March 1, 2024

Willard Vernon Lewis passed away February 14, 2024 at 87 years old. Vernon “Dink” Lewis was born May 19, 1936 in Chester, Georgia. Vernon a kind, welcoming, and humorous man, loved God. He enjoyed singing at church, and at home. He also…

Joseph Morris

admin March 1, 2024

J. Harold “Jay” Morris, 93, Lee’s Summit, MO, died February 28, 2024, at Kansas City Hospice House, from a long-term illness. Dr. Morris was born in Kansas City, MO in 1930, the son of J. Harold Morris and Janet Funke Morris. He…

Eastern Jackson County man charged in two fatal shootings and assault

admin March 1, 2024

For Immediate Release March 1, 2024 The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has filed multiple felony counts, including two Murder in the 1st Degree charges, against an Independence man who fatally shot an Independence police officer and a 16th Circuit Court process server,…

Jackson County Executive Statement on deadly shooting

admin February 29, 2024

February 29, 2024 Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. has issued the following statement regarding today’s shooting in Independence: “I am deeply saddened by the deadly shooting today in Independence. I am in contact with Sheriff Forté, Mayor Rowland and Presiding Judge…

Jackson County Prosecutor’s statement regarding today’s tragedy in eastern Jackson County

admin February 29, 2024

Feb. 29, 2024 Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued the following statement this evening: Our deepest condolences go to families of the 16th Circuit Court process server and the Independence Police Department officer who died from fatal gunfire today in the course…

Two metro-area men charged in Crown Center shooting injured six

admin February 28, 2024

or Immediate Release Feb. 28, 2024 Two area men have been charged in connection with the late-afternoon Jan. 17, 2024, shootings inside Crown Center, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Joel Olivas, 23, and Brian Favela, 22, collectively face 26…

Jackson County Executive Statement

admin February 28, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. has issued the following statement after today’s announcement by the Kansas City Chiefs: “Today, we find ourselves at a crucial juncture as the Kansas City Chiefs unveil their renovation plans for our…

Allen Matthes

admin February 28, 2024

Walter Allen Matthes, 78, of Lee’s Summit, was born August 3, 1945, in Pleasant Hill, the son of Walter F. and Adabel E. (Roush) Matthes. He departed this life Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the Advanced Health Care of Overland Park. Allen…