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(AP) — A big poster of Mount Kilimanjaro has hung in Johnny Stabno’s Independence home for more than two decades, a constant reminder of a dream to fulfill. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748160/mo-man-celebrates-birthday-at-mount-kilimanjaro Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:14:08 -0700 A police chase that started in Independence, Mo., ends in Overland Park, Kan. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6706691/police-chase-ends-in-overland-park Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:35:08 -0700 An Independence, Mo., man awakens to find his home being burglarized. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6635944/homeowner-finds-thieves-in-house Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:37:08 -0700 INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Nell Shepherd was past her century mark when she competed in her first beauty pageant with a walker and lively stories that made judges tear up with laughter. She reveled in the shows, so much that she insisted she be buried with her... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6625340/beauty-queens-compete-in-nursing-home-pageant Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:03:08 -0700 INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Exterior renovations to the courthouse where the late President Harry Truman got his political start are nearly complete. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6598325/truman-courthouse-renovations-almost-complete Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:04:08 -0700 INDEPENDENCE, Mo -- Thou shalt not steal - especially within sight of a convent. Police in Independence, Mo., are crediting a pair of nuns with helping nab a gun-toting man suspected of burglarizing two homes Thursday morning. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6547883/nuns-help-mo-cops-nab-robbery-suspect Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:32:08 -0700 INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- Thou shalt not steal -- especially within sight of a convent. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6546665/missouri-nun-chases,-helps-nab-robbery-suspect Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:00:08 -0700 INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The Independence home where actress/dancer Ginger Rogers was born is up for sale but attracting little initial interest. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6444672/home-where-ginger-rogers-was-born-up-for-sale Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:14:08 -0700 Some scholars of early Mormon history have begun a letter-writing campaign in hopes of preserving the job of an archivist who works for the Community of Christ, an Independence, Mo.-based... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6274043/mormon-historians-lobby-to-save-archivist-s-job Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:11:08 -0700 An Independence, Mo., man faces charges in a fatal hit-and-run crash. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6275500/independence-man-charged-in-fatal-crash Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:55:08 -0700 An air ambulance is sent to the scene of a car-train accident in Independence, Mo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6261511/car-collides-with-train-in-indy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:08 -0700 Fireworks are once again legal in Independence, Mo., after a 20-year ban. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6261510/fireworks-legal-in-indy-after-20-years Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:55:08 -0700 Missouri Mavericks will be the name of the new minor league hockey team in Independence, Mo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6200994/missouri-mavericks-will-skate-in-indy Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:36:08 -0700 CEDAR RAPIDS and#151; Harry Fike is spending three weeks of his summer in an old car.and#147;Older than I am,and#148; said Fike, 85. and#147;Thatand#146;s pretty old.and#148;Fike, of Gettysburg, Pa., is riding the lead car of an antique convoy re-enacting the first... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6182065/-no-heading- Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:00:08 -0700 INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - A suburban Kansas City woman who already pleaded guilty to murder in a spree of videotaped sex killings has also pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 5-year-old while fleeing police in 2006. Dena Riley, of Independence, Mo., pleaded http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6133988/videotaped-sex-killings Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:54:08 -0700 Customers head out onto the street when a local restaurant catches fire in Independence, Mo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6119448/smokehouse-bbq-goes-up-in-smoke Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:28:08 -0700 An anonymous letter helps Independence, Mo., police stop a theft ring. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6119450/anonymous-letter-leads-to-burglary-bust Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:53:08 -0700 A 55-year-old Independence, Mo., man has cashed his $1.3 million lottery ticket. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6081280/indy-man-cashes-1-3-million-ticket Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:04:08 -0700 Scott Hillman takes the reins of the new minor league hockey team in Independence, Mo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6035757/independence-announces-new-hockey-coach Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:56:08 -0700 INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Police searching for a suspected burglar are picking through the charred remains of an Independence medical building where the man may have burned to death. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5723609/police-search-burned-out-building-for-suspect-in-independence Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:27:08 -0700