Independence, MO

By Tia Hopkins for Verizon For small business owners, a routine service request can set off several tasks. At an HVAC company, for example, someone has to look up the customer, check the service history, check availability and book an appointment. An AI agent could help with that, but a human needs to stay in The post How businesses can test AI agents before giving them more independence appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

By Lexi Panepinto for EF Go Ahead Tours Taking a trip with no one to go with used to be a last resort. Now it’s a deliberate choice—one that offers the freedom to explore at your own pace, discover new interests, and come home with a stronger sense of independence, often along with a few The post 7 great places to travel solo in 2027 appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

How is this different from last year’s historic buildings bond question? What happens if it fails? Do Independence taxpayers get any benefit? The post Voter guide: Should property taxes help repair Independence’s Vaile Mansion and historic buildings? appeared first on The Beacon.

Jo Anna (Brown) Fountain, 59, of Gilman City, Missouri, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Cameron Nursing Center in Cameron, Missouri. Jo was born Jan. 10, 1967, in Albany, Missouri, to Joyce (Miller) and Larry “Obie” Brown. She began attending school in Albany before moving to Independence, Missouri, following her parents’ divorce. While living in […] The post Jo Anna (Brown) Fountain, age 59 appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 101.7 FM | Trenton & North Missouri News.

Misty Leslie, 48, was killed when an Independence Police Department SUV struck her Audi outside Kansas City, but key details remain unknown.

Kansas City man accused of killing girlfriend inside Centerpoint Medical Center as investigators examine surveillance footage, hospital security and circumstances surrounding her death. INDEPENDENCE, MO – October 24, 2026 (STL.News) A Kansas City man faces three felony charges after authorities say he fatally shot his girlfriend inside a patient room at Centerpoint Medical Center in […] This News Man Charged in Fatal Independence Hospital Shooting appeared first on STL.News.

The Independence, Missouri, restaurant shut its doors on Oct. 4, the latest in a string of closures hitting the chain in 2026.

A hospital visit turned deadly in Independence, Missouri, and the fallout is raising questions that every community should be asking. Jessica Cyrus was shot in the chest while visiting her boyfriend, James F. Lawson, at Centerpoint Medical Center on October 22. He’s now charged with second-degree murder, and a Jackson County judge set bond at…

When a dental surgery center in Independence opens next month, it will be the first in the state exclusively for Medicaid patients.  The center, which will provide dental care requiring anesthesia to children and adults, wouldn’t have been possible even five years ago, before Missouri began an overhaul of the dental care offered through its […] The post Needed dental care is within reach for more people around KC, but Medicaid cuts loom appeared first on The Beacon.

A referendum to set the Canadian province of Alberta on a path to independence failed Tuesday with 1.5 million votes cast.