The congressional districting plan Gov. Mike Kehoe approved in September would move western Jefferson County from Congressional District 3 to Congressional District 2.

In Jackson County, 2025 was a year for the books. Last January kicked off a budget crisis that lasted for the first four months of the year. It was followed by a landslide recall of County Executive ...

Former Jackson County Assessor Gail McCann Beatty filed a lawsuit against Jackson County Dec. 22, alleging she was ousted from her position for objecting to legislators’ assessment plans. After ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Jackson County Assessor Gail McCann Beatty filed a lawsuit last week against Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota, alleging she was wrongfully terminated. Attorneys ...

On Tuesday, November 4, residents of Jackson County, Missouri turned out to vote in a key charter amendment: 51,395 voted “Yes” to make the county assessor position elected, while 6,891 voted “No.” ...

OWNERS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME THE COUNTY’S 2023 ASSESSMENTS WILL COMPLY WITH A STATE TAX COMMISSION ORDER. KMBC9 BRIAN JOHNSON HAS BEEN COVERING THIS STORY FOR YEARS NOW ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People wait in line to work with staff at the Jackson County Assessment office on Friday, March 29, 2024, in Independence, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The fallout of the 2023 Jackson County property assessment cycle continued Tuesday night. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Jackson County citizens overwhelmingly ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After several years of debates and legal battles regarding property taxes in Jackson County, voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether the property tax assessor’s ...

A sign calling for voters to remove Jackson County Executive Frank White sits in a Lee's Summit yard in the Lakewood Lakes subdivision on Sept. 12, 2025. Early voting is beginning in the Sept. 30 ...

Jackson County property owners spoke before a Missouri House special committee this week about receiving huge property tax increases — with few options for appeals. “There’s no transparency; there’s ...