US 40 News Reports in Independence, MO

A judge sentenced the driver to seven years after he pleaded guilty to the wrong-way crash that killed off-duty Independence Firefighter / Paramedic Harold '?Gene'? Eddins ... Read More

Dominic Conway had a blood-alcohol level of .490 when he crashed head-on into Harold '?Gene'? Eddins' car in October 2022, killing Eddins. Conway will serve seven years in prison. Read More

A Jackson County judge sentenced a drunk driver Monday who killed an Independence firefighter in an October 2022 crash. Read More

One person was injured after a train passed through the wreckage of a 3-vehicle crash along a set of railroad tracks in Independence. Read More

A woman is facing charges involving a car that crashed into an Independence daycare Wednesday. But she wasn't the one behind the wheel. Read More

Daniel J. Bonnet allegedly fled a traffic stop and caused a crash before shooting at an Independence police officer. Read More

A driver led law enforcement on a chase before a deadly gunfire exchange on Thursday evening. An Independence police officer had tried to pull a car over for a traffic violation about 9:45 p.m. in the ... Read More

OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A HOME ON EAST FIFTH STREET, JUST OFF 291 HIGHWAY ... the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The Independence, Missouri, Police Department is investigating ... Read More