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A week before a 3-year-old fell to his death from an eighth-floor window at an Independence apartment building on July 29, police had visited his home, were in contact with his guardians and made ...
Independence is the county seat of Jackson County, Missouri, United States. [4] It is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the largest suburb on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The Independence Police Department was created on August 8, 1882, when the "Night Watch" ordinance was repealed and a new ordinance entitled "Police" was approved. [2] The "Police" ordinance allowed for a maximum of five men to be assigned to two watches, with a pay of $1.30/shift.
During the decades-long process the congregation was able to use parts of the building. But it wasn’t officially dedicated (and pronounced debt-free) until 1952.
The building was designed by A. B. Cross, a notable early architect in Kansas City, Missouri, and was constructed in 1859. The front is a home for the jailer, and the rear has twelve limestone jail cells. A brick structure was added on to the rear of the original jail in 1907, to house chain gangs who worked on roads, sewers, and other public ...
Residents of Independence Towers have been vocal about the dismal living conditions at the troubled high-rise apartment building since March. City officials have said their hands are tied.
[2] [3] The Kansas City Public Library is a separate library system with facilities primarily serving Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri. On May 8, 2014, the Mid-Continent Public Library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service [ 4 ] during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. [ 2 ] The medal is the country's ...
Independence City Council members previously tried but failed in 2021 to pass measures that would fund body cameras for police. As other area police departments have increasingly turned to the use ...