INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Ralph Yarnell struggled as he tried to open one of the two garage doors at his home. Besides being heavy, the more than 30-year-old doors had seen better days. “It was time to replace them with good doors,” the 76-year-old said. He ordered two new doors and an automatic opener from Prolift Garage Doors in […]
Police officers shot and killed a man after responding to a report of an armed disturbance at an Independence residence late Thursday afternoon. Officer Jack Taylor, a department spokesman, said the police officers were dispatched around 4:40 p.m. to the 700 block of North Frandsen Road. The initial report was that gunshots had been fired […]
Maren Morris is embracing a new era of independence, both in her professional and personal life. On Thursday, the Grammy-winning star drops an emotional cover of Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself,” which also happens to coincide with Singles Awareness Day. “I’m in this new slate in life and I want to sort of lean into […]
Maren Morris is embracing a new era of independence, both in her professional and personal life. On Thursday, the Grammy-winning star drops an emotional cover of Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself,” which also happens to coincide with Singles Awareness Day. “I’m in this new slate in life and I want to sort of lean into […]
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was the guest of honour at Sri Lanka’s 76th independence day celebrations on Sunday, as the island nation struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis. Mr Srettha joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a low-key ceremony near the country’s main seaside esplanade that included a military parade and […]
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan that Washington should stand by a commitment not to support independence for Taiwan, during their high-level talks in the Thai capital, the Chinese foreign ministry said Saturday. Wang said Taiwan’s recent election did not change the fact that the island […]
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Family of two women hit by a van in Independence want the driver who sped off to be found and held accountable. Independence police continue to search for the driver that left a 60-year-old and 80-year-old badly injured, lying on the cement. Ely Recknor said his mother and Grandmother were walking across […]
Ukraine has amassed enough natural gas reserves to meet winter heating needs without Russian imports for the first time since gaining independence, Naftogaz reported. Read also: Ukraine’s winter energy outlook: Challenges and opportunities – Interview with energy expert This energy milestone comes as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its second winter. “This is the first winter […]
President Joe Biden had a blunt message after voters in Taiwan elected a new president Saturday: “We do not support independence” for Taiwan. Biden’s words, delivered as he departed for Camp David, reinforced the administration’s position to Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te, who has faced strong opposition from China over his calls for independence. The […]
By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term. Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te […]
Myanmar’s military government has pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain – but it was not immediately clear if any of those released include the thousands of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule. The head of Myanmar ’s military council, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, pardoned 9,652 […]
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Independence police released photos of a car that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed 51-year-old Andy Clapp. The crash took place on Dec. 18 and Clapp died from crash-related injuries nine days later. It is hard to see much in the photos below, but IPD says that the suspect’s […]