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The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a measure making it illegal for motorists of all ages to text while driving.

The cause of a structure fire that occurred early Monday morning in a downtown Blue Springs office building is still under investigation, according to the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District.

A Blue Springs man was sentenced to 13 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to two counts of second degree domestic assault and one count of forcible sodomy, according to the Blue Springs Police Department.

Filing opened Tuesday for the Aug. 3 primary election in which seats for Missouri General Assembly are up for grabs.

Technically, they should be enemies.

Although some have touted the recent discovery that the University of Missouri is postponing the construction of the Mizzou Center in the Missouri Innovation Park as a setback, both the university and the Blue Springs Economic Development Corporation are seeing the positives.

During last week’s Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting, Blue Springs School District superintendent Paul Kinder was scheduled to give the state of the district address. Instead, chamber members heard a presentation on The Wall that Heals, a traveling Vietnam memorial wall scheduled to be in Blue Springs in late September.

An Independence man was sentenced in federal court for growing hundreds of marijuana plants in two houses in Independence and Blue Springs.

Blue Springs City Theatre presents its children’s show, “NigHt of tHe PterodActyls” at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 26-27 and March 4-6, with matinee performances at 2 p.m., Feb. 28 and March 7.

Hurricane Katrina, the Haitian earthquake and tornados that have struck the Midwest over the past few years are examples of major incidents where citizens need to be prepared for emergencies that occur suddenly and without warning.

As of press time Tuesday:

“It was just a little hiccup,” said Mayor Carson Ross about the recent news the University of Missouri has postponed its proposed Mizzou Center at the Missouri Innovation Park.

In the cafeteria of Blue Springs High School, four students were positioned in front of four whole chickens, sizing up the birds.

In a brief, but important, Blue Springs City Council meeting Tuesday night, elected officials and citizens heard a favorable report on the city’s financial health.

In a room with its fair share of parents, educators and others with a stake in public education, Sen. Matt Bartle made a few unpopular declarations Friday at the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast at Adams Pointe Conference Center.