Mostly sunny with a high near 89°F, south wind around 7 mph. No heat index is mentioned in the forecast. Overnight: showers and thunderstorms move in after 10 p.m. — mostly cloudy, low around 68°F, 90% chance of precipitation, with a half to three-quarters of an inch of rain possible.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 a.m., then mostly cloudy with a high near 82°F (50% precipitation). Wednesday night: mostly cloudy, low around 67°F. No active NWS alerts are currently posted for Independence.
The City Council held a closed executive session (4:30 p.m.) followed by its regular meeting (6:00 p.m.) Monday, Aug. 17 at Independence Municipal Commons. Note for next time: the Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 20 (6:30 p.m.) has been canceled.
— City of Independence — Regular City Council Meeting · Closed Executive Session · Board of Adjustment (canceled)
The Examiner reports the City Council has been conducting a search for a city manager amid the campaigns for upcoming municipal elections. (Paywalled; summarized from the headline and snippet.)
The Examiner reports council members describing homelessness as "easily one of the most complicated issues" municipalities address, and laying out approaches the city is considering. (Paywalled; summarized from headline and snippet.)
City Manager Troy Anderson named Richard Kemple interim director of Independence Power & Light, effective Aug. 8, following the departure of IPL Director Joe Hegendeffer (who left Aug. 7 to pursue a new opportunity).
— City of Independence, Aug 6 · IPL director departure, Aug 3
Applications for Independence's nationwide recruitment for its next Chief of Police were accepted through Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
The City Council has approved a 180-day moratorium on the acceptance, processing and issuance of permits, licenses and applications related to new data processing/hosting facilities (data centers) and battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities. It applies only to new projects not yet submitted or approved.
The Independence School District Board of Education's most recent meeting on file is Tuesday, Aug. 11; no agenda has been published yet for the next meeting. (The board typically meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month.)
New filing: BLEU HOUSE BISTRO (Retail by Drink) at 15800 US 24, filed 08/06/2026 — the most recent local liquor filing, from licensee Bleu House Bistro, Inc. (Corporation).
A Jackson County judge tossed a lawsuit aimed at blocking the Sept. 1 recall election, leaving First District voters to decide whether to recall Councilman John Perkins. Perkins and three supporters had argued the recall should be canceled because he hasn't been accused of anything illegal. The effort began after Perkins voted to approve incentives for the Nebius AI data center.
— KCTV5, Aug 12 · KSHB
With the Sept. 1 special election confirmed to move forward, letters regarding the recall are due 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 (The Examiner).
The Examiner reports either Mike Huff or Bridget McCandless will join the Independence City Council in November — voters sent both to the November special election in the primary.
— Examiner
Parks and Recreation's LEGO/block-building club for ages 3–17 at George Owens DeWitt Hall (1601 S Speck Rd). $2 drop-in fee for non-members; membership $15/yr residents, $30/yr non-residents.
A Parks and Recreation class at George Owens Nature Park, city-wide and family-friendly.
The Examiner's weekly Santa-Cali-Gon hidden-medallion scavenger hunt clue is live.
The Examiner reports on Independence hosting visiting students from Japan as part of a sister-city cultural exchange.
The Examiner reports an upgrade plan for University Health Lakewood is advancing.
The Examiner reports on an Independence man facing an assault charge after being shot in the arm by police. (Details paywalled.)
— Examiner
| Mon 17 | Closed executive session 4:30 p.m. · Regular City Council meeting 6 p.m. (both last night) · Police chief applications closed |
| Tue 18 | Mostly sunny, high 89° · Showers/storms after 10 p.m. |
| Wed 19 | Chance showers/storms early, mostly cloudy, high 82° |
| Thu 20 | Recall-election letters due 5 p.m. · Let's Build! Summer Splash 4:30 p.m. · Board of Adjustment 6:30 p.m. (canceled) |
| Fri 21 | Sunny, high near 89° |
| Sat 22 | Hummingbird Adaptation and Migration, George Owens Nature Park, 1 p.m. |
| Tue 25 | Staywell Committee Meeting, 2 p.m. · Sept. 1 recall election approaching |