Voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs, leaving future in KC in question

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to...

Missouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot

A Kansas City-area man whose home was sold as he struggled to pay delinquent taxes killed a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice and a police officer who responded, authorities said Friday in announcing charges. Larry Acree, of Independence, Missouri, is charged with...

Court worker serving an eviction notice and a police officer fatally shot in Missouri, police say

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A court employee trying to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, Missouri, was shot and killed Thursday and two police officers who responded to help him also were shot, one fatally. “I’m very tragically sorry to report that we lost one of...

A court worker serving an eviction notice and an officer were fatally shot in Missouri, police say

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A court worker serving an eviction notice and an officer were fatally shot in Missouri, police say.

Authorities say two police officers have been shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri; their conditions are not known

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say two police officers have been shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri; their conditions are not known.