Independence Missouri Community Awareness

08/01/2024

08/01/2024

IPL Power Update 4:00 a.m.
Approximately 4100 IPL customers are still without power.

08/01/2024

Here is the website link showing the outages for Independence, Missouri IPL customers. As of 2:30 a.m. there are still over 6,000 residents without power.
Evergy customers can view outages here: https://outagemap.evergy.com/reports/4fc5b313-6102-443b-a211-86ef4ec904a7

08/01/2024

Do you have any photos of the storm damage? Post away in the comments.

08/01/2024

Tree down along with several limbs at Elm Grove Elementary school, Kentucky & Whitney road.

08/01/2024

Be careful if you go to the McDonald's at 24 Highway & Forest. It appears the wind may have blew down the barricades blocking one of the entrances. There is a deep pit there from the ongoing construction.

08/01/2024

It’s shaping up to be a muggy night for many of us. Currently Independence has numerous residents without power. IPL will get us back on but it may take some time.

In the mean time, remember to practice safety if you’re using a generator.

08/01/2024

There are a lot of stoplights out from the storm.

08/01/2024

The wind has knocked out power to several thousand customers in Independence.

08/01/2024

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:15 p.m.
High winds are moving in with this storm.

08/01/2024

Wanted Wednesday!
The Lee's Summit Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying the following individuals. If you have any information, please get in touch with the LSPD Tips Hotline at 816-969-1752, or message us here and reference the Case Number.
Thank you!

07/31/2024

An Independence man and woman have been charged with failing to protect a toddler infant from substantial risk and resulted in the death of the child.

Moses Lee Bass and Destiny Leeann Randle each faced the class A felony of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree.

According to court records filed late last night, on the morning of July 29, 2024, police officers in Independence responded to a call that an infant had fallen from an apartment window several stories above the ground. Officers arrived as fire crews were conducting life-saving measures on the child, located on the ground with children's toys. The father of the child told police he had left the child with his girlfriend and gone to take the dog out. Defendant Randle told police she was in a bedroom in the apartment and the window that the child fell from was closed and secured. She told police she knew the window did not properly lock. She and Bass usually secure it with a blue pole, she stated. When officers checked the room they saw no blue pole. Three children were placed in custody of Children's Division and transported to the Child Protection Center for forensic interviews. Defendants told police they knew of the safety hazards with the window that couldn't be kept closed or locked.

Prosecutors requested a $100,000 bond.

07/31/2024

UPDATE- the roadway is back open.
Officers were dispatched to an accident involving two pedestrians. Officers are working this incident, information updates will be provided as it becomes available.

As result of an accident east 23rd Street at Randall Road is closed until further notice. Please find an alternate route.

07/31/2024

UPDATE: Martin has been safely located.

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MISSING: Martin Paul, 12YOA, B/M, 5’ tall. 90 lbs. brown hair, brown eyes was last seen on 7-29-24 at 6:00 PM near the 800 block of E 82nd St wearing a black t-shirt, bluish-gray shorts and black crocs walking in an unknown direction. His family is concerned for his safety and well-being.If located, please call the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Missing Persons unit at 816-234-5043 or call 911.

07/31/2024

Who remembers the Sugar Creek pool?

07/30/2024

The family of John Paul Scheidecker is calling on the community to come forward with information that could help them determine who struck and killed him, then left the scene a year ago today.

John Paul, 30, was located deceased about 4 a.m. July 30, 2023, on NE 120th Street between A Highway and Fishing River Road, north of Liberty. He had pulled over and was outside of his vehicle when he was hit.

“Our world has been turned upside down,” his brother Luke Scheidecker said of his brother’s loss.

General Investigations Sergeant Chris Johnson said detectives have completed 95 supplemental reports in the case and were busy just yesterday working new leads that have been developed, including one that is out of state.

“This remains a very high-priority case for us,” Sergeant Johnson said.

Sergeant Johnson and Luke Scheidecker said the incident could have been a tragic accident, and they urge anyone who could have been involved or know who was involved not to be scared to come forward.

Luke described his brother John Paul as an entrepreneur who was living his dream and was always quietly helping others.

A $5,000 reward is available through the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline in this case. Anyone with information can contact them at 816-474-TIPS (8477). Sheriff’s Office investigators also can be reached directly at 816-407-3723 or 816-407-3726.

07/30/2024

Independence police are investigating after a person was shot near 39th & Noland this evening. The victim went to a secondary location north of the shooting scene and was then transported to a hospital. Prior to the shooting, there were shots fired in the area of the Castle Carwash on 40 Highway. It's unknown if the incidents are related. A power outage also occurred on and around Noland at the same time as the 39th & Noland shooting. I'm being told something electrical was struck by gunfire causing the outage.

07/29/2024

07/29/2024

Authorities are investigating after a young child fell from an apartment window at Independence Towers in northeast Independence. According to the Independence police, the child fell from an 8th floor window and is in critical condition.
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UPDATE::: The 3-year-old boy that fell from the 8th floor apartment window at Independence Towers in northeast Independence this morning has passed.

07/29/2024

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07/28/2024

Adventures With Purpose (AWP), a nationally recognized team of volunteer divers who focus on cold cases where a person is missing with a vehicle, recently conducted an extensive search in the rivers of Kansas City, focusing on six long-standing missing person cases.

The team, known for their remarkable success in locating missing individuals through underwater searches, spent several days meticulously combing through the city's waterways to bring hope and closure to families who have endured years of uncertainty.

Areas Searched:
- The Missouri River
- The Blue River
- Brush Creek
- Kaw Point Park

- Kansas City, MO – Adventures With Purpose (AWP), a nationally recognized team of volunteer divers who focus on cold cases where a person is missing with a ...