Independence Community Awareness

01/08/2025

The old B&D Skating Rink on Bundschu road, later Fun Town Factory and now a warehouse.

01/08/2025

Independence, here's your evening update from our road crews:

🚜 Crews are plowing and treating primary (high volume, high traffic) routes to prevent overnight refreezing.

⏩What’s Next: Once primary routes are complete, our drivers will head back to secondary and residential roads. The goal is to have every neighborhood street cleared and opened by Wednesday afternoon.

🛣️ Additionally, Jackson County and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are out clearing county roads, highways and major arteries. Remember 23rd Street is really *78 Highway* and Truman Road is only city maintained up to Spring.

📌 Due to the weather, the Palmer Center will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Reminders:
◾ When road crews make an initial pass or clear one lane on your street, the goal is to create a path for emergencies vehicles to get in.
◾ If we’ve only completed one pass in your neighborhood, we will be back to clear from curb to curb.
◾ Move cars from residential streets. If our plows can’t get around parked cars, they can’t clear the street.
◾ If you need to get out on the roads, be careful. Even if they look clear, roads can still be slick.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. Stay safe Independence.

01/08/2025

Maple Avenue and Liberty Street, North side of Independence Square, 100 block. A parade includes spectators watching cars pass by. In mid-scene is a tented flat bed truck carrying a large Civil War era cannon. Men dressed in military uniforms flank cannon. Visible are Watkins Hotel (formerly Jones Hotel) and Watkins Music company. Street car trolley tracks are also visible in the pavement.
From the Jackson County Missouri Historical Society General Photograph Collection.

01/07/2025

The completely unnecessary weather with very cold temperatures and wind chills are expected to continue the next two days with highs in the in the teens and lower 20s and lows ranging from 5 above to 5 below zero. Wind chill values the next two mornings will range from 5 below to 15 below zero!

01/06/2025

01/06/2025

While you were sleeping:

Overnight, officers were dispatched to an alarm in the area of 23rd Street and Savage Street. While walking the inside of the business, officers heard footsteps on the roof.

They located a suspect hiding on the roof. The suspect wasn’t very dedicated because the cold temperatures and snow were too much for him. He came down and was arrested.

Throughout the investigation, it was determined the suspect arrived in a stolen vehicle. He is facing several charges.

01/06/2025

❄ 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 ❄
Total numbers (Jan. 4, 12p through Jan. 6, 3p)

▪️ 3,134 Calls for Service
▪️️ 1,788 Stranded Motorists
▪️ 436 Crashes
▪️️ 38 Injuries
▪️ 1 Fatality

📸: Troop H

01/06/2025

Jackson County public works employee killed when snowplow overturns.

Everett Carter, a employee with 40 years of service to Jackson County, including the last 8 years with the Public Works team, was fatally injured yesterday while performing snow removal operations in the unincorporated area of Blue Summit.

The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

01/06/2025

(1/5) 11:25 PM: Once the precipitation exits, bitter cold temps and blowing snow will make road conditions difficult to clear. Please DO NOT travel on Monday. Don’t risk the commute!

Check the Traveler Map for the latest: https://traveler.modot.org/map/index.html

01/06/2025

West Maple Avenue from Liberty Street, 100 block west.
Snow scene on the north side of Independence Square, copied from a February 14, 1894 image. This view is of Maple Avenue from Liberty Avenue. An old clock is in the foreground, with buildings and pedestrians on the sidewalk. Notably is a large pile of snow along the sidewalk.

01/06/2025

01/05/2025

Here is a look at the highways and current travel conditions.
1/5/2025 7:00 a.m.

01/05/2025

Current power outage in Independence, Missouri

01/05/2025

A lot of wrecks, a lot of people stranded on the interstates and a lot of things closed.
🎥Highway camera footage. ❄️🌬🚗🚙🚌🚛🚓🚒🚑

01/05/2025

Case Update

There is an unfortunate update to this case.

On 01-04-2025 Amanda Switzer was located deceased in Kansas City, MO. This is now a death investigation.

Missing Person

Amanda Switzer ,42, was last spoken with on 01/04/2025 at 3:30 PM. She is believed to be without her vehicle or phone. She was known to be in the area of the Kit Bond Bridge in Kansas City, MO. The family is worried for her well-being. If located call 911.

01/05/2025

1/4/2025 Kansas City, Missouri Winter Storm Highway Camera Footage

01/05/2025

I'm hearing the Independence Fire Department is on scene of a structure fire in the 1400 block of West Maple Ave.
1/4/2025 06:21 p.m.