Grain Valley
CRIME & SAFETY
Motorcycle driver, passenger seriously injured after collision near Pleasant Hill
PLEASANT HILL, Mo. (KCTV) - A motorcycle driver and his passenger were seriously injured in an afternoon weekend collision after they hit another vehicle in rural Cass County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, emergency crews were called to an area of Highway 58, about 2 miles west of Pleasant Hill, with reports of a 2-vehicle collision.
New Independence fire chief shares plans for department, statistics from Fourth of July
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - James “Jimmy” Walker took the reigns of the Independence Fire Department in late June after working as the deputy fire chief in Kansas City. Walker spoke to KCTV5 the day after the Fourth of July and shared a fireworks incident report, which included a few dumpsters catching fire after fireworks that were still hot were thrown away.
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