The candidates for the Blue Springs city council got the chance to be heard Thursday morning at the regular monthly meeting for the Blue Springs Business Association.

Temperatures neared 60 degrees Wednesday, making it actually feel like spring for Blue Springs School district students out of school this week for spring break.

A Blue Springs man has been charged with felony first-degree involuntary manslaughter, according to the prosecuting attorney of Jackson County.

Blue Springs police officers are searching for two men accused of using a stolen debit card, according to the Blue Springs Police Department.

A recent letter to Blue Springs Mayor Carson Ross and members of the city council revealed that the Blue Springs Economic Development Corporation has done business with one current and former members of the city council.

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was a surprise visitor at the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast March 5 at the Adams Pointe Conference Center. McCaskill joined Missouri State Sen. Matt Bartle and State Rep. Gary Dusenberg at the breakfast to discuss topics such as the effect of the federal stimulus money to the healthcare reform bill.

The proposed Missouri Innovation Park sparked quite a bit of discussion during Monday night’s Blue Springs City Council meeting.

During the March 1 Blue Springs School District’s Board of Education meeting, board members voted unanimously to approve a proposed change to elementary school boundaries located in the southeast portion of the district, effective during the 2010-2011 school year.

Green eggs and ham were on the menu during "dinner theatre" at James Lewis Elementary, Jan. 25.

Local J.R.O.T.C teams compete in Bronco Invitational drill meet.