Independence firefighters are fighting an apartment fire at 19104 E. 37th Terrace Court. So far no injuries have been ...

Amid anger over Jackson County’s property assessments, Missouri lawmakers of both major parties are under pressure to do something.

A man in Jackson County, Missouri, has been charged in connection with an alleged shooting involving a woman in his apartment ...

During her campaign, Johnson, the first Black prosecutor in Jackson County history, said she would establish a new property crimes division and re-vamp the conviction integrity unit.

Jackson County announces second independent investigation following tragic incident ...

DNA results that took years to get led to charges filed against an Independence man in connection to the sexual assault of a child under the age of 12.

Melesa Johnson makes history as Jackson County's first Black Prosecuting Attorney, pledging tough action on violent crime while advancing innovative justice reforms.